Gene Watson News Archive: July 2008
Read Archive News with regard to Gene Watson, his music &
his career from July 2008...
July 2008
Thursday 31
Today, Gene Watson & the
Farewell Party Band arrived safely in Europe & graced the stage at the
Scandinavian Country Music Festival in Furuvik, Sweden.
Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band
graced the stage at the Scandinavian Country Music
Festival in Furuvik, Sweden between 9.00pm &
10.45pm - you can view a selection of photos celebrating Gene Watson's visit
to Sweden on Thursday 31 July 2008
here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
July 2008
Wednesday 30
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced
that Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band
would grace the stage at the
Scandinavian Country Music Festival in Furuvik, Sweden on
Thursday 31 July 2008.
Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band
were scheduled to be on stage between 9.00pm &
10.45pm.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
July 2008
Tuesday 29
David Frizzell's new single, 'This is our time',
was shipped to radio stations on Monday 23 June 2008 & went for
radio adds on Monday 14 July 2008.
The track was included on the album
'Frizzell & Friends' which was scheduled to be
released in September 2008.
'This is our time' featured
a host of country music stars with
David Frizzell
& included T. Graham Brown,
Helen Cornelius,
Lacy
J. Dalton, Kevin Denney, Jimmy Fortune, Allen Frizzell, Crystal Gayle,
Merle
Haggard, Johnny Lee, Johnny Rodriguez, Jeannie Seely, Joe Stampley & Gene
Watson.
'This is our time':
Promotional Video
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
July 2008
Monday 28
David Frizzell's new single, 'This is our time',
was shipped to radio stations on Monday 23 June 2008 & went for
radio adds on Monday 14 July 2008.
The track was included on the album
'Frizzell & Friends' which was scheduled to be
released in September 2008.
'This is our time' featured
a host of country music stars with
David Frizzell
& included T. Graham Brown,
Helen Cornelius,
Lacy
J. Dalton, Kevin Denney, Jimmy Fortune, Allen Frizzell, Crystal Gayle,
Merle
Haggard, Johnny Lee, Johnny Rodriguez, Jeannie Seely, Joe Stampley & Gene
Watson.
'This is our time':
Promotional Video
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
July 2008
Sunday 27
David Frizzell's new single, 'This is our time',
was shipped to radio stations on Monday 23 June 2008 & went for
radio adds on Monday 14 July 2008.
The track was included on the album
'Frizzell & Friends' which was scheduled to be
released in September 2008.
'This is our time' featured
a host of country music stars with
David Frizzell
& included T. Graham Brown,
Helen Cornelius,
Lacy
J. Dalton, Kevin Denney, Jimmy Fortune, Allen Frizzell, Crystal Gayle,
Merle
Haggard, Johnny Lee, Johnny Rodriguez, Jeannie Seely, Joe Stampley & Gene
Watson.
'This is our time':
Promotional Video
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
July 2008
Saturday 26
David Frizzell's new single, 'This is our time',
was shipped to radio stations on Monday 23 June 2008 & went for
radio adds on Monday 14 July 2008.
The track was included on the album
'Frizzell & Friends' which was scheduled to be
released in September 2008.
'This is our time' featured
a host of country music stars with
David Frizzell
& included T. Graham Brown,
Helen Cornelius,
Lacy
J. Dalton, Kevin Denney, Jimmy Fortune, Allen Frizzell, Crystal Gayle,
Merle
Haggard, Johnny Lee, Johnny Rodriguez, Jeannie Seely, Joe Stampley & Gene
Watson.
'This is our time':
Promotional Video
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
July 2008
Friday 25
Today, Gene Watson graced
the hallowed stage of the Grand Ole Opry in
Nashville; he was backed by the Farewell Party
Band & was on stage between 9.30 & 10.00pm
(CST).
Gene Watson fans could use coupon code WEBFAN or
print an online coupon to present to any Grand Ole
Opry box office to receive $3.00 off their ticket purchase.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
July 2008
Thursday 24
Gene Watson was scheduled to grace the hallowed
stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
on Friday 25 July 2008; he
would be backed by the Farewell Party Band & would
be on stage between 9.30pm & 10.00pm
(CST).
Gene Watson fans could use coupon code WEBFAN or
print an online coupon to present to any Grand Ole
Opry box office to receive $3.00 off their ticket purchase.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
July 2008
Wednesday 23
Gene Watson was scheduled to grace the hallowed
stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
on Friday 25 July 2008 when
he would be backed by the Farewell Party Band.
Gene Watson fans could use coupon code WEBFAN or
print an online coupon to present to any Grand Ole
Opry box office to receive $3.00 off their ticket purchase.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
July 2008
Tuesday 22
Today, Gene Watson took
part in an interview with presenter Ian McKeever
on
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM.
The interview took place during Ian McKeever's 'Power Lunch' show at 3.20pm (UK & Irish time) / 9.20am (CST) / 10.20am (EST).
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM, based in Bray, Co. Wicklow,
was the independent
country music service for Dublin City & County, in the east of the Republic
of Ireland.
