Gene Watson News Archive: February 2008
Read Archive News with regard to Gene Watson, his music &
his career from February 2008...
February 2008
Friday 29
Today, it was with regret that
the Gene Watson Fan Site broke the news that Gene Watson
was still suffering from a bad case of flu.
As a consequence, Gene Watson & The Farewell Party Band
would not be appearing on Saturday 1 March
2008 at the Performing Arts Center at Chickasha
High School in Chickasha, Oklahoma - Gene
apologised to all those patrons who
had been planning to attend the performance.
It was also with regret that the Gene Watson Fan Site
reported that Gene Watson would not be participating in the taping of the
GAC Master Series on Monday 25 February 2008, a taping that was due to take
place at the hallowed halls of the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
However, there was good news - Gene Watson
would participate in the taping of the GAC Master
Series on Tuesday 25 March 2008, a taping that would
take place at the hallowed halls of the Country Music Hall of Fame in
Nashville.
It was also on Tuesday 25 March 2008 that Gene
Watson would grace the hallowed stage of
the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville - the Farewell
Party Band would not be appearing on the night.
It is also expected that a show for Nashville's Country Legend WSM 650AM
along with two more interviews for Tuesday 25 March 2008
would be rescheduled.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
February 2008:
Friday 22
Today, it was with regret that
the Gene Watson Fan Site reported that Gene Watson
was suffering from a bad case of flu.
As a consequence, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band
would not be
appearing on Friday 22 February 2008 at
the Civic Center in Crockett,
Texas - Gene apologised to all
those patrons who were planning to attend the
performance.
It is also with regret that the Gene Watson Fan Site
reported that Gene Watson would not be
participating in the taping of the GAC Master Series on Monday 25
February 2008 - this taping was due to take place at the hallowed halls of
the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
February 2008
Wednesday 20
Get Ready to Sign!
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site announced that the all-new
Gene Watson Box Set Petition
had been launched that day
(Wednesday
20 February 2008). The previous version of the petition
had included a number of
inappropriate entries which caused the total number of signatures collected to be
inaccurate.
The new petition would be monitored on a daily basis & inappropriate
signatures, if posted, would be removed. So, from Wednesday 20 February
2008, Gene Watson fans were asked to
sign on the dotted line on behalf of the great man!
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
February 2008
Tuesday 19
Get Ready to Sign!
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site announced that
the all-new Gene Watson Box Set Petition
would be launched on Wednesday 20
February 2008. The previous version of the petition had
included a number of
inappropriate entries which caused the total number of signatures collected to be
inaccurate.
The new petition would be monitored on a daily basis & inappropriate
signatures, if posted, would be removed. So, from Wednesday 20 February 2008,
Gene Watson fans were asked to get
ready to sign on the dotted line on behalf of the great
man!
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
February 2008
Monday 18
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced
that Gene Watson would be a special guest (on Monday 25 February 2008) on Keith Bilbrey's show
which would be broadcast 'live' on
Nashville's Country Legend WSM-650AM at 10.00am (CST) / 11.00am (EST).
Gene Watson would also be participating (on Monday 25 February 2008) in the
taping of the television show 'Inside Music Row'; this show
would be aired on
the AMG-TV network (reaching over 20 million
households) & locally in Nashville on WNAB-TV.
Gene Watson would also be participating (on Monday
25 February 2008) in the taping of the GAC Master Series which
would be recorded
at the hallowed halls of the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008
Friday 15
Today, the second Gene Watson (email)
Newsletter should have arrived in
everyone's 'Inbox'.
The Gene Watson Newsletter, which would be issued quarterly,
would keep fans
posted on Gene's concert dates, radio & television appearances and when Gene
had new merchandise available. The newsletter
would also keep fans informed
of all the latest news about Gene Watson & the Farewell Party band.
Gene Watson fans could 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 will need
Adobe Reader installed on your computer - you can
download Adobe Reader here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008
Thursday 14
Today, Gene Watson was
interviewed 'live' on the Back Porch Network show 'The Night Ride' by host
Bruce Hodges at 10.30pm (CST) / 11.30pm (EST).
The Back Porch Network show 'The Night Ride', hosted by Bruce Hodges,
originated out of WBRF 98.1 in Galax, Virginia.
Gene called the
station; he was not there in person.
