{"id":2247837,"date":"2026-01-23T23:34:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2247837"},"modified":"2026-01-23T23:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:34:39","slug":"dale-watson-announces-new-album-pays-tribute-to-willie-and-waylon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dale-watson-announces-new-album-pays-tribute-to-willie-and-waylon\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Watson Announces New Album, Pays Tribute to Willie and Waylon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s hard to to find a more real deal performer than Dale Watson<\/a>. Catch him at the Continental Club or The Broken Spoke in Austin, or perhaps jumping up on the stage at Hernando\u2019s Hide-A-Way in Memphis, or hundreds of places in-between and beyond, and you\u2019ll see the true embodiment of country. <\/p>

In fact Dale\u2019s so country and committed to the roots of the genre, he doesn\u2019t feel comfortable calling himself \u201ccountry\u201d anymore with all the interlopers diluting the term. He prefers the name \u201cAmeripolitan,\u201d which he\u2019s turned into a roots-supporting community all its own. <\/p>

Whatever you want to call it, you can be assured that Dale Watson\u2019s new album called Unwanted<\/em> will be twangy, hard-charging, and true to itself when it\u2019s released on April 24th via Forty Below Records. The twelve tracks all self-produced and written by Dale comes as his first new music since 2023\u2019s Starvation Box<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The set starts off with a song that embodies Dale\u2019s passion for true country music called \u201cWillie Waylon and Whiskey.\u201d Witnessing Watson perform this song recently at Austin\u2019s ultimate dive bar Sam\u2019s Town Point, it can be confirmed it\u2019s a cooker. The studio version of the track can be heard below. <\/p>

\u201cThis song was written on stage in San Antonio at the Lonesome Rose Bar,\u201d<\/em> Watson explains. \u201cInspired by a large man standing in front of me all night because he was wearing a shirt that simply said Willie Waylon and Whiskey \u2026 I wrote the song on the spot. I knew it would be a keeper when by the second time the chorus came around the entire crowd was singing it with me.\u201d <\/em><\/p>

By the way, The Lonesome Rose in San Antonio is owned by another Texas music mainstay, Garrett T. Capps, who recently announced a new album of his own called I Still Love San Antone<\/em> out March 10th. Back to Dale\u2019s new album, for those curious, that\u2019s his wife Celine Lee also depicted on the cover, along with their dog. Don\u2019t be surprised if one or both make an appearance on the new album. <\/p>

Unwanted<\/em> is now available for pre-save\/pre-order<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>

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