Corey Frizzell (August 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!

All of Gene's Peers who were contacted in 2006 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 Corey Frizzell's quote, which he submitted to this site on Wednesday 16 August 2006.

I (Sean Brady) would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to Corey Frizzell who has made a special contribution to a unique part of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.

Corey Frizzell
This quote was submitted on Wednesday 16 August 2006


 

About Corey Frizzell...

Corey Frizzell grew up as a member of a very important & influential family within the country music genre.

When you hear the name Frizzell, you don’t think of art, you think of country music, you think of Lefty Frizzell.  The Frizzell family’s music roots run very deep, with legendary family members such as Lefty, David & Allen Frizzell, all having great hits of their own.  Although these roots are part of Corey’s heritage, he took a very different path, one not filled with music but with boxing and art.

Over the years, drawing became a hobby for Corey, taking a back seat to his boxing career.  Though Corey’s passion for boxing kept him in & out of the ring for eight years, his love for drawing has always been there.  Still this former Golden Gloves Champion has perfected his craft, starting with cartoons & later moving on to comic book art.

Corey spent most of his early years drawing murals of comic book heroes for friends.  It would be years before Corey would draw his first portrait inspired by one drawn by his aunt Betty, a former artist, which hung in his dad’s office.  Corey has fallen in love with portrait artwork in pencil & has developed his own technique and style, creating portraits since 1998.

Corey’s portraits have become a new focus in his life; he is not just drawing portraits for family & friends anymore.  For the last few years, Corey has been commissioned by the public to create his custom portraits.  Corey has also had the opportunity to create custom portraits for collectors of his work in the entertainment fields such as movie, music and sports.

In 2006, Corey has spent the majority of his time creating portraits of the stars for the stars.  For the first time, you will see the name Frizzell, which is so strongly associated with country music, on portraits of other great artists in the country music field; artists such as George Jones, Mark Chesnutt, Brad Paisley & Alan Jackson to name a few.

In June 2006, Corey had his first solo art exhibition at The Renaissance Center in Dickson, Tennessee.  This show was aptly named 'Roots' since it was a tribute to Corey’s musical heritage in portraiture.

Not only did Corey create custom portraits of Lefty, David & his dad Allen from personal family photographs, but he also met with several other great country music artists who picked out their own photos & had custom portraits created of them for this show.

One of these selected artists was Gene Watson & you can view Corey's portrait of Gene here, along with a letter from Gene to Corey.

'Roots' ran six weeks & had a great opening night reception with some of the artists on this show singing live for the reception.  All the portraits from this went to the artists, except the portrait of Lefty, which sold to a collector in Texas the first week after the show ended.

Corey was also asked by Billy Yates (writer of hits like 'I don’t need your rocking chair', 'Choices' & 'Alcohol') to exhibit some of his portraits of country artists at Billy’s 'Countriest of the Country' fan club party concert during Fan Fair 2006.  Corey created portraits of Lefty, Keith Whitley (RIP) & Billy Yates from personal photographs.

Since these shows, Corey has stayed busy creating custom portraits for the public & working on a new line of portraits to be sold in galleries; Corey has even been commissioned by George Jones to create portraits of his grandchildren.

There’s no telling what is in store for this artist.  Corey currently resides in middle Tennessee, where he works out of his home & continues to expand his portfolio.  Corey Frizzell is blazing a trail of his own while carrying on the family name.  Now because of Corey, when you hear the name Frizzell, you will think of art.

Visit Corey Frizzell's Official Website
Visit Allen Frizzell's Official Website
Visit David Frizzell's Official Website

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