Doug Supernaw

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::summary American country music singer (1960–2020) ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist"]

Field	Value
name	Doug Supernaw
image	Dougsupernaw.jpg
caption	Supernaw in a promotional photo
alt	A picture of Doug Supernaw, seated and smiling while wearing a blue suit and cowboy hat
birth_name	Douglas Anderson Supernaw
birth_date
birth_place	Bryan, Texas, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Livingston, Texas, U.S.
genre	Country
occupation	Singer, songwriter
instrument	Vocals, guitar
years_active	1993–1999
2016–2020
label
website	dougsupernaw.com
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| name = Doug Supernaw | image = Dougsupernaw.jpg | caption = Supernaw in a promotional photo | alt = A picture of Doug Supernaw, seated and smiling while wearing a blue suit and cowboy hat | birth_name = Douglas Anderson Supernaw | birth_date = | birth_place = Bryan, Texas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Livingston, Texas, U.S. | genre = Country | occupation = Singer, songwriter | instrument = Vocals, guitar | years_active = 1993–1999 2016–2020 | label = | website = dougsupernaw.com

Douglas Anderson Supernaw (September 26, 1960November 13, 2020) was an American country music artist. After several years performing as a local musician throughout the state of Texas, he signed with BNA Records in 1993.

Supernaw released four studio albums in his career: Red and Rio Grande (1993), Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind (1994), You Still Got Me (1995), and Fadin' Renegade (1999). Between 1993 and 1996, he charted 11 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, including "I Don't Call Him Daddy", his only No. 1 single, in late 1993.

Biography

Douglas Anderson Supernaw was born on September 26, 1960, in Bryan, Texas. He grew up in Inwood Forest and was an avid golfer as well as a member of his high school golf team. His mother, a fan of country music, exposed Supernaw to acts such as George Jones and Gene Watson, by whose works he would later be influenced.

Supernaw 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. Supernaw moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1987, where he found work as a session songwriter. After four years in Nashville, Supernaw moved back to Texas, where he founded a band called Texas Steel.

1993–1995: BNA Records

An A&R executive for RCA Records discovered Supernaw and signed him to the label's BNA Entertainment (now BNA Records) division in 1993. That year, Supernaw released his debut album, Red and Rio Grande. From the album, four singles were released, starting with "Honky Tonkin' Fool", which did not enter the Top 40 on the Billboard country music charts. "Reno", the second single, reached the Top 5 soon afterward, while its follow-up, "I Don't Call Him Daddy" (previously a No. 86 single in 1988 for Kenny Rogers), became Supernaw's only Number One single by the end of the year. The album went on to achieve gold certification in the United States.

A series of injuries 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. 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" (previously a single in 1984 for Steve Earle, and in 1992 for the Forester Sisters, and recorded by Randy Travis on his 1987 album Always & Forever) entered the Top 40 on the country music charts. Shortly after the second album's release, he exited BNA's roster.

Also in 1994, Supernaw was nominated for Top New Male Vocalist and Song of the Year by the Academy of Country Music but lost in both categories to John Michael Montgomery.

1995–1997: Giant / Sony BMG Records

In 1995, he was signed to Giant Records, where he recorded and released his third major-label album, You Still Got Me, in 1996. Although its first single, "Not Enough Hours in the Night", reached a peak of No. 3 on the country singles charts, neither of the album's other singles reached the Top 40, and he left Giant Records not long afterward. It featured the band 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.

1999: Tack Records

Supernaw's third recording contract was with the small, independent Tack label, on which he released Fadin' Renegade on August 31, 1999. The album's two singles, the title track and "21–17", did not enter the country music charts.

2016–2020: B&G Records

Supernaw returned to music in 2016 in local venues in his home state of Texas. Also returning to the recording studio in 2017 on the independent B&G Records label, The album included two new songs: "Here's My Heart" and "The Company I Keep".

Personal life and death

Supernaw's son, Phillip, was a tight end in the NFL.

On February 4, 2019, Supernaw announced that he had been diagnosed with stage IV lung and bladder cancer. Supernaw died at his home on November 13, 2020, at age 60.

Discography

Studio albums

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | US Country | US | US Heat | CAN Country | Red and Rio Grande | Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind | You Still Got Me | Fadin' Renegade | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 27 | 147 | 3 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 48 | — | 19 | — | | | | | | | | | | 42 | — | 19 | 31 | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | US Country | CAN Country | "Honky Tonkin' Fool" | "Reno" | "I Don't Call Him Daddy" | "Red and Rio Grande" | "State Fair" | "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" | "What'll You Do About Me" | "Not Enough Hours in the Night" | "She Never Looks Back" | "You Still Got Me" | "21 to 17" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1993 | 50 | — | Red and Rio Grande | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1994 | 23 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 | — | Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 60 | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995 | 16 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | You Still Got Me | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1996 | 51 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 53 | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1999 | — | — | Fadin' Renegade | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Other charted songs

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | US Country | CAN Country | "Long Tall Texan" (The Beach Boys featuring Doug Supernaw) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1996 | 69 | 82 | Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 | | | | ::

Music videos

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Year	Video	Director	"Honky Tonkin' Fool"	"Reno"	"I Don't Call Him Daddy"	"State Fair"	"Not Enough Hours in the Night"	"She Never Looks Back"	"Long Tall Texan" (featuring the Beach Boys)	"Four Scores and Seven Beers Ago" (featuring Herschel Walker)	"21 to 17"
1993	Richard Jernigan
Sherman Halsey
1994
1995	Steven T. Miller/R. Brad Murano
1996	Doug Supernaw
Sara Nichols
1999
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Awards and nominations

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Year	Organization	Award	Nominee/Work	Result
1994	Academy of Country Music Awards	Top New Male Vocalist	Doug Supernaw
Song of the Year	"I Don't Call Him Daddy"
TNN/Music City News Country Awards	Video of the Year
1997	Academy of Country Music Awards	Video of the Year	"She Never Looks Back"
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References

References

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9. (October 9, 2001). "Doug Supernaw Jailed in Houston". CMT News.
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12. (August 2, 2017). "Back in the country spotlight, Supernaw swings through Southern Illinois". The Southern Illinoisan.
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14. (February 4, 2019). "Country Singer Doug Supernaw Has Stage IV Lung and Bladder Cancer". People.
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21. (January 24, 2001). "Top country singer revisits Sidewinders". The Jackson Hole Guide.
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31. (June 22, 2000). "Reunion draws Supernaw to Waynesville". The Pantagraph.

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