Gene Watson's Peers: Mark Chesnutt
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 2004 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 Mark Chesnutt,
which he submitted to this site on Monday 4 October 2004.
Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to
Mark Chesnutt who has
made a special contribution to a unique part of this online 'celebration of
a Lone Star Hero'.
Mark Chesnutt
This quote was submitted on Monday 4 October 2004
'I have been a Gene Watson fan all my life. I was
singing his songs in the clubs in south east Texas for years before I got a
record deal.
I have had the chance to be in a show with Gene a few times & even recorded
'Love in the hot afternoon' on one of my CDs.
He is truly one of country
music's best voices & an all round great man'.
Thank you, Mark Chesnutt,
for your support of Gene Watson.
About Mark Chesnutt...
Mark Chesnutt was born on 6 September 1963 in Beaumont,
Texas & owes his deep love of traditional country music to his late father
Bob.
As a torchbearer for traditional country music, Mark arrived at Nashville's
commercial heyday in the early 1990s. His first single, 'Too cold at home',
in 1990, marked a string of twelve Top 10 hits for MCA Nashville.
His early success was rewarded with the CMA Horizon Award in 1993. When he
moved to the revived imprint Decca in 1994, Mark landed several more hits,
including 'It's a little too late' & the Aerosmith remake 'I don't want to
miss a thing'. However, when Decca closed, his return to MCA Nashville
failed to yield a successful single.
George Strait recorded Mark Chesnutt's 'I ain't
never seen no one like you' (co-written with Roger Springer & Bruce Bouton)
& included the track on 'Blue Clear Sky' (MCA Records, 1996)
Mark Chesnutt recorded Gene Watson's 'Love in the hot afternoon' & included
the track on 'Lost in the Feeling' (MCA Records, 2000).
Tracy Byrd recorded
Rivers Rutherford's 'A good way to get on my bad side' (co-written with
George Teren), as a duet with Mark Chesnutt; the track was included on Tracy
Byrd's
'Ten Rounds' (RCA Records, 2001)
Since then, Mark has toured with Joe Diffie & Tracy Lawrence on the 'Rockin'
Roadhouse' tour & released an album on Columbia Records in 2002.
Mark saw the release of the highly acclaimed 'Savin' the Honky Tonks' album
in 2004 on the independent label Vivaton, which closed shortly afterwards.
Mark returned in 2006 with the equally acclaimed 'Heard it in a Love Song'
album.
Gene Watson's 'In a Perfect World'
(Gene's debut album for Shanachie Records)
was officially released on Tuesday 25 September 2007.
The album includes 'This side of the door' (co-written by
Tim Mensy &
Shawn Camp)
& features a guest vocal from Mark Chesnutt.
'This side of the door' was recorded on
Thursday 7 June 2007 when the photo
(above) of Gene Watson & Mark
Chesnutt pictured together was
taken.
'This side of the door' was originally recorded by Mark Chesnutt & included on 'What a Way to Live'
(Decca
Records, 1994).
'This side of the door' was also recorded
by Tim Mensy who included
the track on
'Tim Mensy' (PJM Records, 2002).
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