Dale Watson (singer)
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Dale Watson is an American
alternative country
/Texas Country
singer, guitarist and songwriter based in Austin, Texas
. He's positioned himself as a tattooed, stubbornly independent outsider who is interested in recording authentic country music. As a result, his record sales have been slow, but he's become a favorite of critics and alt-country fans.
He has won the British Country Music Awards Best International Artist on an Independent Label, and country music awards in the Netherlands and Spain. Watson tours Europe annually, and has a large growing fan base there. Also, winner of the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards: Best Country Album "The Truckin' Sessions, Vol 2".
The singer is also featured in the Zalman King
documentary Crazy Again, chronicling his (Watson's) mental breakdown after his girlfriend Terri Herbert died in a fatal car accident in September 2000. He also was the focus of a 2007 bio-picture, Austin Angel. Championed "Ameripolitan" as a new genre of original music with prominent roots influence.
After going on hiatus from music in 2004, he moved to Baltimore, Maryland to be closer to his daughters. He then returned to Austin in July 2006 and resumed playing regular gigs, including Sundays at Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon and a Monday night residence at The Continental Club. He is also a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry
.
In 2008 Watson released "To Terri With Love," an album dedicated to his late fiance, with all proceeds going to the Teresa L. Herbert Memorial Foundation.
In 2011 Watson released a video song about Tiger Airways Australia
after the company charged him $500 to transport a box of CDs which they then lost and initially refused to pay compensation.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
/Texas Country
Texas Country
Texas country music is a rapidly growing sub-genre of American country music. Texas country is known for fusing traditionalist root sounds with the outspoken, care-free views of outlaw country...
singer, guitarist and songwriter based in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. He's positioned himself as a tattooed, stubbornly independent outsider who is interested in recording authentic country music. As a result, his record sales have been slow, but he's become a favorite of critics and alt-country fans.
He has won the British Country Music Awards Best International Artist on an Independent Label, and country music awards in the Netherlands and Spain. Watson tours Europe annually, and has a large growing fan base there. Also, winner of the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards: Best Country Album "The Truckin' Sessions, Vol 2".
The singer is also featured in the Zalman King
Zalman King
Zalman King is an American film director, writer, actor and producer. His directing and writing productions are known for incorporating erotica as a centerpiece to plots which are nevertheless about greater issues.-Acting:As a young man in 1963 he played a gang member on Alfred Hitchcock Presents...
documentary Crazy Again, chronicling his (Watson's) mental breakdown after his girlfriend Terri Herbert died in a fatal car accident in September 2000. He also was the focus of a 2007 bio-picture, Austin Angel. Championed "Ameripolitan" as a new genre of original music with prominent roots influence.
After going on hiatus from music in 2004, he moved to Baltimore, Maryland to be closer to his daughters. He then returned to Austin in July 2006 and resumed playing regular gigs, including Sundays at Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon and a Monday night residence at The Continental Club. He is also a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
.
In 2008 Watson released "To Terri With Love," an album dedicated to his late fiance, with all proceeds going to the Teresa L. Herbert Memorial Foundation.
In 2011 Watson released a video song about Tiger Airways Australia
Tiger Airways Australia
Tiger Airways Australia Pty Ltd, operating as Tiger Airways Australia, is a low cost airline which commenced services in the Australian domestic airline market on 23 November 2007. It is a subsidiary of Tiger Airways Holdings, a Singapore-based company, which is owned partially by Singapore Airlines...
after the company charged him $500 to transport a box of CDs which they then lost and initially refused to pay compensation.
Discography
| Album | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Cheatin' Heart Attack | 1995 | Hightone Records HighTone Records HighTone Records was an independent record label based in Oakland, California. Hightone specialized in American roots music including, country, rockabilly, western swing, blues and gospel. The label was created by Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg in 1983... |
| Blessed or Damned | 1996 | Hightone Records HighTone Records HighTone Records was an independent record label based in Oakland, California. Hightone specialized in American roots music including, country, rockabilly, western swing, blues and gospel. The label was created by Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg in 1983... |
| I Hate These Songs | 1997 | Hightone Records HighTone Records HighTone Records was an independent record label based in Oakland, California. Hightone specialized in American roots music including, country, rockabilly, western swing, blues and gospel. The label was created by Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg in 1983... |
| The Truckin' Sessions | 1998 | Koch Records Koch Records E1 Music , the primary subsidiary of E1 Entertainment LP, is the largest independent record label in the United States. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe under the name E1 Universal... |
| People I've Known, Places I've Been | 1999 | Continental Song City |
| Christmas in Texas | 2000 | Audium/Koch |
| Preachin' to the Choir | 2001 | Continental Song City |
| Every Song I Write Is for You | 2001 | Audium/Koch |
| Live in London...England | 2002 | Audium/Koch |
| One More, Once More | 2003 | Continental Song City |
| Dreamland | 2004 | Koch Records |
| Heeah!! | 2005 | Continental Song City |
| Whiskey or God | 2006 | Palo Duro Records Palo Duro Records Palo Duro Records is an independent record label established in 2001 to focus primarily on Texas-based singer/songwriters and bands. The label specializes in musical styles from the Americana, country music, alternative country and Texas music genres.... |
| Live at Newland, NL | 2006 | Me & My Records |
| From the Cradle to the Grave | 2007 | Hyena Records |
| The Little Darlin' Sessions | 2007 | Koch Records Koch Records E1 Music , the primary subsidiary of E1 Entertainment LP, is the largest independent record label in the United States. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe under the name E1 Universal... |
| Help Your Lord | 2008 | (Independent - No label) |
| To Terri With Love | 2008 | (Independent - Teresa L. Herbert Memorial Foundation) |
| The Truckin' Sessions Vol. 2 | 2009 | Me & My Records |
| Carryin' On | 2010 | Koch Records |
| The Sun Sessions | 2011 | Red House Records Red House Records Red House Records is an American independent record label specializing in folk music and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.The label was originally created in 1981 by Greg Brown as a method to distribute his own music, and is named for a farmhouse in Iowa where he was living... |
External links
- Dale Watson
- Dale Watson at HYENA Records
- [ Dale Watson] on AllMusic Guide
- Dale Watson - Interview and music from his Sun Sessions CD