Roger Alan Wade is an American singer-songwriter from

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Career

According to his website, Wade has penned songs for country legends such as

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, Hank Williams, Jr. and several others. He embarked on a solo career with the promotional assistance of his cousin, actor

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, who occasionally featured Wade's music on his TV show '' Jackass'', and its subsequent movies. He was featured on the TV show ''

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''. During an appearance on ''

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'', Knoxville promoted Wade's songs, which were favorably received by Stern and his audience and given frequent airplay thereafter. Wade's lyrics satirically and detrimentally deal with topics and stereotypes relating to

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and

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culture. Before nearly every live song, Roger states, "this is a song about a girl". He co-wrote the hit song " Country State of Mind" with Hank Williams, Jr. His songs feature folky arrangements, featuring little or no accompaniment beyond

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. His best known compositions include "BB Gun", "Butt Ugly Slut", "D-R-U-N-K", "Poontang", and "If You're Gonna Be Dumb". Wade's lesser known works are less hysterical and carry a more lyrical tone including "The First Time I Saw Waylon", "Brainerd Road", and "Jingle Jangle". His song "If You're Gonna Be Dumb You Gotta Be Tough" has appeared in every ''Jackass'' film, with Wade's version on the first film and subsequent films featuring covers of the song by Smut Peddlers,

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, The Deadly Syndrome,

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and DJ Paul, and Starcrawler. Wade wrote "The Light Outlives the Star" for a friend of his daughter who died in an automobile accident. It later served as a tribute to his friend and fan,

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, who died in a car accident on June 20, 2011. Wade has provided voiceover work for

WUUQ WUUQ (97.3 FM) is a commercial radio station serving the Chattanooga, Tennessee area, broadcasting on two different frequencies. The main frequency is 97.3 MHz FM which is licensed to South Pittsburg, Tennessee. 99.3 FM is a translator st ...

97.3 and 99.3 FM, a classic country station in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as well as classic country formatted WWLG "96.7 The Legend" in Atlanta, Georgia from its launch in late 2007 to around 2009. Since 2008, Knoxville and Wade have hosted an hour-long weekly show, ''Big Ass Happy Family Jubilee'' (named after a Wade song), on

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's Outlaw Country channel.

Discography

*''All Likkered Up'' (2005) *''Stoned Traveler'' (2008) *''Deguello Motel'' (2010) *''Too Fat to Fly'' (2011) *''Southbound Train'' (2012) *''Bad News Knockin'' (2014) *''Simmering Rage'' (2019)

Filmography

* 2023: '' The Prank Panel'' (1 episode) * 2006: ''

Jackass Number Two ''Jackass Number Two'' is a 2006 American reality slapstick comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine, and produced by Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville. It is the sequel to '' Jackass: The Movie'' (2002), both based upon the MTV series '' ...

'' * 2005: ''

'' (1 episode)

Soundtrack

*2002: '' Jackass: The Movie'' (writer/performer: "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough") *2003: '' Grand Theft Parsons'' (writer/performer: "Rhinestones in the Ashes") *2006: ''

'' (writer/performer: "Sometimes I Don't Know If I'll Make It") (writer: "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough") (performed by Smut Peddlers)) *2007: '' Jackass 2.5'' (writer/performer: "D-R-U-N-K") *2007: '' Jackass: The Game'' (writer/performer: "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough") (writer/performer: "BB Gun") *2009: ''

Nitro Circus ''Nitro Circus'' was an "action sport collective" led by Travis Pastrana, featuring his friends and him traveling around the world riding dirtbikes, BASE jumping, and performing stunts. Co-founded in 2003 by Pastrana, Nitro Circus became a medi ...

'' (writer/performer: "D-R-U-N-K") *2009: '' The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia'' (writer/performer: "Big Ass Happy Family") *2009: ''Jackass: The Lost Tapes'' (writer/performer: "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough") (writer/performer: "D-R-U-N-K") *2010: ''

Jackass 3D ''Jackass 3D'' (known as ''Jackass 3'' on home media) is a 2010 American 3-D film, 3D reality film, reality comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine. It is the third installment in the Jackass (franchise)#Films, ''Jackass'' film series, and the sequ ...

'' (writer/performer: "Party in My Pants") (writer: "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough" (performed by

)) *2011: '' Jackass 3.5'' (writer/performer: "Too Fat to Fly") (writer: "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough") (performed by The Deadly Syndrome) *2013: '' Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa'' (writer/performer: "Stoned Traveler") *2018: '' Action Point'' (writer/performer: "Drunk, Stoned, & Coked Up") *2022: ''

Jackass Forever ''Jackass Forever'' (stylized as ''jackass fore♥er'') is a 2022 American reality slapstick comedy film directed and produced by Jeff Tremaine, along with producers Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville, and was released by Paramount Pictures. It i ...

'' (writer/performer: "I Don't Like Being Told What To Do") (chorus writer: "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough) (performed by DJ Paul, and

) *2022: '' Jackass 4.5'' (writer: "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough") (performed by Starcrawler) *2022: '' Jackass Shark Week 2.0'' (writer "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough") (performed by Smut Peddlers) *2023: '' The Prank Panel'' (writer/performer: "Keepin' It In The Family")

References

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