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced
that Gene Watson would be a guest on Keith Bilbrey's show which
would be broadcast
'live' on Nashville's Country Legend WSM-650AM at 10.00am (CST) / 11.00am
(EST) on Monday 25 February 2008.
Gene Watson would also be participating (on Monday 25 February 2008) in the
taping of the television show 'Inside Music Row'; this show
would be aired on
the AMG-TV network (reaching over 20 million
households) & locally in Nashville on WNAB-TV.
Gene Watson would also be
participating (on Monday 25 February 2008) in the
taping of the
GAC Master Series which would be recorded at the hallowed halls of the
Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008
Wednesday 13
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced that the second Gene Watson Newsletter
was in
production & should arrive in everyone's 'Inbox' soon.
It was planned that the Gene Watson Newsletter
would be produced quarterly,
although it would be issued on a more regular basis as & when news & events
needed to be announced.
Gene Watson fans could up for the Gene Watson Newsletter
by checking out the
Official Gene Watson Site.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008
Wednesday 13
Gene Watson was interviewed today by Roger Allen on WWIC Radio in
Scottsboro, Alabama at 11.00am (CST) / 12.00pm (EST).
Gene Watson was scheduled to be interviewed 'live' on the Back Porch Network show 'The
Night Ride' by host Bruce Hodges at 10.30pm (CST) / 11.30pm (EST)
on Thursday 14 February 2008.
The Back Porch Network show 'The Night Ride', hosted by Bruce Hodges,
would originate out of WBRF 98.1 in Galax, Virginia. Gene
would be calling the
station; he would not be there in person.
Gene Watson was scheduled to be a guest on Keith Bilbrey's show which
would be broadcast
'live' on Nashville's Country Legend WSM-650AM at 10.00am (CST) / 11.00am
(EST) on Monday 25 February 2008.
Gene Watson was also scheduled
to be participating (on Monday 25 February 2008) in the
taping of the television show 'Inside Music Row'; this show
would be aired on
the AMG-TV network (reaching over 20 million
households) & locally in Nashville on WNAB-TV.
Gene Watson was also scheduled to be participating (on
Monday 25 February 2008) in the taping
of the
GAC Master Series which would be recorded at the hallowed halls of the
Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008
Tuesday 12
Gene Watson would continue to be a very busy man
during February 2008!
On Wednesday 13 February 2008,
Gene Watson was scheduled to be interviewed
by Roger Allen on WWIC Radio in Scottsboro, Alabama at 11.00am (CST) /
12.00pm (EST).
On Thursday 14 February 2008,
Gene Watson was scheduled to be interviewed
'live' on the Back Porch Network show 'The Night Ride' by host Bruce Hodges
at 10.30pm (CST) / 11.30pm (EST).
The Back Porch Network show 'The Night Ride', hosted by Bruce Hodges,
would originate out of WBRF 98.1 in Galax, Virginia. Gene
would be calling the
station; he would not be there in person.
On Monday 25 February 2008,
Gene Watson was scheduled to be a guest on Keith Bilbrey's show which
would be broadcast 'live' on Nashville's Country
Legend WSM-650AM at 10.00am (CST) / 11.00am (EST).
Gene Watson would also be participating (on Monday 25 February 2008) in the
taping of the television show 'Inside Music Row'; this show
would be aired on
the AMG-TV network (reaching over 20 million
households) & locally in Nashville on WNAB-TV.
It was also on Monday 25 February 2008 that Gene Watson
would be taping the
GAC Master Series which would be recorded at the hallowed halls of the
Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008
Monday 11
Today, the brand new
Gene Watson Fan Site Gallery
went
'live'!
Sean Brady expressed a special words of thanks to
all those who had been
kind beyond words with regard to the content of the
Gene Watson Fan Site Gallery (you
all know who you are!).
Remember, if you wish to contribute a photo to this special part of the Gene
Watson Fan Site, please do get in touch.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
February 2008
Monday 11
Gene Watson participated in the taping of a Crook & Chase Show in Nashville
on Wednesday 6 February 2008; Crook & Chase are two of radio &
television's most loved & recognisable personalities in the US.
The weekly one-hour show was produced by Jim Owens Entertainment & was taped
in front of a 'live' audience on Wednesday 6 February 2008 at
Nashville's Opry House in Studio A - the taping commenced at 3.00pm (CST).
