Roy D. Mercer
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Roy D. Mercer was a fictional character created by American disc jockeys Brent Douglas and Phil Stone on radio station KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Douglas, who performed Mercer's voice, used the character as a vehicle for comedy sketches in which he performed prank calls. The two released twelve albums of prank call recordings under the Roy D. Mercer name via Virgin Records and Capitol Records. The character was retired in 2013 after Stone's death.
Infobox
First appearance
How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 1
Last appearance
Red, White & Bruised
Created by
Brent Douglas, Phil Stone
Voiced by
Brent Douglas
Gender
Male
Occupation
Prank caller
Nationality
American
Tables
· Discography › Studio albums
US Comedy
US Comedy
Year
US Comedy
Album
US Country
Chart Positions
US Heat
Chart Positions
US
1996
1996
Year
1996
Album
How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 1
Chart Positions
39
Chart Positions
28
How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 2
How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 2
Year
How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 2
Chart Positions
43
Chart Positions
33
1997
1997
Year
1997
Album
How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 3
Chart Positions
31
Chart Positions
11
1998
1998
Year
1998
Album
How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 4
Chart Positions
19
Chart Positions
6
Chart Positions
160
How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 5
How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 5
Year
How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 5
Chart Positions
13
Chart Positions
4
Chart Positions
138
1999
1999
Year
1999
Album
How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 6
Chart Positions
16
Chart Positions
5
Chart Positions
164
2000
2000
Year
2000
Album
How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 7: Hangin' It Up?
Chart Positions
32
Chart Positions
22
2001
2001
Year
2001
Album
Roy D. Mercer vs. Yankees
Chart Positions
24
Chart Positions
17
2003
2003
Year
2003
Album
Roy D. Mercer Hits the Road
Chart Positions
31
Chart Positions
23
2004
2004
Year
2004
Album
Get Well Soon
Chart Positions
7
Chart Positions
52
Chart Positions
49
2006
2006
Year
2006
Album
Black & Blue
Chart Positions
3
Chart Positions
31
Chart Positions
146
2013
2013
Year
2013
Album
Red, White & Bruised
Chart Positions
7
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | |||
| US Comedy | US Country | US Heat | US | ||
| 1996 | How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 1 | 39 | 28 | ||
| How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 2 | 43 | 33 | |||
| 1997 | How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 3 | 31 | 11 | ||
| 1998 | How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 4 | 19 | 6 | 160 | |
| How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 5 | 13 | 4 | 138 | ||
| 1999 | How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 6 | 16 | 5 | 164 | |
| 2000 | How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? Vol. 7: Hangin' It Up? | 32 | 22 | ||
| 2001 | Roy D. Mercer vs. Yankees | 24 | 17 | ||
| 2003 | Roy D. Mercer Hits the Road | 31 | 23 | ||
| 2004 | Get Well Soon | 7 | 52 | 49 | |
| 2006 | Black & Blue | 3 | 31 | 146 | |
| 2013 | Red, White & Bruised | 7 | |||
· Discography › Compilation albums
US Comedy
US Comedy
Year
US Comedy
Album
US Country
Chart Positions
US Heat
2000
2000
Year
2000
Album
Greatest Fits: The Best of How Big 'a Boy Are Ya?
Chart Positions
26
2002
2002
Year
2002
Album
The Roy D. Mercer Family Album
Chart Positions
35
Chart Positions
47
2007
2007
Year
2007
Album
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 1
Chart Positions
8
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 2
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 2
Year
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 2
Album
9
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 3
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 3
Year
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 3
Album
7
Chart Positions
73
2008
2008
Year
2008
Album
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 4
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 5
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 5
Year
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 5
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 6
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 6
Year
The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 6
2008
2008
Year
2008
Album
More Greatest Fits
Chart Positions
3
Chart Positions
40
2010
2010
Year
2010
Album
10 Great Skits
Chart Positions
2
Chart Positions
45
Chart Positions
20
2012
2012
Year
2012
Album
The Very Worst of Roy D. Mercer: Ultimate Fits!
Chart Positions
3
Chart Positions
75
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | ||
| US Comedy | US Country | US Heat | ||
| 2000 | Greatest Fits: The Best of How Big 'a Boy Are Ya? | 26 | ||
| 2002 | The Roy D. Mercer Family Album | 35 | 47 | |
| 2007 | The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 1 | 8 | ||
| The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 2 | 9 | |||
| The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 3 | 7 | 73 | ||
| 2008 | The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 4 | |||
| The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 5 | ||||
| The Best of Roy D. Mercer Double Wide Vol. 6 | ||||
| 2008 | More Greatest Fits | 3 | 40 | |
| 2010 | 10 Great Skits | 2 | 45 | 20 |
| 2012 | The Very Worst of Roy D. Mercer: Ultimate Fits! | 3 | 75 | |
· Discography › Music videos
1999
1999
Year
1999
Video
"How Big 'a Boy Are Ya?" (with Charlie Daniels)
Director
Peter Zavadil
| Year | Video | Director |
| 1999 | "How Big 'a Boy Are Ya?" (with Charlie Daniels) | Peter Zavadil |
References
- The Oak Ridgerhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080106155335/http://www.oakridger.com/stories/121099/int_1209990052.html
- Allmusichttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/p200310
- Billboardhttps://books.google.com/books?id=dwgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22roy+d.+mercer%22&pg=PA40
- Nashville Scenehttp://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/frankly-speaking/Content?oid=1182696
- Tulsa Worldhttps://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20121121_11_0_PhilSt734042
- "Brent Douglas of 'Phil & Brent' radio show passes away at 69"https://www.kosu.org/local-news/2025-02-11/brent-douglas-voice-of-prank-caller-roy-d-mercer-dies-at-69
- Metro Pulsehttps://web.archive.org/web/20140226194710/http://www.metropulse.com/news/2008/jul/30/tales-bean/
- Metro Pulsehttps://web.archive.org/web/20140226194707/http://www.metropulse.com/news/2008/jul/30/ass-whuppin-time/
- The City Paper
- Knoxville News Sentinelhttp://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/john-beans-leroy-mercer-discovers-youtube/
- PopCult Magazinehttp://www.popcultmag.com/obsessions/everydaypeople/johnbean/bean1.html
- Trucker Newshttp://www.truckersnews.com/the-real-john-bean/
- Knoxville News Sentinelhttp://www.knoxnews.com/news/2000/jan/02/prank-calls-spread-around-world-now-cd/
- "Charts & Awards—Roy D. Mercer"https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p200310
- "CMT : Videos : Roy D. Mercer : How Big'a Boy Are Ya"http://www.cmt.com/videos/roy-d-mercer/385498/how-biga-boy-are-ya.jhtml