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Archived News with regard to Gene Watson, his music &
his career from December 2007...
December 2007:
Tuesday 25
I would like to take this opportunity to wish
all Gene Watson fans the very best of everything
this holiday season & hope that everyone has a
safe & peaceful 2008.
I would also like to extend seasons greetings to
Gene Watson & thank him for his wonderful
contribution to the country music genre & to
Sarah Brosmer at Lytle Management in Nashville.
Both Gene & Sarah have been most supportive of
The Gene Watson Fan Site during 2007 & this
special association will continue apace in 2008.
Source
Sean Brady, Webmaster, The Gene Watson Fan Site
December 2007:
Tuesday 18
As of today,
you can enjoy a special, exclusive holiday
greeting from Gene Watson, which has been posted
on his official website.
Simply click on the link or copy & paste it into
your browser:
www.genewatsonmusic.com/fanpage.html
In order to view this special, exclusive
greeting from Gene Watson, you will require
Quicktime on your computer, which you can
download
here.
If you have already signed up for the Official
Gene Watson Fan Club, you will automatically
receive this special, exclusive greeting from
Gene Watson.
If you are not already a member of the Official
Gene Watson Fan Club, you can join today
here.
December 2007:
Friday 14
 Tonight,
Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Kenneth
'Corky' Owens, Bryan 'Woody' Woodruff, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Staley Rogers & Joe Eddie
Gough) will grace the hallowed stage of
The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville between
9.30pm & 10.00pm Central (between 3.30am &
4.00am in the UK & Ireland).
You can listen online via Nashville's
Country Legend
WSM.
December 2007:
Wednesday 12
Today, thanks to a 'Google
Alert' courtesy of Sarah Brosmer at Lytle
Management in Nashville, the Gene Watson Fan
Site was made aware of the following link which
will be of great interest to Gene's legion of
fans (and you can add your comments too if you
so wish!).
David Hilburn has certainly nailed his colours
to the mast where Gene Watson is concerned & has
produced an exquisite piece about our favourite
country music artist:
'As a teenager growing
up in the Houston area in the late 70s and early
80s, it was impossible to escape all of the
'Urban Cowboy' craze and Gilley-abilia
associated with that movie. But somewhere
therein, I discovered the hard, honky-tonk edge
and the soul of 'real' country music in artists
like Gene Watson...'
You can read David Hilburn's 'The
Solitary Seeker' blog
here.
December 2007:
Wednesday 12
 The Gene Watson Fan Site can exclusively reveal
that a Gene Watson-recorded interview will be
broadcast today
(Wednesday 12 December 2007) on radio station
WBKR (Owensboro, Kentucky) at 3.40pm Central
(9.40pm in the UK & Ireland).
This interview on
WBKR is in preparation for Gene
Watson's appearance at
The Executive Inn, Owensboro this Saturday
15 December 2007.
December 2007:
Wednesday 12
Today,
the Gene Watson Fan Site can exclusively reveal
that Gene Watson will record an interview today
(Wednesday 12 December 2007) with radio station
WBKR in Owensboro, Kentucky.
This interview on
WBKR, which is in preparation for Gene
Watson's appearance at
The Executive Inn, Owensboro this Saturday
15 December 2007, will be broadcast at a later
date.
December 2007:
Tuesday 11
Today,
the Gene Watson Fan Site can exclusively reveal
that Gene Watson will not be appearing in
Broadus, Texas on Friday 25 January 2008.
Gene promises his legion of fans who were
planning to attend the show that it will be
rescheduled on a later date.
December 2007:
Monday 10
 In
the December 2007 issue of the UK monthly
publication
Country Music People, under the feature
title 'Keepin' it Real', Joe Nichols discusses
the authenticity of his music - and the demons
behind it - with Douglas McPherson.
During the course of the feature,
the name of Gene Watson came up in conversation.
Douglas McPherson:
Nichols has also been
recording recently with one of his honky tonk
heroes, singing on the title track of Gene Watson's
new album 'In a
Perfect World'.
Joe Nichols:
That was a great
opportunity. He actually had a couple of
pretty great singers on the album and for him to
include me was a very big honour.
Douglas McPherson:
Recalling the moment
when he stood in the vocal booth with Watson's
voice coming through his earphones,
Nichols says
gleefully, 'It was like being a little kid and
listening to one of his records...only this time
we were gonna make music with him. We
never ran across each other in the studio.
We were in town at different times. But
it's still something I can always say I got to
do - sing on one of Gene Watson's albums'.
Joe Nichols is such a devotee
of Gene Watson that he has recorded two of Gene's classic songs; Joe recorded
'Farewell party' & included the track on his 'Revelation'
album, which was released on Universal South
Records in 2004.
The original version of 'Farewell party' was recorded by Gene Watson & the track was
included on Gene's 'Reflections' album, which was released on Capitol Records
in 1978.
Joe Nichols has also
recorded Gene Watson's 'Should I Come Home
(or should I go crazy)' & included
the track on his 'Joe Nichols III' album,
which was released on Universal South
Records in 2005.
The original version of 'Should I Come Home
(or should I go crazy)' was recorded by Gene Watson & the track was included on
Gene's 'Should I Come Home' album, which was
released on Capitol Records in 1979.
The full Joe Nichols
feature with Douglas McPherson can be found in
the December 2007 issue of
Country Music People
- you can subscribe to the magazine
here.
December 2007:
Friday 07
 Today,
the Gene Watson Fan Site can exclusively reveal
that Gene Watson participated in a 'live'
interview (on Thursday 6 December 2007) on
WBKV near Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the
interview with Bob Bonenfant was broadcast at 9.00am Central
(3.00pm in the UK & Ireland).
 The
Gene Watson interview with Bob Bonenfant will be
made available on the
WBKV website today (Friday 7 December 2007.
December 2007:
Friday 07
 Today,
the Gene Watson Fan Site can exclusively reveal
that rock music critic Ken Tucker reviewed Gene Watson's
new album 'In a
Perfect World' (on Thursday 6 December 2007)
for the 'Fresh Air' show on radio station WHYY
in Philadelphia, PA.
You can listen to the (6 minute, 5 second)
review of Gene Watson's new album 'In
a Perfect World' by Ken Tucker
here.
December 2007:
Tuesday 04
Today,
the Gene Watson Fan Site can exclusively reveal
that Gene Watson will participate in a 'live'
interview this Thursday (6 December 2007) on
WBKV near Milwaukee, WI at 9.00am Central /
3.00pm in the UK & Ireland.
December 2007:
Monday 03
Today,
the Gene Watson Fan Site can exclusively reveal
that Gene Watson's current single - 'I
buried our love' - has moved up the Music Row
Radio Charts from No.68 to No.64.
 Gene
Watson fans in the US are invited to contact
their local country music radio stations -
Radio-Locator - and request that they play
Gene Watson's latest single 'I buried our love'.
December 2007:
Saturday 01
 Today,
the Gene Watson Fan Site can exclusively reveal
that Gene Watson's new
facebook site has been launched.
facebook is a social utility that connects
people with friends & others who work, study &
live around them. People use
facebook to keep up with friends, upload an
unlimited number of photos, share links & videos
and learn more about the people they meet.
December 2007:
Saturday 01
Today,
the Gene Watson Fan Site can exclusively reveal
that Gene Watson's new
Multiply site has been launched.
Multiply gives you an easy way to share all
kinds of digital media, including photos, blogs,
videos, music & more, all in one convenient
place: your own personal website.
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