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Holly Dunn (August 2005)

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 2005 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 Holly Dunn's quote, which she submitted to this site on Tuesday 30 August 2005.

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


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This quote was submitted on Tuesday 30 August 2005



'Gene Watson has the quintessential country voice.  Most country singers, including myself, bow to his greatness.

May I wish him (& his fan-based website) all the very best'.


Thank you,
Holly Dunn, for your support of Gene Watson
 

About Holly Dunn...

Holly Dunn was was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1957 & was one of the most popular female country singers of the late 1980s.  Her self-titled debut album was released by MTM Records in 1986 & produced her first Top 10 hit, 'Daddy's hands'.  The 'Cornerstone' album in 1987 contained two Top 5 singles; 'Love someone like me' & 'Only when I love'.  Holly produced her 1988 follow-up album ('Across the Rio Grande') herself, resulting in the hits 'Strangers again' & '(It's always gonna be) Someday'.

When MTM subsequently went bankrupt, Holly signed with Warner Bros., who released her 1989 set 'The Blue Rose of Texas', which produced her first-ever No. 1 single, 'Are you ever gonna love me', as well as the Top 5 hit 'There goes my heart again' (the latter track co-written by Joe Diffie).

The 'Blue Rose of Texas' album also includes Holly's powerful rendition of Dolly Parton's 'Most of all why', a song which Gene Watson had recorded in 1977 for his 'Paper Rosie' album for Capitol Records.

Subsequent Holly Dunn albums included 'Heart Full of Love' in 1990, 'Milestones' in 1991, 'Getting It Dunn' in 1992, 'Life & Love & all the Stages' in 1995 & 'Leave One Bridge Standing' in 1997.

Sadly, Holly Dunn decided to quit the country music business in 2003 in order to concentrate on her passion for creating original artwork, examples of which can be found on her official website
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Visit Holly Dunn's Official Website


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