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Gary Wilson
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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.
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.
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You Keep On Looking
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Another Time I Could Have Loved You
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Cindy
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I Wanna Lose Control
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And Then I Kissed Your Lips
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When You Walk Into My Dreams
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You Were Too Good To Be True
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You Think You Really Know Me
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Shoutbox
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aryanrocksworld wrote:
groovy girls
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Smartypants101 wrote:
he is white but he's got the funk so...
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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
Took me a while to figure it out, but now I like him alot. Also, why is he connected to the "Great Black Music" group, I was under the impression he was white.
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el_yucatan wrote:
I want to lose control!
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K-Willa wrote:
"You Think You Really Know Me" is so awesoem
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Smartypants101 wrote:
"mary had brown hair" fo sho.
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dwarves wrote:
What album of his do I buy after "You Think You Really Know Me" ?
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nancykitten wrote:
I feel like having a shower after listening to him.
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Jinsie wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/The+R.+Stevie+Moore+Fan+Club
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Smartypants101 wrote:
word on the street is frank roma has a small penis
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NYPClital wrote:
i wanna know what he's on...
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RobotJames wrote:
heard gary wilson for the first time last night. debbie debbie rules!
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bobbysmacks wrote:
gary wilson makes me think of endicott. one love to all the chrome children
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wizarddick wrote:
that would be an awesome show...
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GaryWilson2 wrote:
Gary`Wilson,`Ariel`Pink`and`The`Vivian`Girls`Casbah`4/15/09
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GaryWilson2 wrote:
Gary`Wilson`and`The`Blind`Dates`will`be`performing`at`the`Casbah`in`San`Diego,`California`on`April`15,`2009.``Also`performing`that`night`is`Ariel`Pink`(Haunted`Graffiti),`The`Vivian`Girls`and`guests.``Perhaps`Frank`Roma`will`show`up.
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OptimusPunx wrote:
real life shit, gary
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mistershirt wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Gary+Wilson/+images/23794193
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Ben_The_Guy wrote:
Frank Roma really crossed the line.
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GaryWilson2 wrote:
6.4=Makeout
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Gary Wilson & The Blind Dates 10.30.09 Bennington College Bennington, VT
5 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/garywilson64
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