Tim Wilson
Timothy Collins "Tim" Wilson (August 5, 1961 – February 26, 2014) was an Americanstand-up comedian and country music artist. His act combined stand-up comedy and original songs. He released more than a dozen comedy albums, including several forCapitol Records Nashville, and made frequent appearances on the John Boy and Billy, Big D and Bubba and Bob and Tom Show. Wilson also appeared on numerous television programs including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and American Revolution Country Comedy on CMT. In 2011, Wilson appeared on CMT's Ron White's Comedy Salute to the Troops along with White, Lewis Black, Kathleen Madigan, Vic Henley, Alex Reymundo and Robert Hawkins. In 2012, Wilson appeared on the Showtime Comedy Special, Billy Gardell's: Road Dogs with Billy Gardell hosting along with comedians Ben Creed and Kenny Rogerson.[3] Wilson also produced the show's musical theme, "Back Home To You" by guitarist Scotty Bratcher
Life and career
Wilson was born August 5, 1961 in Columbus, Georgia. His parents were school teachers. He was a self-described libertarian, and sometimes includes his political standpoints in his comedy routines. He also co-wrote comedian Jeff Foxworthy's 1996 single "Redneck 12 Days of Christmas", as well as several parodies for the 1980s comedy duo Pinkard & Bowden. Wilson and his frequent co-writer, Danny Simpson, were also credited as a co-writer on Toby Keith's 2007 single "High Maintenance Woman" although Keith wrote the song by himself.
Wilson began his recording career in Atlanta, Georgia on the Southern Tracks label with music publisher Bill Lowery. Members of theAtlanta Rhythm Section played on many of Wilson's early recordings, with ARS keyboardist Dean Daughtry producing. Wilson later recorded extensively in Muscle Shoals, AL with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Wilson co-produced "Allnight Allstars" with Muscle Shoals engineer Steve Melton. The project appeared on Capitol Nashville and includes such rock luminaries as Levon Helm, Greg Allman, Jimmy Hall, Bobby Whitlock, and members of both the Atlanta Rhythm Section and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.
In 2009, Wilson and Roger Keiss wrote a detective book entitled "Happy New Year — ted", about serial killer Ted Bundy.
Wilson attended Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina as an English major.
He passed away of a heart attack on February 26, 2014, leaving behind his wife and two children.Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Comedy | US Heat | |||||
| Waking Up the Neighborhood |
| — | — | — | |||
| Tough Crowd |
| — | — | — | |||
| Low-Class Love Affair |
| — | — | — | |||
| Tuned Up |
| — | — | — | |||
| It's a Sorry World |
| 44 | — | 31 | |||
| Road Comedy 101 |
| — | — | — | |||
| Gettin' My Mind Right |
| 28 | — | 28 | |||
| Hillbilly Homeboy |
| 48 | — | — | |||
| I Should've Married My Father-In-Law |
| 64 | — | — | |||
| Super Bad Sounds of the 70's |
| 57 | — | — | |||
| The Real Twang Thang |
| — | 11 | — | |||
| Church League Softball Fistfight |
| — | 12 | — | |||
| But I Could Be Wrong |
| 61 | 4 | 42 | |||
| Mr. Wilson Explains America |
| — | — | — | |||
| Caffeine Wired, Nervous & Pale |
| — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| Songs for the Musically Disturbed: His (Almost) Greatest Hits |
| — |
| Certified Aluminum: His Greatest Recycled Hits, Volume 1 |
| 62 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 1993 | "Garth Brooks Has Ruined My Life" | 70 | Tough Crowd |
| 2000 | "The Ballad of John Rocker" | 66 | Hillbilly Homeboy |
| 2002 | "The Jeff Gordon Song" | — | Certified Aluminum |
| 2003 | "Booty Man" | — | Super Bad Sounds of the 70's |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 472. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b c Ankeny, Jason. "Tim Wilson biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
- ^ "Kenny Rogerson"
- ^ "Tim Wilson - Libertarian". TheAdvocates.org. Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
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- ^ Kinslow, Gina (2009-08-06). "Comedian Tim Wilson to perform at Plaza Saturday". Glasgow Daily Times. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ Stallings, Amy (February 27, 2014).Report: Comedian Tim Wilson dies after suffering heart attack whas11.com. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
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