Cledus Judd
Cledus T. Judd is the nick name of an American county music artist Barry Poole. He was born in Marietta, Georgia on 18, 1964. He was the most popular for his county music, which became responsible for knowing as "Weird Al" Yankovic of county music. Most of his songs are of comedy and parodies type. In his music career he has released two EPs and nine studio albums. The songs of his albums were so popular that gain the entry in the Billboard Hot County Songs charts.
His debut album 'Cledus T. Judd' as released in 1995 on Razor & Tie Records with the title Naomi Judd and Wynonna. The album has also included other two non-county parodies from the Eagles' Hotel, California and second from 'We are the World'. 'We are the World' allowed to satirize the marriage of Michaeal Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley. Is second album 'I Stole this Record' of 1960 earned RIAA gold certification to deliver about 500,000 copies. His third album 'I Stoled This Record' was consisting of his first duet and parodied Mindy McCready, Alan Jackson and Brooks and Dunn.
After that he released many other albums and Juddmental of 1998 was his last album for Razor and Tie. He then left Razor and Tie and singed Mounment Records in 2000 where his fifth album 'Just Another Day in Parodies' was released. In mid 2005 he announced for his tribute album to Ray Stevens containing the Boogity, Boogity-A Tribute to the Comedic Genius of Ray Stevens. This album delayed until 2007 because of closure of Nashville division of Koch.
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