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Douglas Anderson Supernaw (September 26, 1960November 13, 2020) was an American
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artist. After several years performing as a local musician throughout the state of
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, he signed with
BNA Records BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, was a label group that shared ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Nashville, ...
in 1993. Supernaw released four studio albums in his career: '' Red and Rio Grande'' (1993), ''
Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind '' Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Doug Supernaw. It was released on September 13, 1994, by BNA Records and it produced the singles "What'll You Do About Me", "You Never Even Called ...
'' (1994), '' You Still Got Me'' (1995), and ''Fadin' Renegade'' (1999). Between 1993 and 1996, he charted 11 singles on the ''
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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now
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) charts, including " I Don't Call Him Daddy", his only No. 1 single, in late 1993.


Biography

Doug Supernaw was born on September 26, 1960, in
Bryan, Texas Bryan is a city in and the county seat of Brazos County, Texas, United States. It is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley (East and Central Texas). As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 83,980. Bryan borders the city of C ...
. 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 him to acts such as
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and
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, by whose works he would later be influenced. Supernaw later attended college on a
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scholarship. After dropping out of college in 1979, he briefly worked on an
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before serving as a musician in local bands. He moved to
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in 1987, where he found work as a session songwriter. After four years in Nashville, he moved back to Texas, where he founded a band called Texas Steel.


1993–1995: BNA Records

An A&R executive for
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discovered Supernaw and signed him to the label's BNA Entertainment (now
BNA Records BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, was a label group that shared ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Nashville, ...
) 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 Top 40 on the ''Billboard'' country music charts. "Reno", the second single, reached Top 5 soon afterward, while its follow-up, " I Don't Call Him Daddy" (previously a No. 86 single in 1988 for
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), 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
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, he was involved in a head-on car collision. Finally, he was hospitalized after a nearly-fatal case of
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. Once he had recovered from the food poisoning, he recorded his second album for BNA, 1994's ''
Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind '' Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Doug Supernaw. It was released on September 13, 1994, by BNA Records and it produced the singles "What'll You Do About Me", "You Never Even Called ...
''. Of the album's three singles, only the
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-penned "
What'll You Do About Me "What'll You Do About Me" is a country music song written by Dennis Linde. It was originally recorded in 1984 by McGuffey Lane and then by Steve Earle. It has also been recorded by Randy Travis on his 1987 album, '' Always & Forever'', The Fores ...
" (previously a single in 1984 for
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, and in 1992 for
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, and recorded by
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on his 1987 album '' Always & Forever'') entered 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
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but lost in both categories to
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.


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 Top 40, and he left Giant Records not long afterward. He also made an appearance on ''
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'', a 1996 compilation album issued by
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. 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, Supernaw re-recorded his hits as ''Greatest Hits'', which was released on April 1, 2017. The album included two new songs: "Here's My Heart" and "The Company I Keep".


Personal life and death

Supernaw's son, Phillip, played in the
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. Supernaw announced on February 4, 2019, that he had been diagnosed with stage IV
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and
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. He died at his home on November 13, 2020, at age 60.


Discography


Studio albums


Singles


Other charted songs


Music videos


Awards and nominations


References


External links


Official website
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Doug Supernaw at 45cat.com
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