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Rodney Carrington Birth name Rodney Scott Carrington [1] Born October 19, 1968
Longview, Texas[2]Medium Stand-Up, television, radio Nationality American Years active 1998-present Genres Country Comedy Website rodneycarringtoncom Rodney Scott Carrington (born October 19, 1968, in Longview, Texas) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and country music artist. He has released six major-label studio albums and a greatest-hits package, on Mercury Records and Capitol Records. His comedy act typically combines stand-up comedy and original songs. Carrington has also starred in the sitcom Rodney and in the 2008 film Beer for My Horses.
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Biography
Rodney Carrington lived in Longview,Texas, from 1988 to 1990.[3] Carrington worked as a comedian in local venues, gaining exposure through radio programs such as The Bob and Tom Show.
Major-label career
Carrington's first album, Hangin' with Rodney, was released in 1998 via Mercury Records Nashville. This album, composed of both standup comedy and original songs, contained the non-charting single "Letter to My Penis" and peaked at #73 on Top Country Albums. He moved to Capitol Nashville for his next album, 2000's Morning Wood. It was his first Top 20 album, and it brought him to the singles charts for the first time with "More of a Man", which reached #71 on Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs). After it came the live album Live: C'mon Laugh You Bastards, which did not chart.
Carrington's third release for Capitol was 2003's Nut Sack. It included the single "Don't Look Now" which reached #60. A Greatest Hits package followed in 2004. This album comprised selections from his Capitol recordings on two discs: stand-up routines on one disc, and songs on the other. It also included his first non-comedy song, "Things We Didn't Know." Also in 2004, Carrington made his acting debut in Rodney, a sitcom based largely on his own life which aired on ABC for two seasons.[2] He released King of the Mountains in 2007, and in 2008 he appeared in the film Beer for My Horses.
King of the Mountains contains his second serious song, "Angel Friend", a tribute to his best friend Barry Martin, who died suddenly in 2003.
El Niño Loco, his sixth Capitol album, was released in 2009. The latter album is composed entirely of songs, a first for Carrington.
Later in 2009, Carrington released his first Christmas album, Make It Christmas. The first single from the album, "Camouflage and Christmas Lights" became his first Top 40 country hit in December 2009.[4]
Personal life
Carrington lives in Bixby, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa.[5] Rodney and his wife have been married since September 25, 1993 : .[citation needed]
Discography
Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)US Country
[6]US
[7]US Comedy
[8]US
Heat
[9]Hangin' with Rodney - Release date: June 2, 1998
- Label: Mercury Nashville
- Formats: CD, cassette
73 — — — Morning Wood - Release date: August 15, 2000
- Label: Capitol Nashville
- Formats: CD, cassette
18 153 — 6 Nut Sack - Release date: February 11, 2003
- Label: Capitol Nashville
- Formats: CD
14 82 — — King of the Mountains - Release date: April 3, 2007
- Label: Capitol Nashville
- Formats: CD, music download
15 68 2 — El Niño Loco - Release date: June 16, 2009
- Label: Capitol Nashville
- Formats: CD, music download
19 76 2 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Compilation albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)US Country
[6]US
[7]US Comedy
[8]Greatest Hits - Release date: February 24, 2004
- Label: Capitol Nashville
- Formats: CD, music download
11 112 3 - US: Gold[11]
Holiday albums
Title Album details Peak positions US Country
[6]Make It Christmas - Release date: August 11, 2009
- Label: Capitol Nashville
- Formats: CD, music download
56 Live albums
Title Album details Live: C'mon Laugh You Bastards - Release date: October 23, 2001
- Label: Capitol Nashville
- Formats: CD
Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album US Country
[12]1998 "Letter to My Penis" — Hangin' with Rodney 1999 "Dancin' with a Man" — 2000 "More of a Man" 71 Morning Wood 2003 "Don't Look Now" 60 Nut Sack 2007 "Show Them to Me" — King of the Mountains 2009 "If I'm the Only One" — El Niño Loco "Camouflage and Christmas Lights" 31 Make It Christmas "—" denotes releases that did not chart Music videos
Year Video Director 1998 "Dancin' with a Man" 2000 "More of a Man" 2009 "If I'm the Only One" Nick Searcy References
- ^ http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/gregg/vitals/births/1968/greggb68.txt
- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Rodney Carrington biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p294525/biography. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ "ABC star Rodney Carrington to address KC students," Kilgore College press release, retrieved December 19, 2008.
- ^ USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-09-24-rodney-carrington-Q&A_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip.
- ^ "Hollywood taught Bixby actor a big lesson," Tulsa World, August 8, 2008
- ^ a b c "Rodney Carrington Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/rodney-carrington/chart-history/264390?f=320&g=Albums. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ a b "Rodney Carrington Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/rodney-carrington/chart-history/264390?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ a b "Rodney Carrington Album & Song Chart History - Comedy Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/rodney-carrington/chart-history/264390?f=315&g=Albums. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Billboard - Google Books - September 2, 2000". Billboard. http://books.google.com/books?id=fBEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22&dq=rodney+carrington+morning+wood+heatseekers&hl=en&ei=K4WETuHqGaTY0QH9__gQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=rodney%20carrington%20morning%20wood%20heatseekers&f=false. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "American albums certifications – Rodney Carrington – Morning Wood". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Morning+Wood%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
- ^ "American albums certifications – Rodney Carrington – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Greatest+Hits%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
- ^ "Rodney Carrington Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/rodney-carrington/chart-history/264390?f=357&g=Singles. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Longview, Texas
- American comedy musicians
- American country singers
- American stand-up comedians
- American television actors
- Capitol Records artists
- People from Bixby, Oklahoma
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