Performance
Date
Friday, May 23
Evening Concert - Kennedy Outdoor Theater
Dale Watson isn't one
to uphold the music industry's status quo. He's
moving forward on his own terms and true to his own
convictions. Even with frequent proclamations
declaring him one of country music's last authentic
voices, Watson is done with the "C" word and what
it's come to represent in modern times. So much so
that he's created his own genre, simply called
Ameripolitan. Dale explains it like this: "I've been
trying to come up with a name the best describes
this music that me and folks similar do. When folks
ask, I hesitate, down right embarrassed really, to
say country. I didn't used to be that way, but with
the change in country, the term doesn't mean the
same as it used to. If you say traditional, or old,
or western swing most folks think 'retro' and
dismiss it without hearing it. I wanted a name that
didn't say country anything and didn't give anyone a
preconceived idea. I came up with Ameripolitan. I
even put it in Wikipedia defined as: Original music
with 'prominent' roots influence." And so it goes
with Dale Watson, the kind of unparalleled
iconoclast that's far too rare in music today.
For
more information on Dale, visit
www.dalewatson.com
