Doug Supernaw

Doug Supernaw was a singer/songwriter from Houston, Texas, influenced mainly by Gene Watson, Keith Whitley, and George Jones. He briefly attended college on a golf scholarship but soon gave in to his desire to swing on-stage in clubs throughout Texas. His freewheeling style incorporated as much of Willie Nelson's solemnity as it did Jimmy Buffet's energy, and fans loved it. Supernaw arrived in Nashville in the mid-'80s and soon secured work writing songs for a publishing house. It proved to be a bad decision, and Supernaw was soon back on-stage in Texas, perfecting his take on...