Buddy Spicher (October 2004)
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!
All of Gene's Peers who were contacted in 2004 were most gracious with
their time & words. It is here, within this special
part of gene-watson.com, that you have an opportunity to
read
Buddy Spicher's quote, which he submitted to this site on
Friday 29 October 2004.
I (Sean Brady)
would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to
Buddy Spicher who
has made a special contribution to a unique part
of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.
 Buddy
Spicher
This quote was submitted on Friday 29 October 2004
'Gene Watson is one of the best country singers to arrive on the
scene since Faron Young. He is a true country artist and
respects his field. What an honour it was to play on his
recordings and be a part of what I feel true country music
should sound like.
Gene could learn a song and sing it in one
take in the studio. What a wonderful characteristic to have!
Gene Watson has a great ear for country music'.
Thank you,
Buddy Spicher,
for your support of Gene Watson.
About Buddy Spicher...
Buddy Spicher is a native of Dubois, Pennsylvania & he performed on the WWVA
Jamboree in Wheeling, West Virginia. From there he went to work with some
of the great country show bands including Judy Lynn's noted western swing
aggregation in Las Vegas & Tahoe prior to making Nashville his home in 1958.
Having been aptly called 'the Jascha Heifetz of the country fiddle', Buddy's
genius for arrangements & harmony made him a favorite with Nashville record
producers, while his state-of-the-art perfection with gutsy, straightforward
solo work established him in the role model of America's best-known
quintessential country fiddle player.
Buddy was one of Nashville's most in-demand studio musicians for three decades;
his versatile & precise fiddle style has made enormous contributions to the
commercial success of classic recordings by Webb Pierce, Ray Price, Bill Monroe,
Kitty Wells, Jimmy Martin & Hank Snow, as well as those of Bob Wills, George
Strait, Linda Ronstadt, Hank Thompson, Dan Fogelberg, Crystal Gayle, The Osborne
Brothers & Garth Brooks.
Along with his imaginative arrangements, Buddy Spicher is well known as being a
master of 'double stops' (playing two notes at the same time & literally
harmonising with himself).
Buddy Spicher's versatile & precise fiddle style has made an
enormous contribution to the success of these Gene Watson
albums:
 'Love
in the Hot Afternoon'
Capitol Records
1975
 'Because You Believed in Me'
Capitol Records
1976
 'Paper Rosie'
Capitol Records
1977
 'Beautiful
Country'
Capitol Records
1977
 'Reflections'
Capitol Records
1978
 'Should I Come
Home'
(Capitol Records
1979
 'No
One will Ever Know'
Capitol Records
1980
 'Between
This Time & the Next Time'
MCA Records
1981
 'Old Loves Never Die'
MCA Records
1981
 'This Dream's on Me'
MCA Records
1982
 'Sometimes I Get Lucky'
MCA Records
1983
 'Little by Little'
MCA Records
1984
 'Heartaches, Love & Stuff'
MCA Records
1985
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