Aaron Watson, Angels & Outlaws

Country singer Aaron Watson has recently released his new single “The Road,” the first single from his forthcoming studio album scheduled for release in early 2010. The song, written by Elliot Park, features an infectious chorus that will surely make “The Road” a driver’s seat soundtrack. Different from the countless other “road songs” sang from the perspective of the traveler, this one actually is told from the point of view of road we tread on. A sample lyric goes, “I offer many choices and places you can go/But you must choose/I’m just the road” and it’s “paved with memories, glory and regrets…lined with broken dreams and cigarettes.”

Watson states, “I write a lot of my own songs, but from the first time I heard ‘The Road,’ I knew I wanted to cut it. It’s just a great song that grabs you from the first line and doesn’t let you go through the entire song. I also really liked the message of the song…don’t blame the road of life, you’re in control of your own destiny for the choices that you make and the road just provides the pavement.”

Counting Willie Nelson, George Jones, and Merle Haggard as his musical influences, the Amarillo, Texas-born Watson begun learning guitar at an early age and began writing and singing his own songs while he was a college student at Abilene Christian University. He became a regular fixture on the Texas honky-tonk circuit before releasing his debut album “A Texas Café” which contains 15 songs.

In 2002, he released his second album, Shut Up and Dance, which was a regional sales success, producing the hit single “Off the Record.” The album also gained him airplay and media attention nationwide. In 2004, he released “A Honky Tonk Kid” and featured guest vocals from his hero, Willie Nelson. Live at the Texas Hall of Fame was released in 2005. His 2006 album, San Angelo hit No. 60 on the US Billboard country charts and No. 50 on its Heatseekers chart. On April 2008, Watson’s Angels & Outlaws, his 8th album reached No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart, No. 28 on its Country Albums chart, and landed in The Billboard Top 200.

The album’s debut single, “Hearts Are Breaking Across Texas,” reached the No. 1 spot on the Texas Music Chart. Watson also released on September 2009 a CD/DVD live album, Deep in the Heart of Texas: Aaron Watson Live. It reached No. 47 on the US Chart and No. 24 on the US Heat.

Having already released 10 albums, the 31-year-old Watson is constantly writing and recording his own style of country music that his ever expanding fan base longs for. The long and taxing road of his career has led him to this new single, appropriately titled, “The Road.”

“The Road” can appeal to a variety of listeners. Loyal fans of Watson will certainly appreciate this newest offering from him. And for those who still don’t know who Watson is, “The Road” may just be the song that will get you hooked on the honky-tonk star.