Kevin Bloody Wilson
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Kevin Bloody Wilson (born Dennis Bryant in 1947 in Sydney, Australia) is a short, bearded comedy singer/songwriter who uses a heavy Australian accent/style with great success. Without the aid of radio or TV coverage (due to the explicit crude sexual nature of his songs and general humour), he has built up a loyal following all over the world, from Australia to the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
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[edit] Origins/Early Career
Although he identifies himself with Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, where he was an electrician in the gold mines, he was actually born in Sydney.
His real name is Dennis Bryant, but in the 1970s he fronted his own band called Bryan Dennis and the Country Club. He also used the name Bryan Dennis when he hosted a country music show on 6KG in Kalgoorlie from 1973 - 1980.
He moved to Perth and began playing bawdy songs at pubs and football clubs, and in 1984 he put together a cassette of his songs called Your Average Australian Yobbo, 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.
[edit] Discography
This was followed by Kev's Back (The Return of the Yobbo) (1985), Born Again Piss Tank (1987), My Australian Roots (1989), The Loveable Larrikin (best-of) (1990), The Far-Canal Album (best-of) (1990), Let's Call Him ... Kev! (1991), The Worst of Kevin Bloody Wilson (best-of) (1992), Nashville Trash (1993), Backout From the Outback (best-of) (1994), Let Loose Live in London (1993), Kev's Kristmas (1996), Kalgoorlie Love Songs (1998), The Second Kummin' of Kev (2001), Let Loose Live in the Outback (2002), 20 Years of Kev (best-of) (2004) and DILLIGAF (2006).
His songs generally consist of irreverent humour and plenty of swearing with eclectic musical backing.
Wilson's recordings are mainly sold through his website, and he has licensed them to mail order companies in different countries to provide easier distribution. In 2003 he placed a free mp3 on his website called The Shane Warne Song, a song about the extracurricular exploits of the controversial Australian cricketer.
Wilson is married, and his wife comes on tour with him. She can normally be seen selling merchandise - and has even appeared on guest vocals in a few of his songs, including "Dick'taphone".
[edit] Touring
He regularly tours, including visiting less populous venues such as small towns in New Zealand[citation needed] where he has a large[citation needed] following. The majority of his fans are male and drawn from a wide age range - from 14 to 90. A favourite pastime of his (he almost always meets his fans afterwards) is autographing bare female breasts. When dedicating an autograph, it is not unusual for him to put "To _____, get fucked! Kev!".
[edit] Canada
While visiting Canada on his world tour, he was told by the Canadian government[citation needed] that due to the high level of taboo surrounding the word, he was not allowed to say "cunt" in Canada. It is unknown whether this was an order or a suggestion. Whatever the case, Kevin made a note of this and walked onto the stage in Montreal and the first song he sang was his now somewhat infamous You Can't Say Cunt In Canada.
[edit] List of some of the more well-known songs
- Bali Belly Song
- I Gave Up Wanking
- Mick The Master Farter
- You Can't Say Cunt In Canada
- Absolute Cunt Of A Day
- The Local
- D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F.
- Hey Santa Claus
- The Pubic Hair Song
- Dick'taphone
- It Was Over (aka Kev's Lament)
- Double Decker Dog
- Grandad's Got A Bone
- She's The Sorta Sheila
- That Fuckin' Cat's Back
- The Last Lager Waltz
- Ollie & Olga
- Breathe Through Me Ears
- Stack The Fridge
- Living Next Door To Alan
- The Builder
- Do Ya Fuck On First Dates? (aka Kev's Courtin' Song)
- That's What He Really Said
- (The Ode To)Huey & Billy
- The Perfect Ten
- My Dick's On The Dole
- Ho Ho Fucking Ho
