Webb Wilder

"Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard, grow big, wear glasses if you need 'em." With this fearless credo, Webb Wilder has become a cult hero, playing his own brand of country-accented, retro-styled rock & roll and creating a tongue-in-cheek but larger-than-life persona to go along with it. One could reasonably say Webb Wilder was playing roots rock before anyone started calling it that, with a twang that came from somewhere in between country and rockabilly, potent growl in the guitars, a hint of blues in the melodies, a tough backbeat, and Wilder's vocals that could project wit while also getting the party effectively started. Wilder's persona and music were at their strongest on early albums like 1986's It Came from Nashville and 1989's Hybrid Vigor, though 2015's Mississippi Moderne and 2025's Hillbilly Speedball showed he was still a wildly entertaining performer.