About B. B. Watson
Lived 1953 – 2013 (aged 60). B. B. Watson was an American singer and songwriter.
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. 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.
Discography Albums Title Album details Light at the End of the Tunnel Release date: September 24, 1991 Label: BNA Records Delta Dream Release date: June 12, 2001 Label: Oarfin Records
Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country 1991 "Light at the End of the Tunnel" 23 49 Light at the End of the Tunnel "Eye for an Eye" — — 1992 "Lover Not a Fighter" 43 56 "Say Goodbye" — — 2000 "The Memory Is the Last Thing to Go" 73 — Delta Dream "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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Who was B. B. Watson?
American singer
When was B. B. Watson born?
B. B. Watson was born on 10 July 1953 in Tyler.
When did B. B. Watson die?
B. B. Watson died on 28 September 2013 in Pasadena.
What was B. B. Watson's occupation?
B. B. Watson was a singer and songwriter.
What nationality was B. B. Watson?
B. B. Watson was American.
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