Gene Watson Peer's Quote from Joe Allen: May 2009
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 Watson's Peers who were contacted during 2009 were most gracious with their time and words. It is here, within this special part of the Gene Watson Fan Site, that you have an opportunity to read a quote from Joe Allen, which he submitted to this site on Saturday 16 May 2009.
Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to Joe Allen who made a special contribution to this unique part of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.
Sean Brady would also like to express a heartfelt 'thank you' to Kevin Tuckfield at Crow Mountain Music without whose kindness the Gene Watson quote from Joe Allen would not have been possible; between Wednesday 13 May 2009 and Sunday 17 May 2009, Kevin Tuckfield and Joe Allen were in Nashville writing songs together.
Update: Thursday 18 April 2013
Sean Brady would also like to express a heartfelt 'thank you' to Waylon Jordan and Ken Dravis at Colorado's KEKB 99.9FM Today's Best Country (and Joe Allen) for granting permission to use the Joe Allen photo utilised in this feature.
Joe Allen
This quote was submitted on Saturday 16 May 2009.
'I would like to tell his fans how I feel about my very dear friend Gene Watson.
There's too much to say in a small space. As you probably know, I've worked with and written for a lot of artists. No one can compare with the treatment and heart that he gave my songs.
Gene will always remain on the top of my list. He's the best country singer in the world; true to his roots and true to his fans, and I'm one of his biggest'.
Thank you, Joe Allen, for your support of Gene Watson.
About Joe Allen...
Joe Allen is one of Nashville's finest bass players and is a consummate songwriter; he is a highly respected and renowned country music song-writer of note and has written the following songs:
Jeannie C. Riley recorded Joe Allen's 'Manhattan, Kansas' and included the track on 'Down To Earth' (MGM Records, 1972).
Loretta Lynn recorded Joe Allen's 'Manhattan, Kansas' and included the track on 'Here I Am Again' (Decca Records, 1972).
Barbara Mandrell recorded Joe Allen's 'Midnight Oil' and included the track on 'Midnight Oil' (Columbia Records, 1973); the track reached No.7 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1973.
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 - Friday 26 April 2013) and Tammy Wynette (Tuesday 5 May 1942 - Monday 6 April 1998) recorded Joe Allen's 'Your Shining Face' (co-written with Buddy Killen) and included the track on 'Let's Build A World Together' (Epic Records, 1973).
Don Williams recorded Joe Allen's 'Ghost Story' and included the track on 'Don Williams, Volume 3' (Dot/ABC Records, 1974).
Ferlin Husky (Thursday 3 December 1925 - Thursday 17 March 2011) recorded Joe Allen's 'Ghost Story' and included the track on 'Champagne, Ladies And Blue Ribbon Babies' (ABC Records, 1974).
Faron Young (Thursday 25 February 1932 - Tuesday 10 December 1996) recorded Joe Allen's 'Man Who Came Around' and included the track on 'I'd Just Be Fool Enough' (Mercury Records, 1976).
Merle Haggard recorded Joe Allen's 'Ghost Story' and included the track on 'Ramblin' Fever' (MCA Records, 1977).
Don Williams recorded Joe Allen's 'Expert At Everything' and included the track on 'Visions' (Dot Records, 1977).
Don Williams recorded Joe Allen's 'Overlooking And Under-thinking' and included the track on 'Country Boy' (Dot Records, 1977).
Chris LeDoux (Saturday 2 October 1948 - Wednesday 9 March 2005) recorded Joe Allen's 'Lawman Reverend Brown' and included the track on 'Sing Me A Song Mr. Rodeo Man' (ACS Records, 1977).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'I Don't Need A Thing At All' and included the track on 'Beautiful Country' (Capitol Records, 1978); the track reached No.8 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1978.
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'It Don't Hurt Me Half As Bad' and included the track on 'Beautiful Country' (Capitol Records, 1978).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'One Sided Conversation' and included the track on 'Reflections' (Capitol Records, 1978); the track reached No.8 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1978.
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Let's Give It Or Get It On' and included the track on 'Reflections' (Capitol Records, 1978).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'For The Memories' and included the track on 'Reflections' (Capitol Records, 1978).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'I Wonder How It Is In Colorado' and included the track on 'Reflections' (Capitol Records, 1978).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Pick The Wildwood Flower' and included the track on 'Reflections' (Capitol Records, 1978); the track reached No.5 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1979.
Crystal Gayle recorded Joe Allen's 'Touching Me Again' and included the track on 'I've Cried The Blue Right Out Of My Eyes' (MCA Records, 1978).
Moe Bandy recorded Joe Allen's 'Yippi Cry Ai' (co-written with Buck Lindsey) and included the track on 'Love Is What Life's All About' (Columbia Records, 1978).
Don Williams recorded Joe Allen's 'Circle Driveway' and included the track on 'Portrait' (MCA Records, 1979).
Billie Jo Spears (Thursday 14 January 1937 - Wednesday 14 December 2011) recorded Joe Allen's 'I Think I'll Go Home' and included the track on 'I Will Survive' (United Artists Records, 1979).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)' and included the track on 'Should I Come Home' (Capitol Records, 1979); the track reached No.3 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1979.
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Circle Driveway' and included the track on 'Should I Come Home' (Capitol Records, 1979).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Bedroom Ballad' and included the track on 'Should I Come Home' (Capitol Records, 1979); the track reached No.18 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1980.
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Raisin' Cane In Texas' and included the track on 'No One Will Ever Know' (Capitol Records, 1980); the track reached No.15 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1980.
