Kevin Blake Weldon
Kevin grew up in Lufkin, Texas playing baseball, hunting, fishing, and enjoying the outdoors. After a torn rotator cuff injury while pitching at Alvin Community College in Alvin, Texas ended his dreams of playing in the major leagues, Kevin began pursuing his newly discovered talent, singing and writing country music. Within 5 years Weldon landed a major recording contract with Curb Records in 1995 as one half of the duo, BLAKE&BRIAN. The duo scored 2 top 40 hits and had videos on CMT and GAC as well as several national TV appearances throughout the late 1990’s. On more than one occasion when Kevin was needed in the studio, his producer found him outside of Franklin, TN bow hunting on his producers 50 acre farm! (He actually bagged 2 nice bucks with his bow on the property.)
Kevin has been in country music now for 18 years but it’s his latest project, BADBOB & JIMMY, which he is most excited and proud of. The BABOB & JIMMY project started as a joke in November of 2004 with good friends gathering after an Illinois bow hunt and Kevin being asked to perform. At some point throughout the evening Kevin began making up a hunting song to the tune of a Tim McGraw hit and everyone just rolled with laughter. It is an ABSOLUTE MUST have for all hunters and non-hunters alike. It is the Best in redneck deer hunting humor with the first release, POSTED PLACES featuring original songs and parodies such as the title cut, “I Hunt Deer in Posted Places” (Friends in Low Places), “I A’int No Member of No Huntin’ Club” (I’m a Member of a Country Club), “Bucky the Bionic Buck”, “Gruntin’Horn Rattlin’ Fool” and many others! His latest CD, BB&J: REDNECK HUNTER features parodies of smash hits such as “Redneck Hunter” (Redneck Woman), “The Spotlight Glows” (The Thunder Rolls), “I Love This Park” (I Love This Bar), “Jimmy Went Down to Georgia” (The Devil Went Down to Georgia) and “LONGBEARD GOBBLER” (Longneck Bottle)
From that accidental start in 2004 the project has grown to include 2 CD volumes, merchandise, website, radio hits, positive national reviews by music critics and thousands of CD’s sold. To date, Kevin has performed his BADBOB & JIMMY comedy to over 200,000 upcoming DVD’s, infomercials and national television appearances.
Kevin stays extremely busy videoing hunts for an upcoming project and with personal appearances around the country entertaining and promoting BADBOB & JIMMY. When not on the road, Kevin resides in Lufkin, Texas. Kevin has two daughters, Sarah, 21 (Parris Island, SC) and Ashley, 19 (Quantico, VA), serving in the United States Marine Corp.
For more information on Kevin Blake Weldon’s BADBOB & JIMMY project and to hear clips of his comedy music and order CD’s visit www.badbobandjimmy.com. To hear clips of his serious music and order CD’s visit www.kevinblakeweldon.com.