Gene Watson News Archive: Dec 2009
Read Archive News with regard to Gene Watson, his music &
his career from December 2009...
December 2009
Thursday 31
Today, Gene Watson spoke with Sarah Brosmer at
Lytle Management in Nashville.
Gene informed Sarah that he was well & looking forward to coming to
Nashville to participate in the taping of the next Country Family Reunion
show; this taping is scheduled to take place during the week beginning
Monday 18 January 2010.
Rhonda Vincent will also take part in the
show, so Gene & Rhonda are sure to sing at least one duet together.
The Gene Watson Fan Site learned (on Wednesday 30 December 2009) that Gene Watson now has
a dedicated Profile
Page on the Official Grand Ole Opry website.
You can check out Gene Watson's Opry Profile Page
here.
Sean Brady extends seasons greetings to Gene Watson ('thank
you for your wonderful contribution to the country music genre')
& to Sarah Brosmer at Lytle Management
in Nashville; Gene & Sarah have been most supportive of the Gene Watson Fan
Site during 2009 & this special association is expected to continue apace in
2010.
This special holiday greeting was received from the great Gene Watson on the
afternoon of Thursday 17 December 2009:
'To my fans, may you enjoy a truly wonderful
holiday with your friends and loved ones and my wish for you is that you
have a healthy and happy New Year.
You are always in my heart, Gene'.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
December 2009
Wednesday 30
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site learned that Gene Watson now has
a dedicated Profile
Page on the Official Grand Ole Opry website.
You can check out Gene Watson's Opry Profile Page
here.
Sean Brady extends seasons greetings to Gene Watson ('thank
you for your wonderful contribution to the country music genre')
& to Sarah Brosmer at Lytle Management
in Nashville; Gene & Sarah have been most supportive of the Gene Watson Fan
Site during 2009 & this special association is expected to continue apace in
2010.
This special holiday greeting was received from the great Gene Watson on the
afternoon of Thursday 17 December 2009:
'To my fans, may you enjoy a truly wonderful
holiday with your friends and loved ones and my wish for you is that you
have a healthy and happy New Year.
You are always in my heart, Gene'.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
December 2009
Thursday 24
Sean Brady wishes all Gene Watson fans the very best of
everything for the holiday season & hopes that everyone will have a safe &
peaceful 2010.
Sean Brady also extends seasons greetings to Gene Watson ('thank
you for your wonderful contribution to the country music genre')
& to Sarah Brosmer at Lytle Management
in Nashville; Gene & Sarah have been most supportive of the Gene Watson Fan
Site during 2009 & this special association is expected to continue apace in
2010.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
This special holiday greeting was received from the great Gene Watson on the
afternoon of Thursday 17 December 2009:
'To my fans, may you enjoy a truly wonderful
holiday with your friends and loved ones and my wish for you is that you
have a healthy and happy New Year.
You are always in my heart, Gene'.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
December 2009
Wednesday 23
PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. Their
scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture, and their content is updated
daily, Monday through Friday.
PopMatters is United Kingdom-based & reflects their very mixed taste in
country music; their critics have chosen Gene Watson's 'A
Taste of the Truth' (Shanachie Records,
2009) As their No.5 on their 'Top Ten Albums of 2009'.
This special holiday greeting was received from the great Gene Watson on the
afternoon of Thursday 17 December 2009:
'To my fans, may you enjoy a truly wonderful holiday
with your friends and loved ones and my wish for you is that you have a healthy
and happy New Year.
You are always in my heart, Gene'.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
December 2009
Tuesday 22
PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. Their
scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture, and their content is updated
daily, Monday through Friday.
PopMatters is United Kingdom-based & reflects their very mixed taste in
country music; their critics have chosen Gene Watson's 'A
Taste of the Truth' (Shanachie Records,
2009) As their No.5 on their 'Top Ten Albums of 2009'.
This special holiday greeting was received from the great Gene Watson on the
afternoon of Thursday 17 December 2009:
'To my fans, may you enjoy a truly wonderful holiday
with your friends and loved ones and my wish for you is that you have a healthy
and happy New Year.
You are always in my heart, Gene'.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
December 2009
Monday 21
This special holiday greeting was received from the great Gene Watson on the
afternoon of Thursday 17 December 2009:
'To my fans, may you enjoy a truly wonderful holiday
with your friends and loved ones and my wish for you is that you have a healthy
and happy New Year.
You are always in my heart, Gene'.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
December 2009
Sunday 20
This special holiday greeting was received from the great Gene Watson on the
afternoon of Thursday 17 December 2009:
'To my fans, may you enjoy a truly wonderful holiday
with your friends and loved ones and my wish for you is that you have a healthy
and happy New Year.
You are always in my heart, Gene'.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
December 2009
Saturday 19
This special holiday greeting was received from the great Gene Watson on the
afternoon of Thursday 17 December 2009:
'To my fans, may you enjoy a truly wonderful holiday
with your friends and loved ones and my wish for you is that you have a healthy
and happy New Year.
