Gene Watson News Archive: March 2008
Read Archive News with regard to Gene Watson, his music &
his career from March 2008...
March 2008
Monday 31
Gene Watson participated in the taping of the GAC Master Series with Bill
Cody on Tuesday 25 March 2008; this taping took
place in the hallowed halls of the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
Gene Watson's taping of the GAC Master Series with Bill Cody
was scheduled to air on GAC TV on Wednesday 2
April 2008 at 10.00am (EST) & 3.00pm (EST) & again
on Friday 18 April 2008 at 10.00am (EST) & 3.00pm (EST).
Pictured (l-r) Mick Buck, Carolyn Tate, Gene
Watson, Elek Horvath & Bill Cody
Gene Watson made a very special contribution to the Country Music Hall of
Fame & Museum's Frist Library & Archives, full details of which you can find
here.
Here is a full list of all the items that Gene graciously contributed:
Green Nudie stage costume (jacket and pants with
musical note appliqué in colorful rhinestones & the letters 'GW' on back)
Burgundy Judy of Nashville stage costume (jacket
and pants with diamond & red stone diamond shaped patterns throughout)
Off white Judy of Nashville shirt with diamond &
red stone patterns
Pink satin Judy of Nashville shirt with diamond & red stone patterns
Pair of Laramie custom made cowboy boots with
quilted pattern in burgundy, brown & tan pattern
Pair of brown Nocona cowboy boots
Dark brown Stetson cowboy hat, with feathered
band & three pins
Genuine suede cowboy hat with six pins
Dark brown BWG Western's Best cowboy stage
costume shirt with multi-color floral design
Mockup of album art for MCA Records 'Between
This Time & the Next Time'
(Note: dark brown cowboy hat & dark brown shirt were worn for this photo
shoot). Mockup of album art is not exactly the final cover
Album 'No One Will
Ever Know' (Note: brown suede cowboy hat in photo
on front)
Gene also donated some old photos
The Gene Watson Fan Site was afforded the
unique opportunity to display some of these items in a special online
'gallery' which you can view
here.
This special message from Gene Watson, which was obtained
by Sean Brady on Friday 28 March 2008, was
exclusive to the Gene Watson Fan Site:
Dear friends
It was a great week for me. It was a great honour for me to make a
contribution to the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum. It's extremely
gratifying to know that some of my memorabilia will now be preserved in this
great place & lovingly preserved for eternity.
I'm deeply humbled to have my personal mementos displayed alongside those of
my own personal heroes such as Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price & so
many others.
If you are in Nashville, TN please do make a trip to the Hall of Fame as you
will enjoy all that it has to offer.
My Best to you, Gene.'
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
March 2008
Friday 28
On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Gene Watson participated
in the taping of the GAC Master Series with Bill Cody; this taping, which
was proceeded by a special featuring Kathy Mattea, took place in the
hallowed halls of the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
This special show was scheduled to be broadcast
on Sunday 30 March 2008 at 10.00am (CST) / 11.00am
(EST) exclusively on GAC-TV when viewers would
have the opportunity to watch Gene Watson as he made
a very special contribution to the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum's
Frist Library & Archives, full details of which you can find
here.
During this show, Gene Watson spoke about his
legendary career and, of course, a Gene Watson video was
included too.
Today, Sean Brady received this note
from Sarah Brosmer at
Lytle Management in Nashville:
'The Official Gene
Watson Site is being redeveloped at the moment and, as a result, the
message board is temporarily unavailable.
From Monday 31 March 2008, it is hoped that lots of new
photos & news will be added to the Official Gene Watson Site, so please
check out the website early next week.
This week a number of historical Gene Watson photos
have been sent to our dear friend Sean Brady, so please check out
the Gene Watson Fan
Site soon so that you can enjoy these shots. These
photos will also be added to the Official Gene Watson Site too'.
The Gene Watson Fan Site
also received this special message from Gene
Watson:
Dear friends
It was great week for me. It was a great honour for me to make a
contribution to the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum. It's extremely
gratifying to know that some of my memorabilia will now be preserved in this
great place & lovingly preserved for eternity.
I'm deeply humbled to have my personal mementos displayed alongside those of
my own personal heroes such as Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price & so
many others.
If you are in Nashville, TN please do make a trip to the Hall of Fame as you
will enjoy all that it has to offer.
My Best to you, Gene'.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
March 2008
Wednesday 26
Gene Watson was a very busy man on Tuesday 25 March 2008!
Firstly, Gene Watson made a guest appearance on (Nashville's Country Legend)
WSM 650AM with Keith Bilbrey at 10.00am (CST) / 11.00am (EST); Gene was on
the air for 45 minutes.
Gene Watson also participated (on Tuesday 25 March
2008) in the taping of the television show 'Inside Music Row'; this show
was scheduled to be
aired on the AMG-TV network (reaching a potential audience of 20 million).
The show would also be broadcast on a number of
syndicated television stations including Nashville's WNAB which
aired 'Inside Music Row' on Sunday evenings at
10.30pm (CST) / 11.30pm (EST).
It was also (on Tuesday 25 March 2008) that Gene
Watson participated in the taping of the GAC Master Series with Bill Cody;
this taping took place in the hallowed halls of the Country Music Hall of
Fame in Nashville between 9.00am & 5.00pm.
Gene Watson's taping of the GAC Master Series with Bill Cody
was scheduled to air on GAC TV on Sunday 30 March
2008 at 10.00am (CST) / 11.00am (EST); a repeat of
the show would take place on Wednesday 2 April
2008 at 10.00am (EST) & 3.00pm (EST) and on Friday 18 April 2008 at 10.00am
(EST) & 3.00pm (EST)..
