B. W. Stevenson (October 5, 1949 – April 28, 1988), born Louis Charles Stevenson, was an American country pop artist, working in a genre now called progressive country. "B.W." stood for "Buckwheat." Stevenson was born in Dallas, Texas, and attended W. H. Adamson High School with such other future noted musicians as Michael Martin Murphey, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Larry Groce.

B.W. Stevenson performed and was taped for the pilot of Austin City Limits. While the performance was great, the recording quality was, unfortunately, deemed too poor. Willie Nelson's performance, which was the following night, October 14, 1974, ended up being the first episode of the long-running program.