LITTLE DAVID WILKINS

BIO

The first thing you notice about Little David Wilkins is he’s certainly not little. He is over 280 pounds of fun and entertainment. His greatest love is entertaining people, seeing them smile and making them happy with his music. Little David lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where his career started with a song, which he wrote for Brenda Lee, “Coming On Strong”. The song has been recorded by twenty-six artists and has sold over five million records and counting. Wilkins has written almost one hundred songs, which have been recorded and released by such stars as Brenda Lee, Barbara Mandrell, Charlie Pride, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Jerry Lee Lewis, Percy Sledge, Mickey Gilley, and, many more.

Little David was happy writing songs and entertaining in a Nashville Nitery until Producer Owen Bradley and MCA Records offered him a recording contract which produced him four National Top Ten Hits and several Top Twenty Hits such as, “One Monkey Don't Stop No Show”, “Butter Beans”, and “The Good Night Special”. Little David has always attracted some of the greatest record producers, including his first producer and the father of Rock-n-Roll, Sam Phillips of Sun Records in Memphis, when David was twenty years old.

Sam Phillips discovered Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Roy Orbison, to name a few. David feels so blessed to have been put in this stable of stars. Wilkins has recorded five albums including his newly released Hot Country CD, The Boogie Woogie Man, a must for anyones music library.

If another adjective were invented for this extraordinary, unparalleled performer it would have to be incredible. Incredible in performance. Incredible in creativity. Incredible in audience appeal. What else can you say about a man who has had nearly 100 songs recorded by himself and many other major stars. David has written so many hits to his credit and didn't even start to write until he was an adult. He has written approximately 1,500 songs in his career. And what else can you say about a man who taught himself to play the piano in three days and on the third day, played in front of an audience? Or a man who can elevate a dish of Butter Beans into the status of a country music, comic standard. Incredible.

The reality factor has always been an important facet of Little David's work. His songs and performances, rich with tongue-in cheek subtleties, reflect that reality.

While many artists editorialize in their music about the way life should be, Little David Wilkins sings about the way it is. "Not Tonight, I've Got a Headache”, “He'll Play The Music But You Can't Make Him Dance”, and “Motel Rooms”, all project the knowing reality of a man who's been there. Interaction with the audience and humor, down-to-earth and close to the life styles of his audiences, also characterize Little David's dynamite stage appearances. Yeah, I like to talk and mingle with my audiences. We really have fun. I love it and they love it - being part of the show. You know they'll yell for “Butter Beans” that's always first and “One Monkey Don't Stop No Show”. It's funny, but they'll stop the show until I sing it.

Life and love, viewed through humor and reality, constitute the major themes of Wilkin's work. Mark Twain once said that we speak and write best about the things we know the best. If this is so, then Little David Wilkins is eminently qualified to interpret life and love, for these are the very qualities, the substances that fill his life.

"I love everything to do with music, he relates. I love touring and performing for people. I love my fans and writing songs. It makes you feel good, to know there's something you've created"...

His audiences sense this too. From the beginning to end, he has his audiences in the palm of his hand. It's always a great performance. But beyond the greatness, there's an extra-special something about Little David Wilkins that reaches out and engulfs his listeners. He is Magnetic and compelling with a fire and urgency on stage. Everything about this Charismatic performer spells out the words ENTERTAINER. Good times forget your troubles and follow me time. The Little David Wilkins's Show is not just another performance. It's a happening you won't forget! Little David says all he wants to do in life is keep on doing what he's doing, MUSIC!

MAJOR SONGS RECORDED BY LITTLE DAVID WILKINS

Love In The Back Seat * One Monkey Don't Stop No Show *
Good Night Special * Too Much, Hold Back * Butter Beans*
Georgia Keeps Pulling On * My Ring * Whoever Turned You On*
Not Tonight, I've Got A Headache * He'll Play The Music*
Agree To Disagree * Before It Begins * Hang Together*

ALBUMS

"King Of All The Taverns"
"New Horizons"
"Little David Wilkins On The Road"
"Top 10 Hits Plus 3"

AWARDS

BMI Award for "Coming On Strong"
BMI Award for "Georgia Keeps Pulling On My Ring"
ASCAP Award "He'll Play The Music"

MAJOR SONGS WRITTEN

"Coming On Strong" recorded by Brenda Lee
"That's The Only Way Life's Good To Me" recorded by Charlie Pride
"Cry Like A Baby" recorded by Ronnie Dove
"Afraid I Want To Love You One More Time"
recorded by Billy"Crash"Craddock
"Put A Little Loving On Me" recorded by Percy Sledge
"Georgia Keeps Pulling On My Ring" recorded by Conway Twitty

DAVID'S MUSIC IS AVAILABLE AT AARON MUSIC SHOP

Little David Wilkins Top Ten Hits Plus 3

"One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" * "Georgia Keeps Pulling On My Ring"
The Goodnight Special" * "Who Ever Turned You On (Forgot To Turn You Off)"
"Butter Beans" * "Agree To Disagree" * "Love In The Back Seat"
"He'll Play The Music (But You Can't Make Him Dance)"
*"Comin' On Strong" * "Not Tonight I've Got A Headache"
"Makin' Love In Waltz Time" * The Only Good Part Of Leaving"
"King Of All The Taverns"

"Agree To Disagree" * "If There's An Easy Way For Love To Die"
"Ain't It A Shame" * "The Only Good Part Of Leaving"
"Her Old Stomping Ground" * "It Took A Stranger To Change Her"
"Um! Um! Good Loving You" * "She's Coming Back In Pieces"
"It's My Life" * "It's A Long Way To Heaven"
"Motel Rooms & Rainy Days" * "Don't Stop he Music"

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