Biography

Rodney Carrington lived in Longview, Texas, from 1968 to 1990. 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 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, 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 included the single "Don't Look Now" which reached No. 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. 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. And it also contains his 3rd non-comedy song "Funny Man".

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.

Personal life

Carrington has a residence in (south) Tulsa which is a mere mile away from Bixby, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa, where his 2004-2006 sitcom was set. Married for 18 years, he went through a divorce in 2012. He has three sons.

Concert Tour

• (2016) Here Comes The Truth Tour

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications and sales
		US Country	US	US Comedy	US Heat	US Indie
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	—	US: Gold
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	US: 25,800
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		US Country	US	US Comedy
Greatest Hits	Release date: February 24, 2004 Label: Capitol Nashville Formats: CD, music download	11	112	3	US: Platinum

Holiday albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		US Country
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

released on Intersound in 1995 on cassette and CD, before his Mercury album

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		US Country
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

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