Kevin Bloody Wilson (born Dennis Bryant; 13 February 1947) is an Australian musical comedian who performs comical songs with his heavy Australian English accent and often including sexual themes. He has won one ARIA Music Award.
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 Kevin Bloody Wilson signing an autograph after a performance on the 2005 DILLIGAF Tour | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dennis Bryant |
| Also known as | Kevin Bloody Wilson |
| Born | 13 February 1947 Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Origin | Australian |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, satirist, parodist, singer-songwriter, |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1977-present |
| Website | http://www.kevinbloodywilson.com/ |
Early career
editBryant was born in Bathurst, although he identifies with Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, where he was an electrician in the gold mines.
In the 1970s, Bryant fronted his own band called 'Bryan Dennis and the Country Club'.[1] He also used the name 'Bryan Dennis' when he hosted a country music show on radio 6KG in Kalgoorlie from 1973 to 1980, before he was thrown off air for playing the parody song, "I'm Heaving on a Jet Plane".
He moved to Perth and began playing bawdy songs as a hobby, singing at pubs and Australian rules football clubs. He had adopted the name Kevin Bloody Wilson by 1984, when he put together a cassette of his songs called Your Average Australian Yobbo,[2] which he sold at gigs and by mail order. He managed to sell 22,000 copies of the cassette before it was eventually transferred to LP, where it went on to sell many thousands more.
He is one of Perth's most famous comedians.[3][4] His humour is regarded by media commentators as politically incorrect.[5][6][7] As one of Australia's most successful comedians, he continues to tour and performs an average of 120 concerts worldwide each year.
Wilson is married and his wife Betty comes on tour with him.[8] She sells merchandise at shows and has appeared on guest vocals in a few of his songs, including "Dick'taphone".
Wilson appeared on the popular television show Enough Rope with Andrew Denton in October 2008, which resulted in the show's highest ratings of the year.[citation needed] On the show, he told of how he met his wife Betty, who was originally from Kalgoorlie, but lived in Perth at the time they met. She had returned to the town to visit friends and her brother who still lived there and they met when she attended one of his shows. Betty, who was in the studio audience, told Denton that Wilson was a romantic who regularly bought her flowers.
"The Genie in the Bottle", a country song which Wilson co-wrote with Adam Harvey, spent more than six weeks on the Australian Country Singles chart[citation needed] as well as reaching the number one video spot on the Country Music Television Channel in 2008.[citation needed]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [9][10] | |||
| 1984 | Your Average Australian Yobbo
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20 | |
| 1985 | Kev's Back (The Return of the Yobbo)
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8 |
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| 1987 | Born Again Piss Tank
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16 |
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| 1989 | My Australian Roots
|
25 | |
| 1991 | Let's Call Him ... Kev!
|
50 | |
| 1993 | Nashville Trash
|
— | |
| 1994 | Backout from the Outback
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— | |
| 1996 | Santa's Kummin': Kev's Kristmas Album
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— | |
| 1998 | Kalgoorlie Love Songs
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— | |
| 2001 | The Second Kummin' of Kev
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— | |
| 2006 | DILLIGAF
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— | |
| 2009 | Excess All Areas
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— | |
| 2013 | Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!
|
— | |
| 2016 | Rides Again
|
— | |
| 2018 | Kev's Krissmas Vol 2
|
— | |
| 2023 | International DILLIGAF Day
|
— |
Live albums
edit| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [9] | ||
| 1995 | Let Loose Live in London
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— |
| 2003 | Let Loose Live in the Outback
|
— |
| 2007 | Let Loose Back Home
|
95 |
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [9] | |||
| 1990 | The Loveable Larrikin
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— | |
| 1990 | Far-Canal
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— | |
| 1992 | The Worst of Kevin Bloody Wilson
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— |
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| 2004 | 20 Years Of Kev
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64 |
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| 2011 | Klassic Kev
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— | |
| 2019 | 35 Years of Kevin Bloody Wilson
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His songs generally consist of irreverent humour and plenty of swearing with eclectic musical backing.
ARIA Awards
editHe has been nominated five times for the ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release at the ARIA Music Awards:[16][3]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Kev's Back | Best Comedy Release | Won |
| Highest Selling Album | Nominated | ||
| 1990 | My Australian Roots | Best Comedy Release | Nominated |
| 1992 | Let's Call Him Kev | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Let Loose Live in London | Nominated | |
| 2002 | The Second Kummin' of Kev | Nominated |
Website
editWilson was the first Australian performing artist to have a website which a friend set up for him in 1993, which has since been a major source of album and product sales. He also runs an internet radio station kevfm.com, which was the first 24-hour adult comedy radio station.[8]
Daughter
editTammy Jo "Jenny Talia" Bryant has followed in her father's footsteps singing similarly bawdy songs, some of them being reworded Kev songs, but done from a female perspective.[17][18]
References
edit- ^ Butler, Bruce (8 August 2017). "Singing barber was a cut above". Kalgoorlie Miner.
- ^ Bartlett, Joshua (22 February 2019). "Politically incorrect comedian Kevin Bloody Wilson heads to Bargo". Wollondilly Advertiser.
- ^ a b Morgan, Amanda (4 October 2002). "Special Ks". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 8 October 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ Zuel, Bernard (24 June 2006). "I just gave myself a name". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ Coleman, Finn (22 February 2019). "Kevin Bloody Wilson is bring his new F.U.P.C. Tour Windsor RSL". Hawkesbury Gazette.
- ^ "Politically incorrect joker Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson heading to Hexham Bowling Club". Port Stephens Examiner. 23 January 2019.
- ^ Martin, Amy (5 October 2015). "Kevin Bloody Wilson: as politically incorrect as ever". Mandurah Mail.
- ^ a b McLean, Sandra (14 April 2006). "Bloody outrageous". The Brisbane Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 18 August 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ a b c Peaks on the ARIA Charts from 1988:
- All except noted: "Australian Charts Kevin Bloody Wilson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- Let Loose Live Back Home and 20 Years of Kev: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 302.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 304. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c d "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Rides Again". JB HiFi. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Rides Again". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Klassic Kev". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "35 Years Of Kevin Bloody Wilson". JBHiFi. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Artist: Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson". History by Artist. Aria Awards. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ "JennyTalia.com | Wife Mother Comedian". jennytalia.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Featured Content on Myspace | www.myspace.com/jennytaliafromaustralia". myspace.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
Further reading
edit- Britton, David (1985) Perth comic warned on language. The West Australian, 1 November 1985, p. 14.
- Nicholson, Brendan (1986) It's no joke for Kevin. Daily News, 4 January 1986, p. 4.
- Cornish, Patrick (1996) The Kalgoorlie kid comes home. West Australian, 12 October 1996, p. 4, (West Magazine).
- Chris Thomas (1996) Kevin's bloody well back home. Sunday Times, 13 October 1996, (Rock On).
- (1997) Wilson curse threat case. The West Australian, 20 February 1997, p. 40.
- Jansen, Ara (2004) Kevin Bloody Wilson Esquire West Australian, 10 April 2004, p. 10–13, (West Magazine).