Episode 33 – Dale Watson

Dale Watson grew up in poverty outside of Pasadena, Texas as one of four boys. Watson’s father and his brother, Jim, were both musically inclined and guided what have become his longstanding musical influences. Watson began writing his own songs at age 12, making his first recording two years later. Soon after, Watson became an emancipated minor. By day he went to school and by night he played local Houston clubs and honky-tonks with Jim, in an aggregation called the Classic Country Bandin. He moved to Los Angeles in 1988 on the advice of Rosie Flores and soon joined the house band at North Hollywood’s now-legendary alt-country venue “The Palomino Club”. He recorded two singles for Curb Records in 1990 and 1991, “One Tear At A Time” and “You Pour It On And I Pour It Down”, and appeared on the third volume of the compilation series A Town South of Bakersfield in 1992. Not long after, he moved to Nashville and spent some time writing songs for the Gary Morris publishing company.

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