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| Paul Watson | |
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| Born | (1952-03-16)March 16, 1952 Monkey's Eyebrow, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | November 20, 2024(2024-11-20) (aged 72) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Paul Taylor "Watty" Watson (March 16, 1952 – November 20, 2024) was an American cornetist, guitarist, trumpet player, singer, composer, and songwriter who lived in Richmond, Virginia.
Life and career
Watson was born in Monkey's Eyebrow, Kentucky on March 16, 1952. He is best known for his work with The Orthotonics, FSK, Sparklehorse, and Patrick Phelan.
Watson later played cornet, provided backing vocals, and wrote for the Brooklyn-based band, And the Wiremen.
Watson lived in Richmond, Virginia, where he died from complications of Parkinson's disease on November 20, 2024, at the age of 72.
Selected discography
- 1979 – Idio Savant – Shakers in a Tantrum Landscape
- 1981 – Alchemical Rowdies – Trans-Idio
- 1982 – Ortho-tonics – Accessible As Gravity
- 1984 – 1/2 Japanese – Our Solar System
- 1984 – Orthotonics – Wake Up You Must Remember
- 1985 – Half Japanese – Sing No Evil
- 1986 – F.A.F.O.O.T. – FA3574
- 1989 – House of Freaks – Tantilla +13
- 1990 – Half Japanese – We Are They Who Ache With Amorous Love
- 1993 – FSK – The Sound Of Music
- 1995 – Sparklehorse – London
- 1995 – Sparklehorse – Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot
- 1996 – FSK – International
- 1998 – Rattlemouth – Fist Full Of Iffy
- 1998 – Sparklehorse – Good Morning Spider
- 1999 – Michael Hurley – Weatherhole
- 1999 – One Ring Zero – Tranz Party
- 2000 – The Blasco Ballroom – Film
- 2000 – Patrick Phelan – Songs Of Patrick Phelan
- 2000 – Cracker – Garage D'Or
- 2001 – Patrick Phelan – Parlor
- 2001 – A Camp – A Camp
- 2001 – Dexter Romweber – Chased By Martians
- 2001 – Griefbirds – Paper Radio
- 2002 – Cordero – Lamb Lost In The City
- 2004 – Tulsa Drone – No Wake
- 2006 – Ostinato – Chasing The Form
- 2006 – Tanakh – Ardent Fevers
- 2006 – Sarah White – White Light
- 2007 – Gachupin – Gachupin
- 2010 – And the Wiremen – And the Wiremen
- 2012 - Bee and Flower - Suspension
- 2012 - Jonathan Vassar and the Speckled Bird - Sky and Country
- 2014 - Paul Watson - My Secret Effect
External links
- Paul Watson on Myspace
- Review of Griefbirds "Paper Radio"
- Recording of F.A.F.O.O.T. at the Free Music Archive
- "Paul Taylor "Watty" Watson". Legacy. Retrieved 27 December 2024.