| 词条 | Reverend Billy C. Wirtz |
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| name = Reverend Billy C. Wirtz | image = File:Rev. Billy Wirtz.jpg | caption =Rev. Billy Wirtz entertains fellow James Madison University students in 1978. Harrisonburg, Virginia. Photo by Lawrence K. Emerson | image_size = | background =solo_singer | birth_place = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1954}} | origin = Aiken, South Carolina, United States | Instruments = | | genre = Rock, blues, country | occupation = Singer-songwriter, comedian | years_active = 1980s-present | website = revbillycwirtz.com }} Reverend Billy C. Wirtz (born William McLean Wirths[1] in 1954, Aiken, South Carolina, United States) is an American blues musician, comedian[2] and writer. His material consists of comedy routines set to music. BiographyHis father worked for the United States Atomic Energy Commission, his mother was a writer and sociologist who worked to reform the police department.[3] His family moved to Washington, D.C. when he was eight years old. The comedy album boom of the early 1960s was a significant influence, particularly Allan Sherman's My Son, The Folksinger. He started playing guitar at ten, and played in covers bands in his early teens. Working at the Waxie Maxie's Record Store helped broaden his taste, discovering the blues, as well as jazz and gospel.[3] Wirtz developed a friendship with blues piano legend Sunnyland Slim who invited him to Chicago in June, 1979. He began his career as a solo artist in 1981. In 1982, he recorded his first album, Salvation Through Polyester, on No Big Deal Records. His song "Teenie Weenie Meanie", described as "a tasteful vignette about a midget lady wrestler"[4] led to a six-month-long contract as a "Manager" with Professional Wrestling From Florida (PWF). While there he worked with Dennis "Mideon" Knight, The Nasty Boys, Gigolo Jimmy Backlund, and Dallas Page. Twelve years later, he returned to Professional Wrestling with a three month stint on WTBS Monday Nitro. The Nashville Network, USA Network and NBC have showcased Wirtz's talents, along with nationwide morning radio shows. Similarly, "Waffle House Fire" has been featured on XM Radio's Channel 151, Laugh USA. Wirtz performs concerts and teaches workshops on blues and gospel music. He created a humorous church known as The First House Of Polyester Worship and Horizontal Throbbing Teenage Desire, and Our Lady Of The White Go-Go Boot, Lord Of The 40-Watt Undulating Bubbling Lava Lamp Apocalyptic, No Pizza Take-Out After Twelve, Shrine Of The Rick Flair ‘WOOOO’, Rasslin' Jeezus. In 2008, Circumstantial Productions published Wirtz's first book, Sermons & Songs, edited by Richard Connolly. In September 2012, Wirtz published his second book, Red Headed Geek with Holy Macro Books. He is divorced and lives in Florida. As of 2014, he hosts a radio program on WMNF, Tampa.[5] MusicIn 1990, his album Backslider's Tractor Pull won an award for Comedy Album of the Year by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors. Found on that album is perhaps his parody of the all-American icon, Waffle House. On his album Unchained Maladies, he covered Tom Lehrer's "I Hold Your Hand In Mine". DiscographySingles
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References1. ^{{cite web|last1=Belcher|first1=Walt|title=Rev. Billy Wirtz brings humor to faithful fans|url=http://www.tbo.com/arts_music/rev-billy-wirtz-brings-humor-to-faithful-fans-20140718/|website=Tampa Tribune|accessdate=24 November 2015}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=21FIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VhQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6294,5154498&dq=billy-wirtz&hl=en |title='Deep fried and sanctified': Offbeat fun is the gospel of Rev. Billy|author=Ben Steelman|work=Wilmington Morning Star|date=July 14, 1989|page=22}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=Reverend Billy C. Wirtz|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/reverend-billy-c-wirtz|publisher=Answers.com|accessdate=27 April 2012}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Kauffman|first=Bill|title=Bye bye, Miss American Empire : neighborhood patriots, backcountry rebels, and their underdog crusades to redraw America's political map|year=2010|publisher=Chelsea Green Pub. Co.|location=White River Junction, Vt.|isbn=978-1-933392-80-6|pages=185|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b98t6YKdmCYC&lpg=PA195&dq=Reverend%20Billy%20C.%20Wirtz&pg=PA195#v=onepage&q=Reverend%20Billy%20C.%20Wirtz&f=false|accessdate=27 April 2012}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wmnf.org/programs/380|title=It's the Music! (Friday) - Rev. Billy's Rhythm Revival|publisher=Wmnf.org|accessdate=2014-09-02|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140709192148/http://www.wmnf.org/programs/380|archivedate=2014-07-09|df=}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/bradfordvillebluesclub/conversations/messages/509|title=Yahoo! Groups|publisher=Groups.yahoo.com|accessdate=1 October 2014}} External links
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