You are always in my heart, Gene'.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
December 2009
Friday 18
Gene Watson's performance (at
7.00pm on Thursday 17 December 2009) at a Benefit Event
in the Epcor Centre, Jack
Singer Concert Hall, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada was a resounding success.
Gene received a standing ovation (no surprise there but he was the only act to
receive one). The backing band from Calgary had a horn section so they did
a song Gene doesn't do live in his shows in the United States, namely 'The old
man & his horn'. This track is a favourite of the promoter's so he put the
horn section in the band specifically for that one song!
'The old man & his horn' was recorded by Gene Watson & included on 'Beautiful
Country' (Capitol Records, 1977).
This special holiday greeting was received from the great Gene Watson on the
afternoon of Thursday 17 December 2009:
'To my fans, may you enjoy a truly wonderful holiday
with your friends and loved ones and my wish for you is that you have a healthy
and happy New Year.
You are always in my heart, Gene'.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
December 2009
Tuesday 15
Today, while visiting in Nashville, Gene Watson
met up with
his very good friend, acclaimed songwriter Dave Lindsey & enjoyed a pleasant
afternoon chatting (please note that the
photo of Gene Watson & Dave Lindsey - below - was taken at Hilltop Studios,
Nashville on Monday 24 March 2008).
Dave Lindsey worked with Gene Watson for a time in the 1980s; it was also in the
1980s that Gene recorded a
number of Dave Lindsey's songs including the following:
‘This torch that I carry for you’ (co-written by Dave Lindsey & Glenn Tubb) & ‘What she
don’t know won’t hurt her’ (co-written by Dave Lindsey &
Ernie Rowell) were included on 'This
Dream's on Me' (MCA Records, 1982)
‘You put out an old flame last night’ (co-written by
Dave Lindsey & Ernie Rowell)
was included on 'Sometimes I Get Lucky' (MCA
Records, 1983)
‘I guess you
had to be there’ (co-written by Dave Lindsey,
Matt Lindsey & Ernie Rowell)
& ‘Independence day’ (co-written by Dave
Lindsey & Ernie Rowell)
were included on 'Heartaches, Love & Stuff'
(MCA Records, 1984)
‘With any luck at all’ (written by Dave Lindsey) was included on 'Little
by Little' (MCA Records, 1984)
‘Somewhere over
you’ (co-written by Gene Watson, Dave Lindsey
& Jim Rushing) was included on 'Back
in the Fire' (Warner Bros. Records, 1988)
Source
Dave Lindsey
December 2009
Monday 14
Today, it was announced that Gene Watson
would depart (on Tuesday 15 December 2009) for his appearance at a Benefit Event
in the Epcor Centre, Jack
Singer Concert Hall, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; the Benefit Event takes
place at 7.00pm on Thursday 17 December 2009.
You can download the promotional poster
here.
For ticket information, please contact the Epcor Centre
Box Office on 403-294-9494
For ticket information, you can also check out the
Epcor Centre online
Sponsored by Classic Country
AM1060
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
December 2009
Tuesday 01
On Monday 30 November 2009, it was announced that Gene Watson
had participated in an interview
with Christian Scalise for
Country
Stars Central.
Country Stars Central was founded in 2006 by Christian Scalise; his ultimate
goal is to share his knowledge of the history & respect of country music with
the world through the virtual magazine.
Christian has a strong respect for the legendary artists in the business &
believes that if they still continue to tour and record music, they deserve
coverage no different than the younger artists in the business. History
always has been an essential foundation of our heritage & country music is part
of that history.
The Gene Watson interview for Country Stars Central can be accessed
here.
The 10th Official
Gene Watson Newsletter was released by
Lytle Management in Nashville on Tuesday 24 November 2009.
The Official Gene Watson Newsletter, which is issued quarterly, keeps fans posted on
Gene Watson's concert dates, radio & television appearances and when Gene
has new
merchandise available.
The newsletter also keeps fans informed of all the
latest news about Gene Watson & the Farewell Party band.
Gene Watson fans can sign-up for the Gene Watson Newsletter
by checking out the
Official Gene Watson Site.
Thanks to Sarah Brosmer at Lytle Management in Nashville, the newsletter
is
available on the Gene Watson Fan Site
here. In order to view the newsletter, you
would need
Adobe Reader installed on your computer - you can
download Adobe Reader here.
And the winner is!
On Wednesday 4 November 2009, the 2009 Winners of the
Real Country Network 'Listeners Choice Awards'
were announced - during the month of October, listeners voted for their
favourite country music artists.
