Gregg Galbraith (October 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 Gregg Galbraith's quote, which
he submitted to this site on Monday 2 October 2006.
I (Sean Brady)
would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to
Gregg Galbraith who has made a special contribution to a unique part
of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.
 Gregg
Galbraith
This quote was submitted on Monday 2 October 2006
'Sean,
thank you for writing and for expressing
the desire to include me in the 'Peers'
section of your website.
The first time I worked with Gene was
when I was playing guitar for Bill
Anderson, and Gene appeared on our
syndicated television show here in
Nashville. It must have been in
1972 or 1973.
'Love in the hot afternoon'
was on top of
the charts, and I was really impressed
by this new singer's talent!
Later I had the opportunity to play for
Gene as a member of the staff band for
the Capital Records show during the
disc-jockey convention on a couple of
occasions.
I think I've played on about
five of Gene's
more recent albums, and it's always been
a thrill to be around him in the studio.
He is the consummate vocal professional!
Just hearing that voice of his in your
headphones inspires you to play up to
the limits of your capability and
beyond.
The greatest compliment that can be paid
to a singer who has been around for
decades is that he sings 'just as good
as ever', but that phrase is bandied
about far too often, and usually is just
down-right incorrect.
I had the pleasure of working a Ray
Price tour earlier this year, and Ray
really does sound as good as ever!
The only other vocalist I can think of
who fits in this same category is Gene
Watson!'
Thank you,
Gregg
Galbraith, for your support of Gene Watson.
About Gregg Galbraith...
Gregg Galbraith is an acclaimed guitar player from
Columbus, Indiana where he was born on 29 July 1946.
He began taking
guitar lessons at the age of 10 & by the time he was
15, Gregg had 'discovered' country music & knew that
he wanted to make Nashville his home.
Gregg moved to Nashville just a couple days after
graduating
from High School in 1964. He played the Opry
for the first time shortly after his 18th birthday,
with Bill Carlisle, and worked road dates with him
too, until he was drafted into the army in 1966.
Upon his discharge from the army, Gregg returned to
Nashville & played on the road, on the Opry, and in
the studio with Skeeter Davis (RIP), George Hamilton
IV & Bill Anderson until 1976, when he decided to
try to stay in town & concentrate on a career as a
recording musician.
In addition to playing on Gene Watson's records,
Gregg also recorded with George Strait, Reba
McEntire, Joe Stampley, Moe Bandy, Merle Haggard,
Alabama,
Becky Hobbs, Joe Sun, The Kendalls,
Leona Williams
& Bobby Bare, as well as many
international artists from England, Ireland,
Scandinavia, Switzerland, Japan & Australia.
Gregg Galbraith first met Gene Watson in the early
1970s, when he appeared on the Bill Anderson
syndicated television show.
Gregg's
wife Theresa is the sister of steel
guitar great Paul Franklin.
 Gregg Galbraith
made an indelible mark on five of Gene
Watson's album releases.
Gregg played a variety of guitars on 'At
Last' (Warner Bros. Records, 1991); he
played electric guitar on the following
tracks:
1 ('At last')
3 ('A gifted hand')
4 ('You can't get arrested in
Nashville')
5 ('She's leavin' looking good')
6 ('This could go on forever')
7 ('I catch myself')
8 ('The workin' end of a hoe')
10 ('This country's bigger than
Texas')
Gregg also played acoustic guitar on track 2
('You can't take it with you when you go'), and electric guitar & delveccio
guitar on track 9 ('Only yesterday').
Gregg Galbraith also played lead guitar on 'In Other
Words' (Broadland Records/Mercury
Canada, 1993), 'A Way to Survive' (Step One Records,
1997), 'From the Heart' (RMG Records, 2001)
& 'Gene Watson: Then & Now' (Koch Records
Nashville, 2005).
Visit The Steel Guitar Forum Website
(Gregg
Galbraith does not have a website of his
own. However, I have included a link for the
Steel Guitar Forum website; it was as a result
of searching this site that I 'stumbled' upon
Gregg's email address.)
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