Tim Wilson was a born funnyman, delivering dead-on impressions of his teachers while still in elementary school and he later emceed his high school's talent shows.

Wilson turned to comedy and earned a devoted local following. He soon after won a Cinemax stand-up competition. A series of television spots followed, including an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; in 1990.

In addition to a series of LPs for the Southern Tracks label including Tough Crowd, Waking Up the Neighborhood, and Tuned Up, Wilson scored a hit single with his "Garth Brooks Ruined My Life," also co-writing Jeff Foxworthy's smash "The Redneck Twelve Days of Christmas."