Dale Watson (singer)

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Dale Watson

Background information
Birth name	Kenneth Dale Watson
Born	1962 Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Genre(s)	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Singing Guitar
Years active	1976–present
Label(s)	HighTone, Continental Song City, Audium, Koch, Hyena
Associated acts	The Lone Stars
Website	www.dalewatson.com
Members
Herb Belofsky, Don Raby, Gene Kurtz, Don Pawlak
Former members
Billy Dee, Scott Matthews, Ricky Davis, Donnie Knutson, Preston Rumbaugh, Brian Ferriby

Dale Watson (b. 1962, Birmingham, Alabama) is an American alternative country singer, guitarist and songwriter based in Austin, Texas. After going on hiatus from music to move to Baltimore, Maryland to be closer to his daughters, he returned to Austin in July 2006 and resumed playing regular gigs, including Sunday nights at Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon and a Monday night residence at The Continental Club on South Congress. He is also a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry.

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 is expected to star in King's next film, Austin Angel, due out in 2007. Championed "Ameripolitan" as a new genre of original music with prominent roots influence.

[edit] Discography

Album	Year	Label
Cheatin' Heart Attack	1995	Hightone Records
Blessed or Damned	1996	Hightone Records
I Hate These Songs	1997	Hightone Records
The Truckin Sessions	1998	Koch Records
People I've Known, Places I've Been	1999	Continental Song City
Preachin' to the Choir	2001	Continental Song City
Every Song I Write Is for You	2001	Audium/Koch
Christmas in Texas	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
Live at Newland, NL	2006	Me & My
From the Cradle to the Grave	2007	HYENA Records
The Little Darling Sessions	2007	Koch Records
Help Your Lord	2008	(No label)