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Dale Watson

Birmingham, AL

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Region: Southwestern Appalachians Conference: Deep South

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Did You Know

  • • Dale Watson began playing guitar at age 12 in Pasadena, Texas honky-tonks.
  • • His career surged after moving to Austin in 1988, embracing its vibrant music scene.
  • • Watson's signature 'Ameripolitan' genre celebrates traditional country, honky-tonk, and rockabilly.
  • • He famously refused to perform on *Austin City Limits* due to its perceived genre dilution.
  • • Watson once served as the musical director for Quentin Tarantino's film *Kill Bill: Volume 2*.
  • • His song 'Nashville Rash' is a pointed critique of the modern country music industry.
  • • Dale's 'Chicken Shit Bingo' nights at the Little Longhorn Saloon are Austin institutions.
  • • He released a gospel album, *The Little Darlin' Years*, showcasing his spiritual side.
  • • Watson designed and built his own 'Ameripolitan' guitar, reflecting his unique style.
  • • Though never a mainstream star, he's a fiercely independent voice preserving pure country music.

Locations in Lyrics

68 location references across 23 songs

Songs & Places

South of Round Rock, Texas
Round Rock, TX Austin, TX South of Round Rock, TX
south of round rock, texas
Austin, TX Round Rock, TX
Feelin’ Haggard
Muskogee, OK Bakersfield, CA Oildale, CA
"The Okie from Muskogee"
Santa And My Semi
East Texas Mesquite, TX Texas Florida Pacific Coast
"Driving through East Texas last Christmas Eve"
Hot Texas Christmas Day
Texas Pasadena, TX Austin, TX
"'Cause it's a hot Texas Christmas day"
Texas Armadillo
Texas
Birmingham Break Down (Live at the Big T Roadhouse)
Birmingham, AL Birmingham, MI Austin, TX
Ain't a Cow in Texas
Texas
Nobody’s Ever Down in Texas
Texas Dallas, TX Houston, TX Burnet, TX Bomarton, TX El Paso, TX Austin, TX San Antonio, TX Texas Panhandle, TX
"But nobody's ever down in Texas"
Deep in the Heart of Texas (Live at the Big T Roadhouse)
Texas
Everybody's Someone in Luchenbach; Texas
Texas Luckenbach, TX
Texas Boogie
Texas
A Real Country Song
Nashville, TN Houston, TX Van Lear, KY Friars Point, MS Bakersfield, CA Saratoga, TX Turkey, TX Tulsa, OK
"I miss that station I grew up on W.S.M / Play Loretta / Or some Conway / Some Haggard and George Jones / Let Bob Wills take me home"
truckstop in la grange
La Grange, TX
Nashville Rash
Nashville, TN Bakersfield, CA Dyess, AR Folsom, CA Shreveport, LA Houston, TX Greenfield, OH Sledge, MS Butcher Hollow, KY
"I'm breakin' out in a Nashville rash"
Way Down Texas Way
Texas
Gallop to Gallup
Gallup, NM
"(title) Gallop to Gallup"
big T
Texas
"TITLE"
Everybody's Someone in Luchenbach, Texas
Luckenbach, TX
"Everybody's Someone in Luchenbach, Texas"
Heaven in Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
"Heaven in Baltimore"
Truck Stop in La Grange
La Grange, TX
"Truck Stop in La Grange"
Tupelo Mississippi & a 57 Fairlane
Tupelo, MS Mississippi
"Tupelo Mississippi"
Here in Frisco
Frisco, TX
"Here in Frisco"

Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby

Interstate 20 13 Interstate 65 23

Connected Places

Birmingham, AL Muskogee, OK Nashville, TN Opry, TN Round Rock, TX town, TN
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