His band also has to know Watson’s whole catalog and be able to reproduce it live on demand. “We need to be able to do every song on all my records, in case somebody asks for it,” Watson says. “I want ...

Country music traditionalist and distinguished singer-songwriter Dale Watson is set to drop his latest album, The Memphians, on Friday, February 26 via BFD / Audium Nashville. The ten-track record ...

Texas honky-tonk maestro Dale Watson usually plays places where people can dance. Honky tonks, beer joints. “I’m a honky-tonk guy,” he said from Austin. “My music translates better in a honky tonk.” ...

Between his home in Marshall, Texas, his weekly gig in Austin’s Continental Club, running his Ameripolitan Music Awards, owning and operating the historic Hernando’s Hide-A-Way in Memphis along with ...

Dale Watson on vocals and guitar, with Don Pawlak on pedal steel guitar. Dale Watson and the Lonestars performed as part of the Music on Main concert series on April 12, 2023. The City of Round Rock ...

I, for one, am crazy about instrumental albums. After a lifetime of pop radio, and rock-borne expectations in the mold of The Beatles, that’s not common, but there’s nothing like a lyric-less ...

"I listen to everything except country and rap." It's a shockingly common statement: A cursory Googling of the phrase autocompletes by the time you type the first 'e' in 'everything.' Many of us have ...

It took 22 records and nearly that many years, but Dale Watson finally put a record on the Billboard Hot Country Albums chart last year. Of course, to the king of the “Ameripolitan” genre — a fusion ...

What separates a truly great world class act from one that’s a run of the mill road warrior on a never-ending tour of one nighters at clubs and theaters around the world? Dale Watson is a honky-tonk ...

Waymore Love for Dale Watson: Kira Annalise of Americana duo the Waymores told us about her Dale Watson experience. Kira Annalise: The best gig we ever saw collectively was in Austin, TX at The ...

Even starting a conversation, Dale Watson sounds like he’s reciting lines from a Dale Watson song. “Doing all right,” he says. “Sittin’ on a bus in the middle of West Texas …” Gigs are opening up, ...

Muscle Shoals to Music Row A true Texas original, Dale Watson is a honky-tonk hero and fierce defender of real country music. A true Texas original, Dale Watson is a honky-tonk hero and fierce ...