Gene Watson News Archive: Dec 2007
Read Archive News with regard to Gene Watson, his music &
his career from December 2007...
December 2007
Tuesday 25
Sean Brady wished all Gene Watson fans the very
best of everything for the holiday season & hoped
that everyone would have a safe & peaceful
2008.
Sean Brady also extended
seasons greetings to Gene Watson & thanked him for
his wonderful contribution to the country music genre & to Sarah Brosmer at
Lytle Management in Nashville. Both
Gene & Sarah had been most supportive of
the Gene Watson Fan
Site during 2007 & this special association
was expected to continue apace in 2008.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
December 2007
Tuesday 18
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site was proud to receive,
courtesy of Sarah Brosmer at Lytle
Management in Nashville, a special holiday greeting from the great Gene Watson!
Sign up today for the Official Gene Watson Fan Club
here!
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
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) graced the hallowed stage of
the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
between 9.30pm & 10.00pm (CST).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
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
Watson'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.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
December 2007
Wednesday 12
The Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced that a Gene Watson-recorded
interview would be broadcast
that day (Wednesday 12 December 2007) on radio
station WBKR (Owensboro, Kentucky) at 3.40pm (CST)
/ 9.40pm (UK &
Ireland).
This interview on WBKR was in preparation for Gene Watson's appearance at
the
Executive Inn, Owensboro this Saturday 15 December 2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
December 2007
Wednesday 12
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced that Gene Watson
would
record an interview that day (Wednesday 12 December 2007) with radio station
WBKR in Owensboro, Kentucky.
This interview on WBKR, which was in preparation for Gene Watson's appearance
at the Executive Inn, Owensboro
on Saturday 15 December 2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
December 2007
Tuesday 11
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced that Gene Watson
would
not be appearing in Broadus, Texas on Friday 25 January 2008.
Gene Watson, however, promised his legion of fans who were planning to attend the show that
it would be rescheduled at a later date.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
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
discussed 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 'Revelation'
(Universal South Records,
2004).
The original version of 'Farewell party' was recorded by Gene Watson &
included on 'Reflections'
(Capitol Records, 1978).
Joe Nichols has also recorded Gene Watson's 'Should I Come Home (or should I
go crazy)' & included the track on 'Joe Nichols III'
(Universal South Records, 2005).
The original version of 'Should I Come Home (or should I go crazy)' was
recorded by Gene Watson & was included on 'Should I Come
Home' (Capitol Records, 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.
Source
Douglas McPherson, Country Music People, London, England
December 2007
Friday 07
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced 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 (CST) / 3.00pm
(UK & Ireland).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
Bob Bonenfant, WBKV, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 2007
Friday 07
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced that rock music
critic Ken Tucker had 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.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
December 2007
Tuesday 04
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced that Gene Watson
would
participate in a 'live' interview on Thursday 6 December 2007
on WBKV near Milwaukee, WI at 9.00am (CST)
/ 3.00pm (UK & Ireland).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
December 2007
Monday 03
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced that Gene Watson's
(then) current single - 'I buried our love' -
had moved up the Music Row Radio
Charts from No.68 to No.64.
Gene Watson fans in the US were 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'.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
December 2007
Saturday 01
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced
that Gene Watson's
Facebook site
had 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.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
December 2007
Saturday 01
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced
that Gene Watson's Multiply site
had been launched.
Multiply gives
fans an easy way to share all kinds of digital media,
including photos, blogs, videos, music & more, all in one convenient place:
Gene Watson's own personal website.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville