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Learned country singer Dale Watson brings unique ‘Ameripolitan’ genre to Skipper’s Smokehouse

The Alabama-born, Texas-raised musician has over 30 albums under his belt.

by Ray Roa May 30, 2024July 2, 2025

“Ameripolitan” is a fancy word for swinging, honky-tonk music that draws from outlaw country and rockabilly. Not a lot of people do that better than Dale Watson.

The 61-year-old is a Lead Belly disciple and released Starvation Box last year in tribute to the seminal folk and blues icon. Watson’s set under the oak trees promises to be the kind of performance that makes newbies and natives fall, or stay, in love with the Skipperdome forever.

Tickets to see Dale Watson & His Lonestars at Skipper’s Smokehouse on Friday, May 31 are still available for $20. Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.

This article appears in May 30 – Jun 5, 2024.

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief... More by Ray Roa