Gene Watson's Peers: Gregg Galbraith
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 a quote from Gregg Galbraith,
which he submitted to this site on Monday 2 October 2006.
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 Monday 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, 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 Galbraith has 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 Galbraith 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 the following Gene Watson albums:
'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)
'In
a Perfect World' (Shanachie Records, 2007).
Gregg Galbraith does not have a website of his own. However, Sean
Brady has included a link for the
Steel Guitar Forum; it was as a result of searching this site that Sean
'stumbled' upon Gregg Galbraith's email address.
