Gene Watson CD Giveaway: June 2008
Courtesy of London-based Hux Records,
the Gene Watson Fan Site had 2
copies (each) to give away of the special Gene Watson re-issue
(2-on-1) albums 'Love in the Hot Afternoon/Paper
Rosie' (Hux Records, 2002) & 'Because
You Believed in Me/Beautiful Country' (Hux Records,
2005).
This special online competition, which commenced on Monday 9 June 2008,
closed on Monday 30 June 2008.
The closing date for the Gene Watson (Hux Records) CD Giveaway Competition
was Monday 30 June 2008 - 4 lucky winners were selected by Brian O'Reilly of
Hux Records in London on Friday 4 July 2008.
The 4 lucky winners, who each received a copy of Gene Watson's Hux Records
albums, were drawn by Brian O'Reilly
at Hux Records
in London on Friday 4 July 2008 & are
listed thus:
1
Paula Shook, Dresden, Tennessee, USA
2
Louise McHargue, Warner Robins, Georgia, USA
3
Sue Lawhorn, Ridgeley, West Virginia, USA
4
Nikki Welcher, Burns, Tennessee, USA
All personal information collected, such as names &
addresses, during the course of the Gene Watson CD Giveaway were only used
by the Gene Watson Fan Site for the purposes of administering the
competition & were not given to any third parties.
Congratulations to all 4 winners & thank you to everyone who took the time
to enter the CD Giveaway.
Special thanks to Brian O'Reilly at Hux Records in London, England for
donating 4 copies of these wonderful Gene Watson re-issues.
Hux Records, based in London, England was launched in 1998 & have built an
enviable reputation as specialists in releasing classic archive recordings.
All of their titles include material which has never been available on CD
before now; in fact most Hux Records recordings have never been available
before in any form.
Hux Records work directly with each featured artist wherever possible & they
often assist with the studio mastering, artwork & packaging. Hux Records CD
booklets include informative liner notes, full recording details & artist
photographs.
To date, Hux Records have served the music career of Gene Watson extremely
well; they have released two '2-for-1' albums - 'Love in the Hot
Afternoon/Paper Rosie' (Hux Records, 2002)
& 'Because You Believed in
Me/Beautiful Country' (Hux Records, 2005).
Hux Records have also celebrated other
major country music artists, with fine
re-issues of their material, including Billie Jo Spears, Stoney Edwards,
Tom T. Hall, Connie
Smith, Clint Black, Charlie
Louvin, Faron Young, Ed Bruce & Cal Smith.
Billie Jo Spears: 'Mr. Walker, It's All Over/Just
Singing' (Hux Records, 2003)
Released as HUX 044 on Monday 29 September
2003
Stoney Edwards: 'Stoney Edwards/She's My
Rock' (Hux Records, 2005)
Released as HUX 069 on Monday 25 July 2005
Tom T. Hall: 'In Search
of a Song/The Rhymer & Other Five & Dimers' (Hux
Records, 2005)
Released as HUX 071 on Monday 26 September 2005
Connie Smith: 'Connie Smith/Cute 'n'
Country' (Hux Records, 2006)
Released as
HUX 076 on Monday 27 March 2006
Clint Black: 'Killin' Time/Put Yourself in
My Shoes' (Hux Records, 2006)
Released as HUX 080 on Monday 9 October 2006
Tom T. Hall: 'We All Got Together And.../The Storyteller' (Hux
Records, 2007)
Released as HUX 091 on Monday 28 May 2007
Charlie Louvin: 'Less and Less & I Don't Love You Anymore/Lonesome is Me' (Hux
Records, 2009)
Released as HUX 099 on
Monday 26 January 2009
Faron Young: 'Here's Faron Young/Occasional Wife' (Hux Records, 2009)
Released as HUX 105
on Monday 27 April 2009
Ed Bruce: 'The Tennessean/Cowboys and Dreamers' (Hux Records, 2009)
Released as HUX 106
on Monday 27 April 2009
Cal Smith: 'The Best of Cal Smith' (Hux Records, 2009)
Released as HUX 110
on Monday 7 December 2009
Special thanks to Sarah Brosmer at Lytle Management in Nashville (Gene
Watson's Management Team), Stuart Cameron at
HotDisc in Scotland & Ray
Grundy at Metro Country in England for their kind & generous promotion of
the Hux Records CD Giveaway Competition.