Wow:
Move over, Sanjaya, and tell William Hung the news: Joe the Plumber is
being pursued for a major record deal and could come out with a country
album as early as Inauguration Day.
“Joe” — aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, a Holland, Ohio, pipe-and-toilet man —
just signed with a Nashville public relations and management firm to
handle interview requests and media appearances, as well as create new
career opportunities, including a shift out of the plumbing trade into
stage and studio performances.
On Tuesday, Wurzelbacher joined country music artist and producer Aaron
Tippin to form a new partnership that includes booking-management firm
Bobby Roberts and publicity-management concern The Press Office to
field the multiple media offers he’s received over the past few weeks.
Among the requests: a possible record deal with a major label, personal
appearances and corporate sponsorships. A longtime country music fan,
Wurzelbacher can sing and “knocks around on guitar” but is not an
accomplished musician or songwriter, according to The Press Office’s
Jim Della Croce.
