Wally Pleasant

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Wally Pleasant is a U.S. musician from East Lansing, Michigan. He plays humorous folk songs, recognized on college campuses across the United States.

Born in Detroit, he developed a love for music early on. While attending college at Michigan State University he performed at various open mic nights, gaining a local popularity. Since then he has released six albums on his own record label ([1]) Miranda Records. Music For Nerds & Perverts was released on Spat! Records out of Nashville, TN.

He has been a regular artist on the Dr. Demento radio show with songs like The Day Ted Nugent Killed All the Animals.

In 2003 and 2004 Wally also played with a backup band, changing the band name for his shows to Wally Pleasant and Carl. Carl was comprised of former Turdcutter band members Eric Sweeney (on drums) and David Wellbaum (on bass).

In a 1997 Daily Vault (see [2]) review of Pleasant's 1992 college radio favorite Songs About Stuff, Sean McCarthy wrote:

If one artist of the 90s is to be condemned to college radio, it would be Wally Pleasant. Pavement, your hit is coming. Reverend Horton Heat... the swing/ska trend HAS to pick you up by your next album. But Pleasant is college rock personified ... Songs About Stuff ... is a purchase that is almost essential for any college rock fan. Too jaded and introspective to be lumped together in the geek-humor rock genre and too much of a sense of humor to lump him in the Pavement crowd, Pleasant is a treasure.