My Maria", again

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 20 Jul 2000 9:07 pm

I know this song and 'Send a Letter to Maria'
has been a topic here before, but does anyone
know who the author of 'My Maria' is?

I tried 'search', but the 9 files that came up didn't offer a clue.

Was playing with an old guitar buddy tonight
and he really likes the song, and he was wondering who wrote it, and aked me if I knew.

Thanks All...

Chips Ahoy

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 21 Jul 2000 2:53 am

Chip, according to the Brooks and Dunn website I looked at, it lists Daniel Moore and B.W. Stevenson as the writers.

Hope this helps.

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Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 21 Jul 2000 6:33 am

It was a moderate hit for B.W. Stevenson in the late 70s(?). I always liked his singing and he was a pretty fair songwriter.

LTB

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 21 Jul 2000 7:51 am

It was recorded and was a "hit" for BW in 1973. I was in BW's band at the time and was on the album.

Funny thing, BW had previously recorded a Danny Moore song called "Shambala," and RCA was really jazzed on it. But the BW version was shadowed by the Three Dog Night cover of "Shambala" which became the radio hit.

So BW got together with Danny, and they came up with "My Maria." It was the hit they sought although not quite as monstrous as they were hoping for.

BW's real name, incidentally, was Louis Charles Stevenson. His nickname around the Dallas folk music clubs was "Buckwheat." Professionally it got shortened to "BW," but all his buddies called him "Buck."

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erik · Post by **erik** » 21 Jul 2000 2:36 pm

Herb Steiner,
I love reading these kinds of insights. Thanks for sharing. I like both versions of that song.

For Chip and others:
BMI has an excellent data base of songs that they represent either fully or partially. ASCAP also has one but i can't get it to work for me.

Dean Brown · Post by **Dean Brown** » 21 Jul 2000 9:07 pm

Herb, I went to high school with B.W. (He went by Chuck then) at Adamson High in Oak Cliff. In the mid to late sixties he was more of a folk singer, but he had a fantastic voice and could write some great songs. I have a copy of My Maria by him and I still think his version is the very best.