Dale Watson
Evanston SPACE
1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202
(847) 492-8860
Los Angeles, CA – In the late 19th century, a budding young musician by the name of Huddie William Ledbetter left his home in Harrison County, TX after his father sought to discourage the boy’s artistic ambitions by referring to Huddie’s guitar as a “starvation box,” cursed to bring only poverty and famine. That young man would go on to have an unimaginably profound impact on music, becoming internationally recognized as folk blues pioneer Lead Belly. Over a hundred years later, Lead Belly’s musical lineage continues, and his story still provides inspiration for artists, including country outlaw and fellow Texan Dale Watson who is set to release a new acoustic album that puts Watson’s own starvation box front and center.
Admission Fee $20 – $25.