This interview with Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM was in preparation for Gene
Watson's tour of Northern Ireland in August 2008, details of
which you can find here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2008
Monday 21
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively
revealed that Gene Watson would take
part in an interview (on Tuesday 22 July 2008) with
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM presenter Ian McKeever.
The interview was scheduled to take place during Ian McKeever's 'Power Lunch' show at
3.20pm (UK & Irish time) / 9.20am (CST) / 10.20am (EST).
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM, based in Bray, Co. Wicklow,
was the independent
country music service for Dublin City & County, in the east of the Republic
of Ireland.
This interview with Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM was in preparation for Gene
Watson's tour of Northern Ireland in August 2008, details of
which you can find here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2008
Sunday 20
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively
revealed that Gene Watson would take
part in an interview on Tuesday 22 July 2008 with
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM presenter Ian McKeever.
The interview was scheduled to take place during Ian McKeever's 'Power Lunch' show at
3.20pm (UK & Irish time) / 9.20am (CST) / 10.20am (EST).
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM, based in Bray, Co. Wicklow,
was the independent
country music service for Dublin City & County, in the east of the Republic
of Ireland.
This interview with Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM was
in preparation for Gene Watson's tour of Northern Ireland in August 2008, details of
which you can find here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2008
Saturday 19
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively
revealed that Gene Watson would take
part in an interview on Tuesday 22 July 2008 with
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM presenter Ian McKeever.
The interview was scheduled to take place during Ian McKeever's 'Power Lunch' show at
3.20pm (UK & Irish time) / 9.20am (CST) / 10.20am (EST).
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM, based in Bray, Co. Wicklow,
was the independent
country music service for Dublin City & County, in the east of the Republic
of Ireland.
This interview with Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM was
in preparation for Gene Watson's tour of Northern Ireland in August 2008, details of
which you can find here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2008
Friday 18
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively revealed that Gene Watson
would
take part in an interview on Tuesday 22 July 2008 with
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM presenter Ian McKeever.
The interview was scheduled to take place during Ian McKeever's 'Power Lunch' show at
3.20pm (UK & Irish time) / 9.20am (CST) / 10.20am (EST).
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM, based in Bray, Co. Wicklow,
was the independent
country music service for Dublin City & County, in the east of the Republic
of Ireland.
This interview with Dublin's Country Mix 106.8FM was
in preparation for Gene Watson's tour of Northern Ireland in August 2008, details of
which you can find here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2008
Thursday 17
Today, Music Row in Nashville officially confirmed that Gene Watson's single
'I buried our love' (which was released by
Shanachie Records on Monday 20
August 2007) reached a chart position of No.59 (on the Music Row Top 75
chart).
You can listen to 'I buried our love' here, courtesy of
Shanachie Records:
'I buried our love' was a track from Gene
Watson's
'In a Perfect World'
(Shanachie Records, 2007) which was released by
Shanachie
Records on Tuesday 25 September 2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2008
Tuesday 15
Gene Watson was scheduled to grace the hallowed stage of
the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
on Friday 18 July 2008; he was
expected to be backed by the Farewell Party Band & the
performance time was scheduled to be 9.30pm
(CST).
Gene Watson would also grace the hallowed stage of
the Grand Ole Opry on Friday 25 July 2008.
Gene Watson fans could use coupon code WEBFAN or print
an online coupon
to present to any Grand Ole Opry box office to receive $3.00 off their
ticket purchase.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2008
Monday 14
David Frizzell announced (on Tuesday 24 June 2008) the release of 'This is
our time', a single from his album 'Frizzell & Friends' which
was
due out in September 2008.
The 'This is our time' single was shipped to radio on Tuesday 24 June 2008 &
went for radio adds on Monday 14 July 2008.
Guest stars included on David Frizzell's lead single
were Merle Haggard,
Gene
Watson, Joe Stampley, Jeannie Seely, Crystal Gayle, Johnny Lee, T. Graham
Brown, Johnny Rodriguez, Allen Frizzell, Jimmy Fortune,
Lacy J. Dalton,
Helen Cornelius & Kevin Dunney.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2008
Tuesday 08
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively
announced that the 4 winners of the Gene Watson Hux Records CD Giveaway competition
had been selected.
Courtesy of London-based Hux Records,
the Gene Watson Fan Site had 2
copies
(each) to give away of the special Gene Watson re-issue (2-on-1) albums
'Love in the Hot Afternoon/Paper Rosie' (Hux
Records, 2002) & 'Because You Believed in
Me/Beautiful Country' (Hux Records, 2005), in a special online competition
which ran between Monday
9 June 2008 & Monday 30 June 2008.
The Gene Watson Fan Site had posed the question: who wrote the Gene Watson songs
'Where love begins', 'If the shoe fits, wear it', 'How good a bad woman
feels' & 'Hey Louella' and, of course, the answer was the great
Ray Griff.
It was in June 2008 that it was announced that Ray Griff was suffering from
throat cancer & that he would be undergoing chemotherapy;
Sean Brady wished Ray, his
wife Trudy & family all his best wishes
in June 2008.