Gene Watson & Rhonda Vincent performed 'Together again'
(a track from 'In a
Perfect World' (Shanachie
Records, 2007) & Gene gave a solo performance of 'Farewell Party'
from 'Reflections'
(Capitol Records, 1978).
Another guest artist who appeared on the same show
was Neal McCoy.
The Crook & Chase Show was aired on the RFD-TV network
on Thursday 7
February 2008 at 9.00pm (EST) / 8.00pm (CST) & was also repeated
on
Friday 8 February 2008 at 11.00am (EST) / 10.00am (CST) & again
on
Saturday 9 February 2008 at 7.00pm (EST) / 6.00pm (CST) as part of the
popular Saturday night music block on RFD-TV.
A number of wonderful photos were taken on Wednesday 6
February 2008 during the course of recording of
this special
Crook & Chase Show & you can view those
photos
here.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
February 2008
Sunday 10
Gene Watson graced the stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
on the night of Friday
8 February 2008 at 10.30pm (EST) / 9.30pm (CST).
The Grand Ole Opry audience had the opportunity to
witness yet another spellbinding set from Gene Watson as he performed
'Nothing sure looked good on you' from 'Should I Come Home'
(Capitol Records, 1979) & 'Farewell party'
from 'Reflections'
(Capitol Records, 1978).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008
Thursday 07
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site
exclusively announced that Gene
would speak to Bill
Cody on Nashville's Country Legend 650 WSM-AM on Friday
8 February
2008 at 8.05am (CST) / 9.05am (EST).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008
Thursday 07
As new songs entered the
HotDisc Chart, it
meant that a big clear-out of
the old tracks & a lot of movement including a brand new entry at No.1 for
two of the greatest singers in country music history, Gene Watson & Vince
Gill.
The duet 'Let me be the first to go', which was included on Gene Watson's
album 'In a Perfect World',
had shot to the top of the
chart courtesy of disc
jockey reaction from all over Europe.
Source
Stuart Cameron, HotDisc, Scotland
February 2008
Thursday 07
Gene Watson was scheduled to
be interviewed on the 'Open Road' show by Dave Nemo on XM
Satellite Radio on Saturday 9 February 2008.
This show on XM Satellite Radio would be a
one hour broadcast & would be on the
air 'live' at 10.00am (CST) / 11.00am (EST).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008
Thursday 07
Gene Watson was scheduled to grace the stage of
the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
on Friday 8 February 2008 at 10.30pm (EST) / 9.30pm (CST).
Gene Watson fans could avail of a special $3 discount simply
by using the discount
code WEBFAN when ordering tickets online, by telephone or at the
box office.
For all fans' convenience, they could also print this coupon & present it when
buying tickets at the box office.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
Jackie Stammen, The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville
February 2008
Thursday 07
Gene Watson's participation in the taping of a Crook & Chase Show in
Nashville on Wednesday 6 February 2008 was outstanding; Crook &
Chase are two of radio & television's most loved & recognisable
personalities in the US.
The weekly one-hour show was produced by Jim Owens Entertainment & was taped
in front of a 'live' audience on Wednesday 6 February 2008 at
Nashville's Opry House in Studio A - the taping commenced at 3.00pm (CST).
Gene Watson & Rhonda Vincent performed 'Together again'
(a track from 'In a
Perfect World' (Shanachie
Records, 2007) & Gene gave a solo performance of 'Farewell Party'
from 'Reflections'
(Capitol Records, 1978).
Another guest artist who appeared on the same show
was Neal McCoy.
The Crook & Chase Show was aired on the RFD-TV network
on Thursday 7
February 2008 at 9.00pm (EST) / 8.00pm (CST) & was also repeated
on
Friday 8 February 2008 at 11.00am (EST) / 10.00am (CST) & again
on
Saturday 9 February 2008 at 7.00pm (EST) / 6.00pm (CST) as part of the
popular Saturday night music block on RFD-TV.
A number of wonderful photos were taken on Wednesday 6
February 2008 during the course of recording of
this special
Crook & Chase Show & you can view those
photos
here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008
Wednesday 06
Today, Gene Watson's participation in the taping of a Crook & Chase Show in
Nashville was outstanding; Crook &
Chase are two of radio & television's most loved & recognisable
personalities in the US.
The weekly one-hour show was produced by Jim Owens Entertainment & was taped
today in front of a 'live' audience at
Nashville's Opry House in Studio A - the taping commenced at 3.00pm (CST).
