John R. Valby (born November 22, 1944) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, comedian, and producer known for his comedic and obscene song parodies. Also known as Dr. Dirty, he typically performs in a white tailcoat suit and black derby hat. His songs and shows focus mainly on sex and racial slurs, with a mix of current and historic people and events.
Early life
Valby was born and raised in Western New York. He attended school in Rochester, New York, where at age seven, was taught to play the piano by two nuns. At ten, Valby wanted to become a performer. In 1966, Valby graduated from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. At one point he considered a profession as a philosophy teacher, but soon realized it was not right for him and focused on musical entertainment. He would often write new material while traveling between gigs. In August 2012 his home in Clarence, New York was burned due to suspected arson. As of 2016, he still lives in Clarence.
Valby endorsed Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election and recorded a song and music video supporting his campaign. (He would later backtrack on his endorsement, working a line into a 2018 song stating that Trump was "full of shit".)
Discography
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! scope="row" | The Key Is Love
| 1974 || collaboration with Jim Schoenfeld
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! scope="row" | Philosophical Bull Shit
| 1974 ||
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! scope="row" | Dirt
| 1975 ||
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! scope="row" | Hotel Buffalo
| 1977 ||
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! scope="row" | Concerto for Piano, Voice and 500 Screaming Assholes
| 1978 ||
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! scope="row" | Lily White And Burnout Blue
| 1980 ||
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! scope="row" | Give Me Dirt or Give Me Death
| 1980 ||
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! scope="row" | Sit on a Happy Face
| 1982 ||
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! scope="row" | Jingle Balls
| 1982 ||
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! scope="row" | Dr. Dirty in Pixieland
| 1982 ||
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! scope="row" | What I Did on My Summer Vacation
| 1986 ||
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! scope="row" | A Sawmill River Christmas
| 1986 ||
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! scope="row" | A Midsummer's Wet Dream
| 1987 ||
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! scope="row" | Don't Go Soft on Me Now
| 1988 ||
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! scope="row" | Beaver Fever
| 1988 ||
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! scope="row" | Your Face or Mine
| 1989 ||
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! scope="row" | Compact DIRT: Digital Ditties
| 1989 ||
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! scope="row" | Fruits of an Idle Mind
| 1990 ||
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! scope="row" | Double Valby: Don't Go Soft on Me Now/Your Face or Mine
| 1990 ||
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! scope="row" | Bootleg Valby
| 1991 ||
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! scope="row" | Dirt the Movie
| 1991 || VHS
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! scope="row" | The Doctor Is In
| 1992 ||
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! scope="row" | Half in the Bag
| 1992 ||
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! scope="row" | Butt Seriously Folks
| 1992 ||
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! scope="row" | Live from Jackinsack New Jersey
| 1992 ||
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! scope="row" | It's a Small Dick After All and Other Short Subjects
| 1992 || live album
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! scope="row" | Double D CD
| 1993 ||
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! scope="row" | Up for Re-Erection
| 1994 ||
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! scope="row" | Scratch N Sniff
| 1995 ||
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! scope="row" | Super Pixies
| 1995 ||
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! scope="row" | 20 Years as Dr. Dirty in America
| 1995 || VHS
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! scope="row" | Fruits of an Idle Mind
| 1996 ||
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! scope="row" | Butt's Up Doc
| 1997 ||
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! scope="row" | Cherry Poppin' in Grand Rapids
| 1998 ||
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! scope="row" | WWW.VALBY.CUM
| 1998 ||
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! scope="row" | Same Shit Different Cover
| 1998 ||
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! scope="row" | Half in the Fuckin' Bag
| 1999 ||
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! scope="row" | Best of Dr Dirty
| 2000 ||
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! scope="row" | The Not Yet On CD, CD
| 2000 ||
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! scope="row" | Herniated Jingle Balls
| 2000 ||
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! scope="row" | Dr. Dirty's Sphincter Unplugged
| 2001 ||
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! scope="row" | American Troubadour
| 2001 ||
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! scope="row" | Dr. Dirty: O&A and T&A Video
| 2001 ||
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! scope="row" | Greatest Tits
| 2001 ||
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! scope="row" | Operation Fuck Iraq
| 2003 ||
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! scope="row" | Up for Re-Erection
| 2003 ||
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! scope="row" | The Old Fart Cuts Another One
| 2004 ||
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! scope="row" | Valby Rocks
| 2005 ||
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! scope="row" | Treasury of XXXMas Classics
| 2006 ||
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! scope="row" | Coming Soon on a Face Near You
| 2007 ||
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! scope="row" | I'm Here for the Gangbang
| 2007 ||
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! scope="row" | Sheep Thrills
| 2008 ||
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! scope="row" | The Dirt Poems
| 2009 ||
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! scope="row" | Tequila Mockingbird
| 2009 || DVD
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! scope="row" | Superpixies
| 2011 ||
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! scope="row" | Tickling the Ovaries
| 2012 ||
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! scope="row" | Survival of the Stiffest
| 2015 ||
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! scope="row" | Keep Calm and Valby On
| 2015 ||
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! scope="row" | Democracy Is Working Again
| 2016 ||
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! scope="row" | Juicy Tidbits
| 2018 ||
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! scope="row" | A Fun Night Out
| 2023 ||
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! scope="row" | Live at the Pine Inn
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! scope="row" | Ivy
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