Twang Nation
Country Music, Alt-Country, Roots Music and Americana Music Blog

Dale Watson Interview

June 25th 2008 in alt.country

Northeastern Pennsylvania’s The Weekender has an interview with Texas’ hillbilly king Dale Watson. Dale. As usual, rails on pop-country music and thinks his style of old-school honky-tonk should split from the country genre proper:

“It didn’t really focus on or strengthen the type of music that I like to keep out there,” he said. “I think country music — what was country music — has to go the route of bluegrass, which was considered part of country music, but they created their own festivals, awards and genres.”

If you prefer a more entertaining, and less sober, interview with Watson check out this one with Johnny Knoxville.

Related posts:

  1. Creative Loafing Interviews Dale Watson – Spooks Twang Nation
  2. Happy Birthday Dale Watson!!
  3. Dale Watson Announces U.S. Tour Dates
  4. Dale Watson – From the Cradle to the Grave Review
  5. Texas Invades New York!!! Dale Watson and Wayne “The Train” Hancock


One comment to...
“Dale Watson Interview”

[...] Jackass’s Johnny Knoxville posted a hilarious three part video interview with Dale Watson. The majority of the interview is dedicated to Watson recalling the time he pulled a knife on an Ohio piano player in Sweden. (via the always delectable Twang Nation) [...]




required



required - won't be displayed


Your Comment:

Last night’s Tom Waits show in Dallas was along waited treasure for this fan. You can read more here and here. Waits has been mining a vein of American music that is uniquely his own through his career and his songs have been covered by Allison Krauss, Johnny Cash and the Ramones among many many others (notice the intended omission of one Ms. Scarlett Johansson.)  

Big thumbs down for the venue, The Palladium Ballroom, for the lack of air conditioning for a two thousand [...]

Previous Entry

A collection of unreleased George Jones duets entitled “Burn Your Playhouse Down” (Bandit Records) will be released on August 19. The recordings range from the mid-70s with his ex-wife Tammy Wynette to the most recent recording from 2007 with his daughter, Georgette, the only child from the union of George and Tammy.

Seven of the recordings are extra songs, not included in The Bradley Barn Sessions that MCA Records released in 1994. Produced by Brian Ahern, the Bradley Barn recordings brought [...]

Next Entry

TwangNation on twitter

Powered by Twitter Tools

Join Twang Nation on Facebook
Twang Nation on Facebook