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DEBBIE WATSON, BIO:

Six years ago, a diminutive singer with a Big Smile, a Big Voice, and Big Hair pulled into Nashville with her cat, three dogs, trailer with possessions in tow, and a deep determination.

After a successful career on the Houston, Texas circuit as lead and harmony singer for several bands, member of an all-girl trio, and lead for her own band, Debbie Watson was ready to make her mark at the epicenter of country music.

This year, as she promotes her first album, Big Hair Down In Texas (Big Hair Records), Watson is well on her way to becoming a force in the genre, both in the U.S. and Europe.

Debbie's style is unique, but she reminds some of Loretta Lynn, Patty Loveless, and possibly Wanda Jackson. There might be some traces of Linda Ronstadt in there, too, she says.

The singer/songwriter (who also plays piano, guitar, mandolin, and fiddle) describes her album as western swing meets bluegrass meets rockabilly. Friend Monique Grezlik wrote the title track as a tribute to the weekly ritual Texas Women follow every Saturday night before going honky-tonking: teasing and spraying their hair to epic heights. We like to say the higher the hair, the closer to God! Debbie laughs. That sense of humor and fun is a common thread through her work, and makes her an audience favorite at live gigs.

I want people to have a lot of fun and feel like they've connected with me and me with them, and that we know a little bit about each other by the end of the evening, she says. And if they love my music too, well, that's a bonus!

Watson began her musical career at age six when she snuck over to the neighbors house to play their piano. After her parents relented and bought Debbie her own piano, she got serious about music and songwriting. She started performing at 17, later joining the female trio Sugar Creek; an (almost) all-attorney band, the Ambulance Chasers; and her own group Debbie Watson and the Hot Watts.

Today, her album is getting extensive airplay in Germany, Sweden, Belgium, France, Denmark, Austria, Romania, Japan, Spain, Croatia, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand; and her U.S. audience is growing by the day.

Given that, its clear that Debbie Watson and her Big Hair will be around for a long time.

Complete bio, information, tour dates, Big Hair Down In Texas CD and other merchandise available at www.debbiewatson.com.