B. W. Stevenson

B. W. Stevenson

B.W. Stevenson (5 October 1949 - 28 April 1988), born Lewis Charles Stevenson, was an American country pop artist. "B.W." stood for "Buckwheat."

He was born in Dallas, Texas. Stevenson is most famous for co-writing with Daniel Moore, the song "My Maria". As recorded by Stevenson, it became a smash hit (reaching #9 on Billboard's Hot 100), in 1973. The tune was covered much later by country duo Brooks & Dunn, for whom it was a three-week #1 country hit in mid 1996. Stevenson had several other successful chart singles, including "A Little Bit of Understanding" and the original version of "Shambala", which reached #3 in a cover version by Three Dog Night. However, Stevenson never again regained the success he had with the release of "My Maria".

In his book "The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock", author Jan Reid devotes a chapter to Stevenson, where he dubs him "The Voice".

Stevenson died undergoing heart valve surgery at the age of 38.

Discography

*1970 "Rainbow Down the Road"
*1972 "B.W. Stevenson"
*1972 "Lead Free"
*1973 "My Maria"
*1973 "Pass This Way"
*1974 "Calabasa"
*1975 "We Be Sailin"'
*1977 "Lost Feeling"
*1977 "The Best of B.W. Stevenson"
*1980 "Lifeline"

Credits

*B.W. Stevenson........"(Guitar; Vocals)
*Larry Carlton............."(Guitar)
*Layton DePenning....."(Guitar)
*Jim Gordon.............."(Drums)
*Al DeBoe................."(Drums)
*Donny Dolan............."(Drums)
*Joe Osborn................"(Bass)
*Rod Garrison..............."(Bass)
*Lorna Willard............."(Backing Vocals)
*Venata Field.............."(Backing Vocals)

External links

* [http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/stevenson_b_w_/artist.jhtml CMT profile]
* [http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/BW-Stevenson.html Oldies.com bio]
*amg|id=11:yyd9ke9t7q7x|label=B.W. Stevenson
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/b-w-stevenson Bio of B.W. Stevenson including cause of death]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12209 B. W. Stevenson at Find A Grave]


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