Rodney Carrington

Rodney Carrington
Birth nameRodney Scott Carrington
Born (1968-10-19) October 19, 1968 (age 56)
Longview, Texas, U.S.[1]
MediumStand-up, television, radio
Years active1988-present
GenresCountry, comedy
Websiterodneycarrington.com

Rodney Scott Carrington (born October 19, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, country music artist and songwriter. 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. Most of his songs are performed in a neotraditional country style, with Carrington handling lead vocals and guitar. Carrington has also starred in the ABC sitcom Rodney and in the 2008 film Beer for My Horses.

Early life

Rodney Carrington was born in Longview, Texas, in 1968, and lived there until 1990.[2] He worked as a comedian in local venues, gaining exposure through radio programs such as The Bob and Tom Show.

Career

Carrington's first album, Hangin' with Rodney, was released in 1998 via Mercury Records Nashville. This album, consisting of both stand-up comedy and original songs, contained the non-charting single "Letter to My Penis" and peaked at No. 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 on the US Country charts, first Gold-certified recording,[3] and it brought him to the singles charts for the first time with "More of a Man", which reached No. 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 mostly consisted of studio-recorded comedy songs and only featured five stand-up sketches. It included the single "Don't Look Now" which reached No. 60. The album also featured a new version of "Letter to My Penis", which was recorded in a jazz-swing style.

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 two previously unreleased songs: "Put Your Clothes Back On" and his first non-comedy song, "Things We Didn't Know." This compilation album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart and No. 11 on the Billboard Top Country albums chart, becoming Carrington's first Platinum-certified recording.[4]

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.[1] He released King of the Mountains in 2007. In addition to reaching No. 2 on the US Comedy Albums chart and No. 15 on the US Country chart, King of the Mountains reached No. 68 on the US Billboard 200 pop albums chart, the highest-ever peak position for any of his recordings. King of the Mountains contains his second serious song, "Angel Friend", a tribute to his best friend Barry Martin, who died suddenly in 2003.

In 2008 he appeared in the film Beer for My Horses, which also starred Toby Keith.

Carrington released his sixth studio album El Niño Loco in 2009. Unlike his previous releases, El Niño Loco does not feature any stand-up sketches. It also contains his third non-comedy song "Funny Man".

Later in 2009, Carrington released his first Christmas album, Make It Christmas. The album was his final release for Capitol Records. The first single from the album, a non-comedy tribute to soldiers stationed abroad called "Camouflage and Christmas Lights", became his first Top 40 country hit in December 2009.[5]

Carrington has released two more comedy albums on the independent label Laughter's Good Records: Laughter's Good (2014) and Here Comes the Truth (2017). In between these two, he also released a compilation album of re-recordings of comedy songs, titled Rodney Carrington: The Hits (2015).[6] He continues to tour as of 2023.

Personal life

Carrington lives in Oklahoma, where his 2004–2006 sitcom was set.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
and sales
US Country
[8] 		US
[9] 		US Comedy
[10] 		US
Heat
[11] 		US Indie
[12]
Hangin' with Rodney 73 — — — —
Morning Wood 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 — —
Laughter's Good
  • Release date: October 28, 2014
  • Label: Laughter's Good Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 23 91 1 — 23
Here Comes The Truth
  • Release date: September 13, 2017
  • Label: Laughter's Good Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — 3 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[8] 		US
[9] 		US Comedy
[10]
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: February 24, 2004
  • Label: Capitol Nashville
  • Formats: CD, music download
 11 112 3
  • US: Platinum[4]
The Hits
  • Release date: November 4, 2015
  • Label: Laughter's Good Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — 7

Holiday albums

Title Album details Peak positions
US Country
[8]
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 19, 1999
  • Label: Rodney Carrington Records, Platinum Entertainment, Capitol Nashville
  • Formats: CD

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
[14]
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" Steven T. Miller/R. Brad Murano
"Fred"
2000 "More of a Man"
2009 "If I'm the Only One" Nick Searcy

References

  1. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Rodney Carrington biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  2. ^ "ABC star Rodney Carrington to address KC students" (Press release). Kilgore College. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "American album certifications – Rodney Carrington – Morning Wood". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ a b "American album certifications – Rodney Carrington – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ^ "Services". USA Today.
  6. ^ "Rodney Carrington Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  7. ^ John Crook, "'Rodney' has heartland appeal", Chicago Tribune, September 19, 2004.
  8. ^ a b c "Rodney Carrington Album & Song Chart History – Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Rodney Carrington Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Rodney Carrington Album & Song Chart History – Comedy Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  11. ^ "Billboard – Google Books – September 2, 2000". Billboard. September 2, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  12. ^ "Rodney Carrington Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  13. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 24, 2016). "Country Albums Chart: March 20, 2016". Roughstock.
  14. ^ "Rodney Carrington Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2011.

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