Webb Wilder

Country Singer

Birthday May 19, 1954

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Hattiesburg, MS

Age 69 years old

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About

American country, rock & roll singer, guitarist and actor who is best known for his songs "Human Cannonball," "Tough It Out" and "The Rest."

Before Fame

At age 12, he started playing guitar and was playing in bands when he was 14.

Trivia

He was one of America's first satellite DJs, as a leading personality on XM Radio's XM-12 "X-Country" channel. As of 2020, he was an afternoon-shift disc jockey for radio station WMOT, which is based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Family Life

His birth name is John Webb McMurry. He was born and raised in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. His aunt was Lillian McMurry, the founder of Trumpet Records.

Associated With

He appeared as an actor in Peter Bogdanovich's 1993 feature film The Thing Called Love.