Gene Watson's Peers: Luke Reed
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 a quote from
Luke Reed, which he submitted to this site on Friday 16 June 2006.
Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to
Luke Reed who has made a special contribution to a unique part of
this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.
Luke Reed
This quote was submitted on Friday 16 June 2006
'I have always thought of Gene as one of the two
greatest pure singers in country music - the other is Ray Price.
When I heard Gene sing 'Ain't no fun to be alone in San Antone', the first
major recording of one of my songs, I thought it just couldn't get any
better than that. And you know what? It never has'.
Thank you, Luke Reed, for your support of Gene Watson.
About Luke Reed...
Luke Reed is a songwriter & recording artist based in New
Mexico. Luke has had the privilege of having his Western-style
compositions recorded by artists such as Red Steagall, Don Edwards, George
Strait, Michael Martin Murphey, Randy Travis, Gary Allan, David Ball, Bonnie Bramlett, Johnny Bush &
Hank Thompson.
Luke Reed is a Will Rogers Award recipient for Excellence in the Field of
Western Arts. At the time of the acquisition of this quote from Luke
Reed (in June 2006), he had his own group called Modern Western
Civilisation, which comprised of Hilary Schacht on fiddle & Lance Quadri on
upright bass.
Gene Watson recorded Luke Reed's 'Ain't no fun to be alone in San Antone'
(co-written with Buddy Cannon) & included the track on 'Back
in the Fire' (Warner Bros. Records, 1989).
Sadly, since the acquisition of this quote (in June 2006) from Luke
Reed, his official site is now offline.
