Christmas Will Never Be The Same - Music

Doug Supernaw Was Born On September 26 1960 In Bryan Texas. 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. Supernaw Later Attended College On A Golfing Scholarship After Dropping Out Of College In 1979 He Briefly Worked On An Oil Rig Before Serving As A Musician In Local Bands. Doug Moved To Nashville Tennessee In 1987 Where He Found Work As A Session Songwriter. After Four Years In Nashville However He Moved Back To Texas Where He Founded A Band Called Texas Steel. Doug Supernaw Is An American Country Music Singer-Songwriter Known For His Neotraditionalist Country Style. 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. To Date 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 Doug Has Been The Subject Of Media Attention Stemming From A Series Of Arrests And Court Trials. 1993-1995 BNA Records
An A&R Executive For RCA Records Discovered Supernaw And Signed Him To The Label's BNA Records Division In 1993. 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" Became Doug's First And Only Number One Single By The End Of The Year. The Album Went On To Achieve Gold Certification In The United States. A String Of Bad Luck However 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. Later At A Concert In Ohio All Of His Band's Equipment Was Stolen From His Tour Bus Finally He Was Hospitalized After A Nearly-Fatal Case Of Food Poisoning. 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" Which Was Released Last Entered Top 40 On The Country Music Charts. Shortly After Its Release He Exited BNA's Roster. 1995-1999 Final Albums
In 1995 Doug 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. Although He Did Not Have A Record Deal At The Time He Also Made An Appearance On Stars And Stripes Vol. 1 A 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. Doug's Third And Final Recording Contract Was With The Small Independent Tack Label On Which He Released Fadin' Renegade In 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. read less