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Doug Supernaw Birth name Douglas Anderson Supernaw Born September 26, 1960 Origin Bryan, Texas, USA Genres Country Occupations Singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals
Acoustic guitarYears active 1993–1999 Labels BNA
Giant
TackAssociated acts David Allan Coe
Kenny RogersWebsite Official website Douglas Anderson "Doug" Supernaw (born September 26, 1960 in Bryan, Texas[1]) is an American country music artist. After several years performing as a local musician throughout the state of Texas, he signed with BNA Records in 1993, releasing his debut album that year.
Supernaw has released four studio albums: Red and Rio Grande (1993), Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind (1994), You Still Got Me (1995), and Fadin' Renegade (1999), as well as a compilation album, 1997's The Encore Collection. Between 1993 and 1996, he charted eleven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, including "I Don't Call Him Daddy", a Number One single in late 1993.
Although he has not recorded an album since 1999, Supernaw has been the subject of media attention, stemming from a series of arrests and court trials.[2]
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Biography
Doug Supernaw was born on September 26, 1960, in Bryan, Texas. He grew up in Inwood Forest, and was an avid golfer and member of his high school golf team. His mother, a fan of country music, exposed him to acts such as George Jones and Gene Watson, by whose works he would later be influenced.[3] Supernaw later attended college on a golfing scholarship.[1] After dropping out of college in 1979, he briefly worked on an oil rig before serving as a musician in local bands.[3] Doug moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1987, where he found work as a session songwriter. After four years in Nashville, he moved back to Texas, where he founded a band called Texas Steel.[3]
1993-1995: BNA Records
An A&R executive for RCA Records discovered Supernaw, and signed him to the label's BNA Entertainment (now BNA Records) division in 1993.[3] That year, Supernaw released his debut album, Red and Rio Grande. Overall, four singles were released from the album, starting with "Honky Tonkin' Fool", which failed to enter Top 40 on the Billboard country music charts. "Reno", the second single, reached Top 5 soon afterward, while its follow-up, "I Don't Call Him Daddy" (previously a #86 single in 1988 for Kenny Rogers), became Supernaw's only Number One single by the end of the year.[3] The album went on to achieve gold certification in the United States.
A series of injuries nearly ended Supernaw's career after his first album's release. After recovering from a broken neck suffered while surfing, he was involved in a head-on car collision. Finally, he was hospitalized after a nearly-fatal case of food poisoning.[1] Once he had recovered from the food poisoning, he recorded his second album for BNA, 1994's Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind. Of the album's three singles, only the Dennis Linde-penned "What'll You Do About Me" (previously a single in 1984 for Steve Earle, and in 1992 for The Forester Sisters) entered Top 40 on the country music charts. Shortly after the second album's release, he exited BNA's roster.
1995-1999: Final Albums
In 1995, he was signed to Giant Records, where he recorded and released his third major-label album, You Still Got Me, in 1996.[3] Although its first single, "Not Enough Hours in the Night", reached a peak of #3 on the country singles charts, neither of the album's other singles reached Top 40, and he left Giant Records not long afterward. He also made an appearance on Stars and Stripes Vol. 1, a 1997 compilation album issued by The Beach Boys, featuring the Beach Boys performing their own songs along with other country music artists; Supernaw contributed to the track "Long Tall Texan". His first compilation album, entitled The Encore Collection, was issued by Sony BMG Special Products in 1997.
Supernaw's third and final recording contract was with the small, independent Tack label, on which he released Fadin' Renegade on August 31, 1999. The album's two singles, the title track and "21-17", both failed to enter the country music charts, although the latter song's music video gained popularity on the television networks CMT and GAC.