Ray Griff was the first person to contribute a quote about Gene Watson for
the special 'Peers' section of the Gene Watson
Fan Site, hence the reason for posing a Ray Griff-related question for the competition.
When contacted by Sean Brady at the
Gene Watson Fan Site for inclusion in the 'Peers'
section of the site, Ray Griff graciously submitted a quote about Gene
Watson on Monday 6 September 2004 & you can read
Ray's words about Gene
Watson here.
The 4 lucky winners were selected by Brian O'Reilly at
Hux Records
in London on Friday 4 July 2008 & you can read the full list
here.
Sean Brady expressed a special word of thanks to
Hux Records for taking the
time to donate 4 copies of the Gene Watson Hux Records re-issues to giveaway
in a special online competition.
Sean Brady also expressed a heartfelt 'thank you' to the following individuals
who kindly supported the Gene Watson Hux Records CD Giveaway:
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
Stuart Cameron, Hotdisc, Scotland
Ray Grundy, Metro Country, England
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
July 2008
Saturday 05
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively
announced that the 4 winners of the
recent Gene Watson Hux Records CD Giveaway competition
had been selected.
Courtesy of London-based Hux Records,
the Gene Watson Fan Site had 2
copies
(each) to give away of the special Gene Watson re-issue (2-on-1) albums
'Love in the Hot Afternoon/Paper Rosie' (Hux
Records, 2002) & 'Because You Believed in
Me/Beautiful Country' (Hux Records, 2005), in a special online competition
which ran between Monday
9 June 2008 & Monday 30 June 2008.
The Gene Watson Fan Site had posed the question: who wrote the Gene Watson songs
'Where love begins', 'If the shoe fits, wear it', 'How good a bad woman
feels' & 'Hey Louella' and, of course, the answer was the great
Ray Griff.
It was in June 2008 that it was announced that Ray Griff was suffering from
throat cancer & that he would be undergoing chemotherapy;
Sean Brady wished Ray, his
wife Trudy & family all his best wishes
in June 2008.
Ray Griff was the first person to contribute a quote about Gene Watson for
the special 'Peers' section of the Gene Watson
Fan Site, hence the reason for posing a Ray Griff-related question for the competition.
When contacted by Sean Brady at the
Gene Watson Fan Site for inclusion in the 'Peers'
section of the site, Ray Griff graciously submitted a quote about Gene
Watson on Monday 6 September 2004 & you can read
Ray's words about Gene
Watson here.
The 4 lucky winners were selected by Brian O'Reilly at
Hux Records
in London on Friday 4 July 2008 & you can read the full list
here.
Sean Brady expressed a special word of thanks to
Hux Records for taking the
time to donate 4 copies of the Gene Watson Hux Records re-issues to giveaway
in a special online competition.
Sean Brady also expressed a heartfelt 'thank you' to the following individuals
who kindly supported the Gene Watson Hux Records CD Giveaway:
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
Stuart Cameron, Hotdisc, Scotland
Ray Grundy, Metro Country, England
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
July 2008
Thursday 03
On Tuesday 24 June 2008, David Frizzell announced the release of his new
single, 'This is our time', a track from his album
'Frizzell & Friends' which was due out in
September 2008.
The recording session for David Frizzell's 'This
is our time' took place on Monday 24 March 2008 &
you can view a number of photos of the session
here.
The 'This is our time' single was shipped to radio on Tuesday 24 June 2008 &
was expected to go for radio adds on Monday 14 July 2008.
Guest stars on David Frizzell's lead single included
Merle Haggard, Gene
Watson, Joe Stampley, Jeannie Seely, Crystal Gayle, Johnny Lee, T. Graham
Brown, Johnny Rodriguez, Allen Frizzell, Jimmy Fortune,
Lacy J. Dalton,
Helen Cornelius & Kevin Dunney.
On Wednesday 25 June 2008, David Frizzell &
Gene
Watson, along with a
stellar array of fellow county music artists, had taken part in the recording of
a television special called 'David Frizzell & Friends' at
the Texas Troubadour Theater in Nashville;
a selection of photos were taken on the day & you can view the shots
here.
The 'David Frizzell & Friends' television show
was scheduled to be broadcast on the
RFD-TV network on Monday 1 September 2008.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
July 2008
Tuesday 01
Courtesy of London-based Hux Records,
the Gene Watson Fan Site had
2 copies (each) to give away of the special Gene
Watson re-issue (2-on-1) albums 'Love in the Hot
Afternoon/Paper Rosie' (Hux records, 2002) & 'Because
You Believed in Me/Beautiful Country' (Hux Records,
2005).
This special online competition, which commenced on Monday 9 June 2008,
closed on Monday 30 June 2008.
These albums were significant Gene Watson releases
& this CD giveaway competition had given Gene Watson fans
the opportunity to win one of them.
It was in early July 2008 that
4 lucky winners would be selected by Brian
O'Reilly of Hux Records; the winning entrants'
names would be posted on the
Gene Watson Fan Site from
Wednesday 2 July 2008.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan
Site