Jim Glaser (November 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 Jim
Glaser's quote, which
he submitted to this site on Friday 10 November 2006.
I (Sean Brady)
would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to
Jim Glaser who has made a special contribution to a unique part
of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.
 Jim
Glaser
This quote was submitted on Friday 10 November 2006
'Whenever
I'm tuning up & down the country music
radio dial, quite often I'll hear a
voice that I don't immediately
recognise. But that never happens
when I hear a song by Gene Watson.
His voice is so rich & clear, his
delivery strong & solidly on pitch (even
back in the days when artist's voices
weren't electronically tuned) that I
always stop & listen until he finishes
the song. He's truly a credit to
our industry'.
Thank you,
Jim Glaser, for your support of Gene Watson.
About Jim Glaser...
Jim
Glaser
is a native of Spalding, Nebraska, where he was born
in December 1937. He was a member of the
family group Tompall & the Glaser Brothers, who
began life as session musicians for Marty Robbins
(RIP) & Johnny Cash.
The Glaser Brothers provided harmony voices on two
major country music hits; Marty Robbins' 'El Paso'
(No.1 on both the country & pop music charts in
1959) & Johnny Cash's 'Ring of fire' (No.1 for seven
weeks on the country charts in 1963, when it was
also a Top 20 hit on the pop charts).
The Glaser
Brothers travelled with the Marty Robbins show for
three years; some of the first country performers to
appear in Las Vegas, Marty Robbins & Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
enjoyed a six-week run at the Showboat Casino in
1960.
The Brothers' stint on the road with Johnny
Cash included performances at Steel Pier in Atlantic
City & New York City's prestigious Carnegie Hall.
Jim Glaser & his brothers were also with Patsy Cline for
her debut at the Mint Casino in Las Vegas, just weeks
before her tragic death (March 1963).
As members of the Grand Ole Opry for fifteen
years, Jim Glaser & his two brothers (Tompall &
the Glaser Brothers) won nearly every group award
country music had to offer. Billboard Magazine
presented them with an award for being the most
awarded group in country music.
The Glaser Brothers enjoyed a number of their own
hit songs; 'Rings' reached No.7 in 1971, while 'Lovin
her was easier (than anything I'll ever do again)'
hit No.2 in 1981. The Glaser Brothers
disbanded in 1973 & stayed apart for six years.
Jim Glaser had first appeared on the Billboard
charts as a solo artist in 1968, & by 1979, he was
still looking for the right break, when he was met
Don Tolle, a pop promotion man for A&M Records.
Don wanted to develop his own record label, but it
would be 1982 before he could muster enough
financial backing to launch Noble Vision.
Jim Glaser was the first artist & saw the release of
'The man in the mirror' album, from which four
singles made dents in the Top 40 of the country
charts. It would be a fifth single from the album
('You're gettin' to me again') that would spend one
week at No.1 on the country charts in September
1984. As a consequence, Jim Glaser was voted
'Top New Male Vocalist of the Year' by the Academy
of Country Music (ACM).
Noble Vision was unable to replicate this success &
was taken over by MCA Records, but this relationship
lasted only a short time. Jim, however, did
well as a backing vocalist, appearing on Sylvia's
'Drifter' (No.1 for one week in April 1981) & Ronnie
McDowell's 'Watchin' girls go by' (No.4 in late
1981).
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