Wheeler Walker Jr.

Wheeler Walker Jr.
Background information
Born (1974-12-13) December 13, 1974
Origin Lexington, Kentucky
Genres

Wheeler Walker Jr. (born December 13, 1974)[1] is the alter-ego of comedian Ben Hoffman.[2][3] As a country music singer-songwriter, his debut album Redneck Shit, produced by Dave Cobb was released on February 12, 2016.

Redneck Shit

The album Redneck Shit was released on February 12, 2016 via Thirty Tigers and Pepper Hill Records. The album originally premiered via stream on the pornographic website PornHub.[4] It debuted at number nine on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, number one on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart, and number 127 on the US Billboard 200.[5] It was the first album to debut in both the top 10 of the comedy and country charts for a decade.[6]

Rolling Stone called it "Unfathomably obscene and undeniably offensive, the debut album from Nashville never-was Wheeler Walker Jr. is also goddamn funny. But Redneck Shit is far from just an X-rated novelty record."[7]

Ol' Wheeler

The album Ol' Wheeler was released on June 2, 2017 via Thirty Tigers and Pepper Hill Records. It debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, with 7,800 copies sold in its first week.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[9]		 US Country
[10]		 US
Indie
[11]		 US
Comedy
[12]
Redneck Shit
  • Release date: February 12, 2016
  • Label: Pepper Hill
 127 9 6 1
Ol' Wheeler
  • Release date: June 2, 2017
  • Label: Pepper Hill
 88 10 5 1
WWIII
  • Release date: November 30, 2018
  • Label: Pepper Hill/Thirty Tigers

References

  1. ↑ Ben Hoffman on Twitter: "Thanks for all the birthday wishes. That I'm hopefully gonna get. After this tweet." Twitter.com
  2. ↑ Hudak, Joseph (February 10, 2016). "Wheeler Walker Jr.: Inside Country's Filthiest New Album". Billboard.
  3. ↑ "Wheeler Walker Jr". billboard.com.
  4. ↑ Wheeler Walker Jr. Crosses Country's Fine Line Between Satire and Stupidity Houston Press
  5. ↑ Hudak, Joseph (23 February 2016). "See Wheeler Walker Jr. Taunt Horses, Bare Chest in 'Redneck Sh-t' Video". rollingstone.com.
  6. ↑ 'Redneck Shit' Debuts at #9 on Billboard's Top Country Album Chart Wheeler Walker Jr.
  7. ↑ "Wheeler Walker Jr. - 35 Most Anticipated Country Albums of 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (June 13, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: June 12, 2017". Roughstock.
  9. ↑ "Wheeler Walker Jr. - Billboard 200". Billboard. March 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Wheeler Walker Jr. - Top Country Albums". Billboard. March 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Wheeler Walker Jr. - Independent Albums". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Wheeler Walker Jr. - Comedy Albums". Billboard.
  13. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (June 13, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: June 12, 2017". Roughstock.
  14. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (June 19, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: June 19, 2017". Roughstock.
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