Sam Kinison

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Sam Kinison

Sam Kinison was a comedian who made a brief turn toward music in the late 1980s. Born in Yakima, Washington in 1953 and raised in a Pentecostal home, he first...

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Sam Kinison's brief, loud rock detour

The confrontational comedian made a short-lived turn to music in the late 1980s.

For the full Kinison experience, listen to "Wild Thing" first, that's where the comedy and rock collide. Then try "Primitive Ways" to hear him lean into the music side.

Kinison's music wasn't just a side project, it was an extension of his raw, screaming stage persona. His cover of "Wild Thing" cracked the Billboard Hot 100's top 20 in 1988, proving his voice could carry beyond comedy clubs. Tracks like "Primitive Ways" and "Destiny" show how he channeled that same intensity into rock songs.

He released his debut album "Loud and Clear" in 1988, mixing stand-up bits with full-band recordings. A second album, "Have You Seen Me Lately?", followed in 1990 before his death in 1992 ended both his comedy and music work.

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Destiny 15 visits arrow_forward See Through Dreams 14 visits arrow_forward Suicide Machine 14 visits arrow_forward Symbolic 14 visits arrow_forward Wait 14 visits arrow_forward Zero Tolerance 14 visits arrow_forward Evil Dead 13 visits arrow_forward Lightness 13 visits arrow_forward Passenger Seat 13 visits arrow_forward The Philosopher 13 visits arrow_forward Underwater 13 visits arrow_forward Left to Die 12 visits arrow_forward Misanthrope 12 visits arrow_forward Primitive Ways 12 visits arrow_forward Pull the Plug 12 visits arrow_forward Scientist Studies 11 visits arrow_forward

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Sam Kinison was a comedian who made a brief turn toward music in the late 1980s. Born in Yakima, Washington in 1953 and raised in a Pentecostal home, he first became known for his loud, confrontational stand-up routines. In 1988 he released a debut album called "Loud and Clear" that mixed comedy with rock songs. It included a cover of "Wild Thing" that reached the Billboard Hot 100's top 20.

His music career lasted only a couple of years. He put out a second album, "Have You Seen Me Lately?", in 1990. Kinison died in a car accident in 1992, which ended his work in both comedy and music.

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