Influences come from everything I've done and everywhere I've been in my life. My music has taken me to some crazy places and a lot of those stories turn into songs. Stevie Ray Vaughan is the reason I started playing the guitar, but I don't try to play like him. I play according to how I feel at the moment in a desperate attempt to give you (the audience) an inside track into my head. Garth brooks is the greatest showman I've ever seen. Warren Haynes is one of my favorite all around entertainers. Gov't Mule very frequently occupies my radio. John Mayer is by far the most talented artist of my generation. As far as influences go, there is not one thing that has crossed my path that has not affected me in one way or another. So if you know me on any kind of level, consider yourself one of my influences, because I do.
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It sounds like the noises in my head finally coming out in an organized fashion. THE CHRIS WATSON BAND
Chris Watson was born in Denton, TX in 1986. Growing up in a musical household, Chris' father Wallace was a major blues lover and supporter. Early on in Chris' life the importance of this and all music was portrayed in the way of a father-son bond. Later on in life Chris became interested in playing the guitar and wanted to imitate the blues men he had grown up listening to. Around age 15 he recieved his first guitar and amplifier and proceeded to reproduce the sounds he heard comin from such guitars as BB King, Albert King, Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Freddie King, and so many others.
It was apparent very early on that he had a tremendous knack for playing the guitar. After learning a few scales and chords Chris was off to the races soaking everything up that he could find musically that caught his ear, from country to funk to rock. Not too long after learning the small bit that he was initially taught, Chris was performing at local blues jams. He was able to cut his teeth with some of the finest local blues artists in the D/FW area and was writing songs in his free time. Eventually people got used to seeing this minor making his way around all the old blues clubs and whoing his obvious passion and talent while portraying his "old soul," as most would put it.
After a while of gathering stage time, and with a bag full of riffs and licks, Chris was added into his father's band, the UpAllNight Blues Band, as the new lead guitar player. It was in this band that Chris got a taste of what it was like to be up on stage and in the spotlight. This revelation was the first stepping stone into his singing career, and in no time Chris was performing the songs he had written as well as some of the oldest blues classics. With help from his father and everyone else around that he had come to know and respect, Chris was able to form the band that he now has been fronting for years.
The Chris Watson Band is now a staple in the Denton music scene, as well as in all of the known blues clubs in and out of Dallas and Ft. Worth. He has taken everything he has learned from the old blues men and the tapes that he used to listen to and has added his own unique touch, style and feel to create a southern rock sound that is not subjective to any particular genre or demographic. After shows in many different venues, people of all ages and backgrounds flock to say how much they enjoyed the show and get involved in future events.
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Chris Watson
Just For Show…
Just For Show… may not be the best title for the debut CD by 21-year-old Denton guitarist Chris Watson. You see, unlike a lot of young players more interested in being just for show, eagerly adapting the 6-string slinger persona, Watson proves on this collection of seven originals that he knows it’s not all about him and his guitar – it’s about the song. Sure there’s guitar here – he’s a guitar player and it’s his project – but he’s smart enough to step back and let the vocals or the organ or the groove itself step into the spotlight. What a refreshing change that is, and it puts him ahead of the pack of the young bloods in the area.
Chris not only wrote all the songs, but shares a co-producer credit with his dad Wallace “Wally” Watson. He handpicked a top notched seasoned band to take in to the studio: Bill Cornish on bass and Brian “H-Bomb” Ferguson on drums provide a base that’s at once rock steady AND rocking. And Eric “Scorch” Scortia never overplays on the delicious grooves he’s laying down, whether on organ, piano or B3.
As someone who’s watched Chris develop his style and confidence at jams all over the DFW Metroplex during the last few years, the project is a joy to listen to. But even if this is your first time to hear him, Watson proves he’s been listening and learning from the best North Texas has to offer. He and this CD are proof that although it’s lying pretty damned low some days, the blues is not dead around here. You can’t beat the Blues masters, but every time someone under the age of 25 takes a serious, respectful interest in it, and gets others excited about it, the Blues gets a transfusion and roars back to life again. And the blues is in need of that now. Right now.
It will be interesting to see what path Chris chooses to go down to develop his talents. Many a young guitarist has been wooed away from blues by rock - enticed by the glitter and the call of cold hard cash. Hard not to blame them. A blues musician’s life is not an easy or glamorous one. But for now, Chris Watson feels the blues and shares them with us all on Just For Show… Time will tell if it’s for keeps.
- Blue Lisa -
Southwest Blues Magazine CD Review - September 2008
Thanks again for telling me about the cottage lounge. The show was good what little I caught of it. I always try to tell people and get people to go with me to hear blues. Guess most people don't love it as much as I do. Especially the rocking and funky blues. I'm not much for dancing but I love to listen to the blues. When you guys gonna play there again? Rob is hilarious with all the funny faces he makes. Was that Riviera Paradise you did? I believe it was & if I'm right about that you did a heck of a job on it. Do people always get on the stage with you and your band? LOL I think someone needed another drink... rofl
Stopping by to wish you a fantastic week!!! Hope all is going great with you!!! Check out my newest single Whipping Post on Texas radio NOW!!! I also hope to see you out at Armadillo Palace Wednesday November 11th @ 12:00pm for my interview and acoustic performance with 740 KTRH's Michael Berry (Texas Music Show) And later that night I will be at Dosey Doe in the Woodlands (9:15pm) See you there!!! Love, ~Susan Hickman www.susanhickman.com www.reverbnation.com/susanhickman www.twitter.com/susanhickman
Hey Chris thanks for telling me about The Cottage Lounge. That was a pretty cool little blues jam. I plan on coming back to hear your show tomorrow. I'll miss most of it. I don't get off work til 11:30pm, but the good thing is I'm like 5 minutes up the street from there. Hope you get a bigger crowd tomorrow than was there tonight.
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Hey, thanks for the add! The way in which I found you is a strange one! I was looking for my ex-husband, (Chris Watson), and your page popped up. I listened to the song "My biggest Mistake", and I don't think I need to find him anymore. So thanks! That song was our marriage........Keep it up!
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Hello I am Brian Rotella... I live in a small town in upstate ny I am musician/singer/songwriter I would like thank you for allowing me to share some of my music with you... I also want Thank you for adding me as a friend It means so much... Comments are awesome!!! anytime!!! I would love to hear what you think always... I hope that you enjoy my songs. All my music comes from my soul my dreams my heart. I believe every word I write every note I play and every lyric I sing.. Just so you know, all my music is Recorded here in my home studio by me... I write, compose and play all the instruments... I hope to start an new album soon!!! I hope you enjoy... Thank you again For all your support!!!! and god bless you and your family this holiday season.
Hello I wanted to stop by and say Thank you for adding me and listening to my Music:) Comments are awesome anytime I would love to hear what you think... I hope that you enjoy my songs. All my music comes from my soul. I believe every word I write and sing.. Just so you know, all my music is Recorded here in my home studio by me... I write, compose and play all the instruments... I hope to start an new album soon!!! I hope you enjoy... Thank you again and god bless.
Bonjour Chris Thanks for the friendly add really appreciate your good sound in your music good energy too Best wishes from France (Follow me on twitter.com/pascal95 ) Pascal
Hey Chris - Thanks for the friendship! There are wars taking place in every country in the world ... some are just more obvious. I have just released my new video and song "Simpler Time". I hope you will pass it along. Reach out, it makes a difference - the ripple will be felt around the world. Music can make a difference. Keep reaching out.
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