- B. W. Stevenson
B.W. Stevenson (
5 October 1949 -28 April 1988 ), born Lewis Charles Stevenson, was an Americancountry 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 onBillboard 's Hot 100), in 1973. The tune was covered much later by country duoBrooks & 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 byThree 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]
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* [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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