Willie Watson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Willie Watson
Occupation	Singer-Songwriter
Date Of Birth	Sep 23, 1979(1979-09-23)
Age	45
Birthplace	United States of America
Country	United States
Birth City	United States of America
Horoscope	Capricorn

Willie Watson Biography

Willie Watson is one of the most popular and richest Singer- Songwriter who was born on September 23, 1979 in United States of America, United States of America, United States. William Currie “Willie” Watson (born September 23, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, banjo player, actor and founding member of Old Crow Medicine Show. His debut solo album Folk Singer, Vol. I, was released in May 2014; its follow-up Folksinger, Vol. 2 was released September 15, 2017 on Acony Records. He has appeared at the Newport Folk Festival and other major music festivals. He currently resides in the Woodland Hills district of Los Angeles.

In 2012–2013 Watson began appearing in venues in and around Venice Beach, California, making appearances with the John C. Reilly band and John Prine, and opening for acts such as Punch Brothers, Sarah Jarosz, and Dawes. Initially he was performing original music, then realized he got more out of performing the old songs—and his audience seemed to enjoy them more. As he explains:

Watson started with his father’s record collection, which included artists like Bob Dylan and Neil Young, as well as Lead Belly. He later discovered Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music – which helped trigger the folk music revival in the 1950s and 1960s.

There was just a really basic conversation [with producer-director Joel Coen]. He was like, “Look, there’s the singing cowboy – he’s been around for a while. Now here comes the new guy. He’s cuter, he’s faster and he sings better. He’s just better. It’s the new model. He’s coming for him.” And, of course, it made it really special for us that onscreen, that younger, better, faster gunslinger was gonna be our dear friend Willie Watson.

Watson performed with the group, writing and singing many of their more notable songs. He left to embark on a solo career in the autumn of 2011, a couple months before Fuqua rejoined the group, citing time on the road, new parenthood, and direction the band was headed as reasons for the split.

Willie Watson Net Worth

Willie Watson is one of the richest Singer-Songwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Willie Watson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The Ithaca-Tompkins County area played host to a number of old-time musicians, including banjo player Richie Stearns whose group The Horse Flies mixed old- time fiddle music with 1980s pop.

The group left Ithaca for their Trans:mission tour in October 1998, busking west across Canada. They circled back east in Spring of 1999 and moved into a farmhouse on Beech Mountain, near Boone, North Carolina. They were embraced by the Appalachian community, and their repertoire of old-time songs grew as they played with local musicians.”

Vocally, his first influence was Roy Orbison – when he “was, like, 9” – when Orbison had the comeback with “You Got It” and joined the Traveling Wilburys. And he was really into Neil Young, sitting up in his room singing Young songs in “that higher register.” When he eventually started listening to old-time and “mountain music,” he found that “singing up there, that high lonesome sound, sort of put a little more volume behind it.”

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Watson’s debut solo album, Folk Singer Vol. 1, was released May 6, 2014 by Acony records. It was produced by David Rawlings, producer of Old Crow Medicine Show albums. The release features ten songs, from folk standards to “obscure gems.” As Watson himself describes it,

Facts & Trivia

Willie Ranked on the list of most popular Singer-Songwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Willie Watson celebrates birthday on September 23 of every year.

Watson’s transition to solo appearances began slowly with an invitation from siblings Sean and Sara Watkins to join them on a Cayamo cruise—a “singer- songwriter, folk, rootsy festival on a ship around the Bahamas.” Sean “took the liberty” of putting Watson on the performance schedule. He subsequently would “go pretty often and … sing a few songs” at “this little revue called the Watkins Family Hour at Largo” where the Watkins would encourage him to try appearing solo.

Is Willie Watson still with Old Crow?

Willie Watson
Years active| 1996–present
Labels| Acony Records
Website| http://www.williewatson.com/

When did Willie Watson leave Crow?

A founding member of the rootsy and rustic band Old Crow Medicine Show, Watson left the group in 2011 and struck out on his own. He released his solo debut, “Folksinger Vol. 1,” in 2014.

What genre is Willie Watson?

Folk

How old is Willie Watson?

42 years (September 23, 1979)

Why did critter leave Old Crow?

I had to be able to get sober in order to go back and make it right, and that takes some time.” In 2011, Watson left Old Crow to pursue a solo career , and the band announced an indefinite hiatus. Around the same time, Fuqua and Secor got to talking.