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Ann J. Morton (January 2006)Gene Watson's peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east
Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as
'the singer's singer' - and rightly so!
'I have had a lot of artists record the songs that I have written, but I have to say that I was so proud that Gene Watson recorded 'The look in baby's eyes'. Gene's voice on the track is awesome, and I am one of his biggest fans'. Thank you, Ann J. Morton, for your support of Gene Watson. About Ann J. Morton...Ann J. Morton is a native of Oklahoma, where she sang in church at the age of three & started playing piano by ear at six. In her early teens, Ann would often sneak out to a local dance hall, where Bob Wills, Leon McAuliffe & other Western Swing bands were playing, and they would let her sit in & sing.
Later, Ann had a Saturday morning radio show on KWHN in
Fort Smith, Arkansas with her brother Jim Mundy, and
then a television show every morning with their family
band, which included her mother on bass, her husband
Larry and her younger brother Bill. Ann was a
featured vocalist with 'Buck Wayne' Johnston (Hall Of
Fame Disc Jockey) & the Bluebonnet Playboys with the
legendary Floyd Tillman in Texas.
Ann & her husband Larry eventually moved to Nashville,
where Larry played guitar for Danny Davis & The
Nashville Brass and worked in the studios as a musician
& record producer, while Ann J wrote songs for Charley
Pride's publishing company.
Ann's songs have been recorded by Charley Pride, Hank Thompson, Crystal Gayle, Gene Watson, Diana Trask, Red Sovine & Johnny Duncan.
Ann has recorded for Chart Records, where she was
produced by Bill Walker & for Prairie Dust Records
where she has enjoyed several award-winning singles on
the Billboard country music chart.
In 2005, Ann was nominated in the category 'Female Western Swing Vocalist of the Year' by the Academy of Western Music Association for her album 'The Swing of Things'.
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