Background:
In 1972, a recording contract led to the release of FM & AM, and album that won a Grammy Award after going gold. It was the first of four successive gold albums that Carlin recorded for Little David Records during the first half on the 1970s. In all, he released fourteen solo albums, ten of which have been nominated for Grammy awards. There have been four separate collections, the most notable being 1999's George Carlin: The Little David Years (1971-1977).

To date, Carlin's HBO specials have garnered three Emmy nominations and won six CableACE awards, and thus far eight of these shows have been released in two separate DVD packages. In the early 1990s, Carlin picked up two additional Emmy nominations for the Mister Conductor in forty-five episodes of the critically acclaimed PBS children's show Shining Time Station.

In August 2001, "The George Carlin Collection," a special package of Carlin's first four HBO stand-up concert shows (1977-1984) was released on DVD and VHS. In November 2001, Carlin performed his twelfth special "Complaints and Grievances," live, from New York's Beacon Theatre. The album of the same name was released in December.

Carlin still manages to perform 90 concerts each year around the country, selling nearly a quarter of a million tickets. Eight weeks annually at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas rounds out a very full road schedule. Carlin is also currently working on his thirteenth HBO comedy special, George Carlin: Right Near Broadway, which will air in the fall of 2005. A CD of the show will follow, bringing his album total to 25, including compilations and books on tape.

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