Gary Wilson

Hailing From Endicott NY Gary Wilson Is An Archetypal Figure In The "outsider Music" Movement With Other Artists Like The Shaggs And Jandek As Its Most Notable Members. Gary Wilson First Came Onto The Scene In 1977 With "You Think You Really Know Me " Which He Recorded Alone In His Parents' Basement. Using Synthesizers And Spinning Disturbing Tales Of Obsession With Different Women Wilson's Record Had No Effect On The Mainstream But Its Cold Detachment And Electro-Funk Aesthetic Was A Hit With The College Radio Stations. According To Allmusic.Com This Album Was The One That Made KAOS In Olympia WA The Independent Music Bastion That It Is Today. Wilson's "hit" Was 6.4 Makeout A Song About Attempting To Make Out With A Minor She's 16 Which Received Much Airplay On College Radio Stations Around The Country. Wilson Played Live Shows With A Backing Band Entitled The Blind Dates. One Of Their Gimmicks Was To Cover Themselves In Flour. Wilson Would Not Show His Face Preferring To Wrap His Head In Gauze And Wear Sunglasses A Tradition That He Continues Now At His Live Shows. Wilson Played With The Blind Dates Until 1981 At Which Point Wilson Went Into Self-Imposed Exile. 20 Years Later In 2002 Motel Records Re-Released "You Think You Really Know Me" After Gaining Permission From Wilson Who Was 50 And Working In An Adult Bookstore While Playing In A Lounge Act At Rancho Bernadino Lounge In California. Everyone Perked Up This Time Around And Gary Wilson Sold Out Shows In New York And Los Angeles Along With Receiving Raves From The New York Times. In 2003 Following The Groundswell An Album Of Unheard Material And 7 Inches From 1973 To 1982 Entitled "Forgotten Lovers" Was Released Which Features A Lot Of The Work That Wilson Did With The Blind Dates. In 2004 Wilson Released His Proper Second Album "Mary Had Brown Hair" On The Highly Influential Underground Hip-Hop Label Stones' Throw Run By Chris Manak Aka Peanut Butter Wolf A Huge Gary Wilson Fan. In 2008 Wilson Followed Up His Stones' Throw Release With His Third Full-Length Album Lisa Wants To Talk To You. The Album Was Released On L.A.-Based Human Ear Music And Is A More Straightforward Affair Than Previous Albums. This Was Followed With 2011's Electric Endicott Which Was Released On Western Vinyl. In Recent Years Wilson Has Started To Play And Appear In Public Again Playing Shows On Both US Coasts. Outside Of Concerts Wilson Has Sat In With The Roots On NBC's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Which Is Fitting As ?uestlove Is A Massive Fan Of His Music. Trivia In Where It's At By Beck Beck Calls Out Gary Wilson By Name "Let The Man Gary Wilson Rock The Most". read less