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'If Love Could Find Us Now' and included the track on 'No One Will Ever Know' (Capitol Records, 1980).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Tryin' To Satisfy You' and included the track on 'No One Will Ever Know' (Capitol Records, 1980).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'I've Been Down Some Roads' and included the track on 'No One Will Ever Know' (Capitol Records, 1980).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Down And Out This Way Again' and included the track on 'No One Will Ever Know' (Capitol Records, 1980).
Don Williams recorded Joe Allen's 'Fair Weather Friends', which was co-written with Johnny Cash (Friday 26 February 1932 - Friday 12 September 2003), and included the track on 'Especially For You' (MCA Records, 1981).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Come Back Home' and included the track on 'Between This Time & The Next Time' (MCA Records, 1981).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Down Here On My Knees' and included the track on 'Between This Time & The Next Time' (MCA Records, 1981).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'The Girl I Used To Run Around On' and included the track on 'Old Love Never Die' (MCA Records, 1981).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'The Sun Never Comes Up' and included the track on 'Old Love Never Die' (MCA Records, 1981).
Johnny Cash (Friday 26 February 1932 - Friday 12 September 2003) recorded Joe Allen's 'John's' and included the track on 'Adventures Of Johnny Cash' (Columbia Records, 1982).
Johnny Cash (Friday 26 February 1932 - Friday 12 September 2003) recorded Joe Allen's 'Fair Weather Friends' (co-written with Johnny Cash) and included the track on 'Adventures Of Johnny Cash' (Columbia Records, 1982).
Don Williams recorded Joe Allen's 'Only Game In Town' and included the track on 'Cafe Carolina' (MCA Records, 1984).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Leaving's Been Coming For A Long Long Time' and included the track on 'Little by Little' (MCA Records, 1984).
Randy Travis recorded Joe Allen's 'Messin' With My Mind' (co-written with Charlie Williams) and included the track on 'Storms Of Life' (Warner Bros. Records, 1986).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Bottle Of Tears' (co-written with Jimmy Pasquale and D. Lay) and included the track on 'Starting New Memories' (Epic Records, 1986).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'I Always Get It Right With You' and included the track on 'Honky Tonk Crazy' (Epic Records, 1987).
Benny Berry recorded Joe Allen's 'Goin' Home' and included the track on 'Some Things Never Change' (Hawk Records, 1991).
John Anderson recorded Joe Allen's 'Cold Day In Hell' (co-written with Buck Lindsey and Mike Elliott) and included the track on 'Seminole Wind' (BNA Records, 1992).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Old Porch Swing' (co-written with Charlie Williams) and included the track on 'In Other Words' (Broadland Records/Mercury Canada, 1992).
Gene Watson recorded Joe Allen's 'Old Porch Swing' (co-written with Charlie Williams) and included the track on 'A Way to Survive' (Step One Records, 1997).
Johnny Cash (Friday 26 February 1932 - Friday 12 September 2003) recorded Joe Allen's 'Pick The Wildwood Flower'; the track was included on disc 4 of the box set 'Johnny Cash: 'The Legend' (Sony Music, 2005).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 - Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Joe Allen's 'I Always Get It Right With You' (co-written with Charlie Williams) and included the track on 'Burn Your Playhouse Down - The Unreleased Duets' (Bandit Records, 2008); the track was a duet with Shelby Lynne.
Teea Goans recorded Joe Allen's 'Lying In My Arms' and included the track on 'The Way I Remember It' (Crosswind Records, 2010).
Joe Allen is a highly respected and renowned bass player and has played bass guitar on the following Gene Watson albums:
'Love in the Hot Afternoon' (Capitol Records, 1975)
'Because You Believed in Me' (Capitol Records, 1976)
'Paper Rosie' (Capitol Records, 1977)
'Beautiful Country' (Capitol Records, 1978)
'Reflections' (Capitol Records, 1978)
'Should I Come Home' (Capitol Records, 1979)
'No One Will Ever Know' (Capitol Records, 1980)
'Between This Time & The Next Time' (MCA Records, 1981)
'Old Love Never Die' (MCA Records, 1981)
'This Dream's on Me' (MCA Records, 1982)
Joe Allen is a highly respected and renowned bass player and has played bass guitar on the following albums:
Don Williams' 'Don Williams, Volume 1' (JMI Records, 1973)
Don Williams' 'Don Williams, Volume 2' (JMI Records, 1974)
Don Williams' 'Don Williams, Volume 3' (Dot/ABC Records, 1974)
Bobby Bare And Family's 'Singing In The Kitchen' (RCA Victor, 1974)
Don Williams' 'You're My Best Friend' (Dot Records, 1975)
Bobby Bare's 'Hard Time Hungrys' (RCA Victor, 1975)
Don Williams' 'Harmony' (Dot Records, 1976)
Bobby Bare's 'Me And McDill' (RCA Victor, 1977)
Don Williams' 'Country Boy' (Dot Records, 1977)
Crystal Gayle's 'We Must Believe In Magic' (United Artists Records, 1977)
Don Williams' 'Expressions' (ABC Records, 1978)
Don Williams' 'I Believe In You' (MCA Records, 1980)
Don Williams' 'Especially For You' (MCA Records, 1981)
Bobby Bare's 'Ain't Got Nothing To Lose' (Columbia Records, 1982)
Don Williams' 'Yellow Moon' (MCA Records, 1983)
Johnny Cash's 'Boom Chicka Boom' (Mercury Records, 1990)
Joe Allen produced Kevin Tuckfield's 'Ozark Mountain Bluegrass' (Crow Mountain Music, 2008), composed two of the tracks ('Pull The Cork Or Push The Plow' and 'Hound Dog Waltz') and played bass guitar on all tracks.
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Update: Thursday 18 April 2013
Article Feature courtesy of Waylon Jordan at Colorado's KEKB 99.9FM Today's Best Country
Photo of Joe Allen courtesy of Ken Dravis (and Joe Allen)
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