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STEVENSON, B.W.

(b Louis C. Stevenson, 5 Oct. '49, Dallas TX; d 28 April '88 after heart surgery) Singer/songwriter. Began to find success in a sort of hard folk-rock category and infl. the Austin "redneck rock' phenomenon of the '70s, but was subsequently misplaced by the music business. Played in rock bands as a teenager, went solo, was spotted in Dallas '72 by an RCA promo man: albums B.W. Stevenson and Lead Free were regional hits; single "Shambala' written by Daniel Moore began to climb the chart but a cover by Three Dog Night eclipsed Stevenson's; "My Maria' (co-written with Moore) reached the top 10, pulling an RCA LP of that title to no. 45 '73, but Calabasas '74 on RCA, We Be Sailin' '75, Lost Feeling '77 on WB, Lifeline '80 on MCA didn't do much. Rainbow Down The Road on Amazing was still in print '94.