Present day legal problems
Supernaw was committed to a mental institution on July 2, 2007 per a ruling by a Brazos County, TX judge, after making bizarre statements in court, including claims of a "political economic conspiracy" against him, international kidnapping, being used as a marijuana "test monkey" by the government, and other wild accusations.[4][5]
Discography
Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)US Country
[6]US
[7]US
Heat
[8]CAN Country
[9]Red and Rio Grande - Release date: April 27, 1993
- Label: BNA Records
- Formats: CD, cassette
27 147 3 18 Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind - Release date: September 13, 1994
- Label: BNA Records
- Formats: CD, cassette
48 — 19 — You Still Got Me - Release date: October 24, 1995
- Label: Giant Nashville
- Formats: CD, cassette
42 — 19 31 Fadin' Renegade - Release date: August 31, 1999
- Label: Tack Records
- Formats: CD, cassette
— — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Compilation albums
Title Album details The Encore Collection - Release date: November 18, 1997
- Label: Sony BMG
- Formats: CD, cassette
Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positionsAlbum US Country
[11]CAN Country
[12]1993 "Honky Tonkin' Fool" 50 — Red and Rio Grande "Reno" 4 12 "I Don't Call Him Daddy" 1 27 1994 "Red and Rio Grande" 23 28 "State Fair" 55 — Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" 60 68 1995 "What'll You Do About Me" 16 26 "Not Enough Hours in the Night" 3 4 You Still Got Me 1996 "She Never Looks Back" 51 — "You Still Got Me" 53 69 1999 "Fadin' Renegade" — — Fadin' Renegade "21-17" — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Other charted songs
Year Single Peak chart
positionsAlbum US Country
[11]CAN Country
[12]1996 "Long Tall Texan" (featuring The Beach Boys) 69 82 Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 Music videos
Year Video Director 1993 "Honky Tonkin' Fool"[13] Richard Jernigan "Reno"[14] Sherman Halsey "I Don't Call Him Daddy"[15] 1994 "State Fair"[16] 1995 "Not Enough Hours in the Night"[17] Steven T. Miller/R. Brad Murano 1996 "She Never Looks Back"[18] Doug Supernaw "Long Tall Texan" (featuring The Beach Boys)[19] Sara Nichols 1999 "21-17" References
- ^ a b c Loftus, Johnny. "Doug Supernaw biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p41819. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ Lomax, John Nova (2007-05-10). "Doug Supernaw: Former country superstar, now starring in a courtroom near you (page 1 of 10)". The Houston Press. http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-05-10/news/doug-supernaw/1. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ a b c d e f "Doug Supernaw biography". Oldies.com. http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Doug-Supernaw.html. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ "Psychiatric Evaluation Ordered for Country Singer Doug Supernaw". Fox News. 2007-04-04. http://origin.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,263930,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ "Doug Supernaw: Former country superstar. Now starring in a courtroom near you.". The Houston Press. 2007-05-09. http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-05-10/news/doug-supernaw/. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ "Doug Supernaw Album & Song Chart History: Country Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/doug-supernaw/chart-history/34122?f=320&g=Albums. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Doug Supernaw Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/doug-supernaw/chart-history/34122. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Doug Supernaw > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p41819. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Albums/CDs". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=s33dp9kftrc9pcuikk0mgck265&q1=Doug+Supernaw&q2=Country+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America - Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "Doug Supernaw Album & Song Chart History: Country Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/doug-supernaw/chart-history/34122?f=357&g=Singles. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ a b "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=2jhcvtm2eh59sbu8a2t46c2u25&q1=Doug+Supernaw&q2=Country+Singles&interval=20. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Doug Supernaw : Honky Tonkin' Fool". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/doug-supernaw/384214/honky-tonkin-fool.jhtml. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Doug Supernaw : Reno". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/doug-supernaw/59139/reno.jhtml. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Doug Supernaw : I Don't Call Him Daddy". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/http://www.cmt.com/videos/doug-supernaw/384345/i-dont-call-him-daddy.jhtml. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Doug Supernaw : State Fair". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/doug-supernaw/384600/state-fair.jhtml. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Doug Supernaw : Not Enough Hours in the Night". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/doug-supernaw/384893/not-enough-hours-in-the-night.jhtml. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Doug Supernaw : She Never Looks Back". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/doug-supernaw/144223/she-never-looks-back.jhtml. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : The Beach Boys : Long Tall Texan". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/the-beach-boys/385105/long-tall-texan.jhtml. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
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Categories:- 1960 births
- American country singers
- American country singer-songwriters
- Living people
- People from Bryan, Texas
- Musicians from Texas
- BNA Records artists
- Giant Records (Warner) artists
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