Gene Watson Fan Site
Thank you for visiting the Gene Watson Fan Site.
The site is based in Ireland & contains everything you need to know (well,
almost everything!) about
Gene Watson & his current
happenings.



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Since 1975, Gene Watson has been an artist who has adhered to, and remained
faithful to, a 'hard' traditional country sound. Gene Watson is truly a
'Lone Star Hero' & his music is part of the very constitution of country
music. It is in Gene Watson's country music recordings that the tradition of
heartfelt, genuine country music is preserved for all time.
Gene Watson's 'Beautiful Country' speaks for itself; it is a music of the
people, for the people & ultimately by one of the people -
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Shanachie Records officially
released Gene Watson's highly anticipated 'A Taste of the Truth'
in the US on Tuesday 25 August 2009; the album was officially released
in the UK & Ireland on Monday 21 September 2009.


The following statement was released (on Wednesday 4 November 2009) by
Sarah Brosmer of Lytle Management in Nashville:
'Congratulations to Gene Watson for winning (Citadel Media's)
Real Country
Network 'Listener Choice Award' for 'Legend of the Year'. Gene beat out
other nominees George Strait, Reba McEntire, Hank Williams Junior & Randy
Travis.
Real Country Network listeners voted during the month of October 2009 as part of
the network's celebration of 'Country Music Month'.
When told of the honour, the ever humble Watson stated, 'This
made my day. It was a thrill just to be in the category with such great
artists & to win is such a compliment from the fans. I am very honoured to
accept this award'.

On Tuesday 27 October 2009, Gene Watson participated in a taped interview
with host Kris Wilson at the
Real
Country Network; you can listen to Gene's special interview with Kris Wilson at Real Country
Network
here.


The video for 'Staying Together' from Gene Watson &
Rhonda Vincent was premiered on GAC (Great American Country) on Monday 26
October 2009.

On Thursday 10 September 2009, Gene Watson participated in an
interview for the UK's highly influential & widely regarded CMP
(Country Music People) magazine.

The interview was conducted by Walt Trott at the
Nashville offices of John Lytle
Management & has been published in the November 2009 issue of the
magazine - you can read the feature here.

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Check out the Official Gene Watson
Site - based in Nashville & maintained by
Lytle Management, the site proudly
gives Gene his first official online presence ever.
Please also make a point of joining
Gene Watson's Official
Fan Club - it's free to join & you can find full details
here.


Check out the Official Gene Watson Tour Info -
find out where & when your favourite Texan country music star is appearing
in your area.

Learn More about Gene Watson...
- The Latest News about Gene Watson
- A comprehensive Biography
- A detailed Discography
- Quotes from Gene's Peers
- Where to Purchase Gene Watson Music
- Gene Watson Tour Info
- Exclusive photos in the Gene Watson Gallery
- Comprehensive list of all pages on the Site Map
- Make Contact with the Gene Watson Fan Site
Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit:
On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Gene Watson donated several items to the Country
Music Hall of Fame & Museum's Frist Library & Archives; the donation took
place during a taping of GAC's 'Master Series' & was aired on the GAC (Great
American Country) television network.

The 'Gene Watson: Fourteen Carat Voice' exhibit,
which
opened in Nashville on Monday 20 October 2008, closed
on Thursday 24 September 2009 -
you can find
full details here.

Gene Watson Fan Site Gallery:
Have a Gene Watson-related photograph? Then the
Gene Watson Fan Site Gallery is just for you.

Please submit all relevant Gene Watson-related photos for inclusion within
this part of the site.




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