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Haskell Burl "B. B." Watson (July 10, 1953 – September 28, 2013) was an American country music artist. He charted in 1991 with the single "Light at the End of the Tunnel" from his album of the same name.

Biography

Haskell Burl Watson was born July 10, 1953, in Tyler, Texas, and raised in La Porte, Texas. His nickname "B. B." stood for "Bad Boy". Watson spent his teenage and young adult years working as a musician throughout Texas before moving to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1991 to begin a music career. That same year, he was the first act signed to BNA Records, then a new label division of RCA Records Nashville. His debut single "Light at the End of the Tunnel" was the label's first charted single, entering Billboard Hot Country Songs in mid-1991. The song peaked at number 23 that year. Another single, "Lover Not a Fighter", peaked at number 43. Both songs were included on his only BNA album, also titled Light at the End of the Tunnel. Nick Cristiano of The Philadelphia Inquirer rated the album three out of four stars, comparing Watson's style favorably to Merle Haggard. Michael McCall of Country Music magazine praised the album's honky-tonk sound and Watson's "big voice".

His only other release was 2001's Delta Dream, which charted the single "The Memory Is the Last Thing to Go" that year. Watson died in Baytown, Texas, on September 28, 2013.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
2. "Watson nets Crawdads as backup". The Times. October 18, 1991. pp. 11C. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
3. "Remembering Big Star; Mozart Quartets; B.B. Watson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 15, 1992. pp. N10. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
4. Michael McCall (February 2, 1992). "Record reviews" (PDF). Country Music: 19.
5. "Haskell BB Watson – Crespo & Jirrels Funeral & Cremation Services". September 2, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
6. "Search results for 'Light at the End of the Tunnel'". RPM. July 17, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
7. "Search results for 'Lover Not a Fighter'". RPM. July 17, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
8. "Up & Coming" (PDF). Gavin Report: 34. November 15, 1991.
9. Lisa Smith, Cyndi Hoelzle (April 24, 1992). "New Releases" (PDF). Gavin Report: 26.

• American country singer-songwriters
• American male singer-songwriters
• 1953 births
• 2013 deaths
• Musicians from Tyler, Texas
• BNA Records artists
• Singer-songwriters from Texas
• Country musicians from Texas