Gene Watson's Peers: John Gardner
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 2010 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
John Gardner, which he submitted
to this site on Tuesday 2 March 2010.
Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to
John Gardner
who made a special contribution to this unique part of this online
'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.
John Gardner
This quote was submitted on Tuesday 2 March 2010
'In 1975, I was the drummer for a house band in Columbia, South Carolina.
We
started backing up new country artists passing through the area.
As luck
would have it, Gene Watson passed through with his first single 'Love
in the hot afternoon'. He certainly won't remember me of that time period, but I
surely remember him.
I've had the great fortune to work with Gene several times on the Grand Ole Opry
& have recorded several tracks for him over the years. His gift of
singing dazzled me then & dazzles me to this day.
Gene Watson is a true
country singer'.
Thank you, John Gardner, for your support of Gene Watson.
About John Gardner...
John Gardner's
hometown is Johnson City, Tennessee & has been recording in Nashville for
the best part of twenty-five years.
This period of time covers a
multitude of song-writing demos & independent albums.
John Gardner has also had a good
run at mainstream country music albums by such artists as
Don Williams,
Lee Roy
Parnell, Michele Wright, Tim O’Brien, Jerry Douglas, Jesse Winchester, Kimmie
Rhodes, Willie Nelson, Josh Turner, Gene Watson,
Dixie Chicks,
One Flew South, John Kay, Phoebe Snow, Al Kooper & Rory Block.
John Gardner has also toured with
Earl Scruggs, Dixie Chicks, James Taylor, Don Williams, Reba McEntire,
Kimmie Rhodes & Kenny Rogers; John was also a member of the Grand Ole Opry staff
band for several years.
John Gardner played drums & percussion on
Don Williams'
'True Love' (RCA Records, 1990)
John Gardner played drums on Lee Roy Parnell's
'Lee Roy Parnell' (Arista Records, 1990)
John Gardner played drums on Michelle Wright's 'Michelle Wright' (Savannah
Records, 1990)
John Gardner played drums on Tim O'Brien's 'Odd Man In' (Rounder Records,
1991)
John Gardner played drums on Tim O'Brien's 'When No One's Around' (Rounder
Records, 1997)
John Gardner played drums & percussion on Jerry Douglas' 'Restless On The
Farm' (Sugarhill Records, 1998)
John Gardner played drums on Jesse Winchester's 'Gentleman of Leisure' (Sugarhill
Records, 1999)
John Gardner played drums & percussion on Kimmie Rhodes' 'Rich From The
Journey' (Sunbird Records, 2000)
John Gardner played drums & percussion on Kimmie Rhodes' 'Love Me Like A
Song' (Sunbird Records, 2002)
John Gardner played drums on Kimmie Rhodes & Willie Nelson's 'Picture in a
Frame' (Sunbird Records, 2003)
John Gardner played drums & percussion on Kimmie Rhodes' 'Windblown'
(Sunbird Records, 2005)
John Gardner played drums on Josh Turner's 'Everything is Fine' (MCA
Nashville, 2007)
John Gardner played drums on 'What was I thinking',
'Together again', 'This side of the door' & 'Like I wasn't even there',
all of which were included on Gene Watson's 'In
a Perfect World' (Shanachie
Records, 2007)
John Gardner also played drums & percussion on
'I buried our love', a track that was
included on Gene
Watson's 'In
a Perfect World' (Shanachie
Records, 2007)
John Gardner played drums
on Chuck Cannon's 'Love & Money' (Nashville Underground Records, 2008)
Visit John Gardner's Official
MySpace Site