Gene Watson & Rhonda Vincent performed 'Together again'
(a track from 'In a
Perfect World' (Shanachie
Records, 2007) & Gene gave a solo performance of 'Farewell Party'
from 'Reflections'
(Capitol Records, 1978).
Another guest artist who appeared on the same show
was Neal McCoy.
The Crook & Chase Show was scheduled to air on the RFD-TV network
on Thursday 7
February 2008 at 9.00pm (EST) / 8.00pm (CST) &
would also be repeated
on
Friday 8 February 2008 at 11.00am (EST) / 10.00am (CST) & again
on
Saturday 9 February 2008 at 7.00pm (EST) / 6.00pm (CST) as part of the
popular Saturday night music block on RFD-TV.
A number of wonderful photos were taken on Wednesday 6
February 2008 during the course of recording of
this special
Crook & Chase Show & you can view those
photos
here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008
Wednesday 06
Despite his golfing injury on Saturday 2 February 2008, Gene Watson - being the trouper that he
is - was still planning to grace the stage of
the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
on Friday 8
February 2008.
Gene Watson fans could avail of a special $3 discount simply
by using the discount
code WEBFAN when ordering tickets online, by telephone or at the
box office.
For all fans' convenience, they could also print this coupon & present it when
buying tickets at the box office.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
Jackie Stammen, The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville
February 2008
Tuesday 05
Gene Watson was scheduled to grace the stage of
the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
on Friday 8 February 2008.
Gene Watson fans could avail of a special $3 discount simply
by using the discount
code WEBFAN when ordering tickets online, by telephone or at the
box office.
For all fans' convenience, they could also print this coupon & present it when
buying tickets at the box office.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
Jackie Stammen, The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville
February 2008
Tuesday 05
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced
that Gene Watson would participate in the taping of a Crook & Chase Show in
Nashville on Wednesday 6 February 2008; Crook & Chase
were two of
radio & television's most loved & recognisable personalities in the US.
The weekly one-hour show would be produced by Jim Owens Entertainment &
would
be taped in front of a 'live' audience on Wednesday 6 February 2008 at
Nashville's Opry House in Studio A.
Gene Watson was scheduled to perform 'Together again' with
Rhonda Vincent (included on
Gene's 'In a Perfect World') & one other song. Also appearing on the same show
would be Neal McCoy.
The Crook & Chase Show was scheduled to be aired on the RFD-TV network
on Thursday 7
February 2008 at 9.00pm (EST).
In addition to the Thursday night broadcast, the show
would be repeated on
Friday 8 February 2008 at 11.00am
(EST) & again
on Saturday 9 February 2008 at 7.00pm
(EST) as
part of the popular Saturday night music block on RFD-TV.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008
Monday 04
Gene Watson is best known as a legendary country singer but he is also one
dedicated golfer.
Gene tore ligaments in his left hand while playing a round of golf in
Houston, Texas on Saturday 2 February 2008. The separated ligaments
caused a knuckle to extend from the socket. Gene just happened to have a
paramedic among his golfing partners who recommended they head to the
emergency room but Gene insisted on finishing the game.
According to Gene, 'It was excruciating pain but I was hoping to finish the
round & bring up my score which up to the 11th hole was pretty dismal.
Unfortunately my game went decidedly downhill from there'.
A Houston physician put Gene's hand in a soft cast & although he
was unable
to use his left hand, being the trouper he is, Gene still
insisted on travelling to
Nashville for his appearance on the 'Crook & Chase Show'
on Wednesday 6
February 2008 (the show would air on the RFD-TV network on Thursday 7, Friday
8 & Saturday 10 February 2008).
Gene Watson & Rhonda Vincent
were scheduled to perform their
duet 'Together again' from Gene's latest album 'In a Perfect World' on
Shanachie Records.
Gene was also scheduled to
make an appearance on the hallowed stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
on Friday 8 February 2008. An appointment with an
orthopedic surgeon had been scheduled for Monday 11 February 2008 to determine if
surgery was necessary.
Here's wishing Gene a speedy recovery!
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
February 2008:
Sunday 03
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site
was proud to announce that behind-the-scenes work
was
continuing on a brand new 'Gallery'.
The Gene Watson Fan Site
Gallery was
scheduled to make its debut in February 2008!
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site