After all the votes were counted, the following were the favourite artists in
the 2009 Real Country Network 'Listeners Choice Awards':
Legend of the Year - Gene Watson
Entertainer of the Year - George Strait
Male Vocalist of the Year - Alan Jackson
Female Vocalist of the Year - Reba McEntire
Group/Duo of the Year - Brooks & Dunn
Rising Star - Zac Brown Band
Song of the Year - 'People Are Crazy' from Billy Currington
The following statement was released (on Wednesday 4 November 2009) by
Sarah Brosmer of Lytle Management in Nashville:
'Congratulations to Gene Watson for winning (Citadel Media's) Real Country
Network 'Listener Choice Award' for 'Legend of the Year'. Gene beat out
other nominees George Strait, Reba McEntire, Hank Williams Junior & Randy
Travis.
Real Country Network listeners voted during the month of October 2009 as part of
the network's celebration of 'Country Music Month'.
When told of the honour, the ever humble Watson stated, 'This
made my day. It was a thrill just to be in the category with such great
artists & to win is such a compliment from the fans. I am very honoured to
accept this award'.
On Friday 6 November 2009, Citadel Media issued an official 'Listeners Choice
Awards' statement & you can view it
here (you will
need Adobe Reader).
On Tuesday 27 October 2009, Gene Watson participated in a taped interview with
host Kris Wilson at the
Real
Country Network; you can listen to Gene's special interview with Kris Wilson at Real Country
Network
here.
On Thursday 10 September 2009, Gene Watson participated in an
interview for the UK's highly influential & widely regarded CMP
(Country Music People) magazine.
The interview was conducted by Walt Trott at the
Nashville offices of John Lytle
Management & has been published in the November 2009 issue of the
magazine - you can read the feature here.
Speaking of CMP, Gene Watson's
'A Taste of the Truth' was
awarded the accolade of 'CD of the Month' in the October 2009 issue of the
magazine and, courtesy of the publishers, you can read the review
here.
'A Taste of the Truth' on Shanachie
Records
is a significant Gene Watson release
& you can order your copy
here.
On Wednesday 9 September 2009, Gene Watson & Rhonda Vincent
participated in the taping of a promotional video for 'Staying together',
the premier single from 'A Taste of the Truth',
Gene Watson's new album on Shanachie
Records which was released on Tuesday 25 August 2009.
The promotional video was directed by
Stephen Shepherd, a director who has
also worked on videos for many well known artists including Gary Allan,
Joe Nichols, Lee
Ann Womack & Chris Young.
The Gene Watson Fan Site is proud to
announce that Gene Watson & Rhonda Vincent's video for 'Staying together',
the premier single from 'A Taste of the Truth',
Gene Watson's new album on Shanachie
Records (released on Tuesday 25 August 2009) is now available on
CMT,
GAC &
YouTube.
Please also check out Whitney Self's CMT Blog
here.
On Thursday 29 October 2009 that the following piece was published by
Robert K. Oermann in
Music Row:
'Gene Watson
& Rhonda
Vincent: 'Staying Together'
Writer: Jerry Salley Junior
& Monty Holmes
Producer: Dirk Johnson
Publisher: EMI/Country Gentleman, ASCAP/SESAC
Shanachie (track)
Gene Watson's Official Site
'It’s a weeper about a couple who stay together although the spark is long gone.
Gene & Rhonda harmonise sublimely. The mournful, moaning steel &
honky-tonk piano underline every heartache.
The track is drawn from 'A Taste of the Truth',
which stars one of our greatest country vocalists alongside stellar guests such
as Alison Krauss, Trace Adkins, Aubrey Haynie, Sonny Garrish &
John Wesley Ryles, as well as Rhonda.
The set’s superb songs come from the likes of
Hank
Cochran, Shawn Camp, Jim Rushing,
Rebecca
Lynn Howard, Tim Mensey, Keith Stegall,
Harley
Allen & Curly Putman.
If you love real country music, buy this record'.
Robert K. Oermann
(Music
Row)
On Thursday 22 October 2009, it was announced that the 'Alan
Jackson Collection', a 40-plus piece assortment of lifestyle items
created in conjunction with Alan, would be available only at Cracker Barrel
(beginning Monday 2 November 2009).
The collection will feature men's wear & women's wear, food items,
collectibles, an Alan Jackson Signature Rocker & other exclusive items including
a CD.
Alan Jackson's 'Songs of Love & Heartache' will include two
previously unreleased songs, 'That's what I'd be like without you'
had originally been intended to be included on 'What I Do' (Arista Nashville
Records, 2004), while
'Nothing sure looked good on you' had originally been intended to be
included on 'Under the Influence' (Arista Nashville Records, 1999).
This is not the first time that Alan Jackson has recorded a song previously
included on a Gene Watson album. Alan recorded 'Farewell party' &
included the track on 'Under the Influence' (Arista Nashville Records,
1999); the original version of 'Farewell party' can be found on Gene
Watson's 'Reflections' (Capitol Records,
1978).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
Country Music People, UK
Real Country Network
CMT (Country Music Television)
GAC (Great American Country)
Shanachie Records