To round off a very busy day (on Tuesday 25 March 2008),
Gene Watson graced the hallowed stage of the Grand
Ole Opry in Nashville at 7.30pm (CST) / 8.30pm (EST). Gene, who was backed
by The Opry Band, performed three songs on the night, namely 'Fourteen carat
mind', 'Nothing sure looked good on you' & 'Farewell party'.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
March 2008
Wednesday 26
Today, Gene Watson was interviewed by host Faron Sparkman on WSGS Radio in Hazard, Kentucky - the broadcast
took
place at 9.00am (CST) / 10.00am (EST).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
March 2008
Tuesday 25
Today, Gene Watson made a guest
appearance on (Nashville's Country Legend) WSM 650AM with Keith Bilbrey
at 10.00am (CST) / 11.00am (EST).
Gene Watson also participated today in the
taping of the television show 'Inside Music Row'; this show
was expected to be aired on
the AMG-TV network (reaching a potential audience of 20 million).
The show was also expected
be broadcast on a number of syndicated television
stations including Nashville's WNAB which aired 'Inside Music Row' on Sunday
evenings at 10.30pm (CST) / 11.30pm (EST).
Today, Gene Watson also
participated
in the taping of the GAC Master Series with Bill Cody; this taping, which
also featured special guest Kathy Mattea,
took place in the hallowed
halls of the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville between 9.00am &
5.00pm.
Tonight, Gene Watson graced the hallowed stage of
the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
at 7.30pm (CST) / 8.30pm (EST). Gene, who
was backed by the Opry Band,
performed three songs on the night.
Gene Watson was scheduled to be interviewed
by host Faron Sparkman on WSGS Radio in Hazard, Kentucky
on Wednesday 26 March 2008 - the broadcast
was expected to take place at 9.00am (CST) / 10.00am (EST).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
March 2008
Monday 24
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced
that Gene Watson would make a guest appearance
on (Nashville's Country Legend) WSM 650AM with Keith Bilbrey at 10.00am
(CST) / 11.00am (EST) on Tuesday 25 March 2008.
Gene Watson was also scheduled
to participate (on Tuesday 25 March 2008) in the taping
of the television show 'Inside Music Row'; this show
would be aired on the
AMG-TV network (reaching a potential audience of 20 million).
The show was also scheduled to
be broadcast on a number of syndicated television
stations including Nashville's WNAB which aired 'Inside Music Row' on Sunday
evenings at 10.30pm (CST) / 11.30pm (EST).
It is also scheduled that Gene Watson
would participate in the
taping of the GAC Master Series with Bill Cody; this taping, which
would also
feature special guest Kathy Mattea, would take place in the hallowed halls of the
Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville between 9.00am & 5.00pm.
Gene Watson was also scheduled to grace the hallowed stage of
the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
(on Tuesday 25 March 2008) at 7.30pm (CST) / 8.30pm (EST)
when, backed by the Opry Band,
would perform three songs on the night.
On Wednesday 26 March 2008, Gene Watson
would be interviewed by host Faron Sparkman on WSGS Radio in Hazard, Kentucky - the broadcast
was scheduled to take
place at 9.00am (CST) / 10.00am (EST).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
March 2008
Sunday 23
Gene Watson made a special guest appearance on the night
of Saturday 22 March
2008 on the Midnite Jamboree, a show broadcast (after
the Grand Ole Opry
broadcast) on Nashville's Country Legend WSM 650AM. Gene's appearance was to
help honour his friend Tony Booth who had been a member of Gene's famed
Farewell Party Band in the 1980s.
The broadcast was added to the Midnite Jamboree archives & you
have an opportunity to listen
here.
Tony Booth hosted the broadcast & Gene
Watson performed 'Should I Come Home (or
should I go crazy)'. In his introduction, Tony mentioned
the Gene Watson Fan Site & the fact that he had been asked for a Gene
Watson quote for the site.
It was at this time that Tony Booth
had a new album available on
Heart of Texas
Records; Tony Booth's 'Is This All There is to a Honky Tonk'
can be purchased
here.
Tony Booth recorded four of Dave Lindsey's songs back in the 1980s for an album
project; the album was produced by Gene Watson but it was never released.
On the night of Saturday 22 March 2008, Dave Lindsey also had the pleasure of
meeting up once again with his friends David Frizzell, J Frizzell & Jimmy
Capps.
Source
Dave Lindsey, Songwriter, Nashville
March 2008
Wednesday 19
Gene Watson was scheduled to
make a guest appearance on
(Nashville's Country Legend) WSM 650AM with Keith Bilbrey at 10.00am (CST) /
11.00am (EST); this appearance would take place on
Tuesday 25 March 2008.
Gene Watson was also scheduled
to participate (on Tuesday 25 March 2008) in the taping
of the television show 'Inside Music Row'; this show
would be aired on the
AMG-TV network (reaching a potential audience of 20 million).
The show would also be broadcast on a number of syndicated television
stations including Nashville's WNAB which aired 'Inside Music Row' on Sunday
evenings at 10.30pm (CST) / 11.30pm (EST).
On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Gene Watson
was scheduled to participate in the
taping of the GAC Master Series with Bill Cody; this taping, which
would also
feature special guest Kathy Mattea, would take place in the hallowed halls of the
Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville between 9.00am & 5.00pm.
Gene Watson was also scheduled to grace the hallowed stage of
the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
on Tuesday 25 March 2008 at 7.30pm (CST) / 8.30pm (EST)
when, backed by the Opry Band,
Gene would perform three songs on the night.
On Wednesday 26 March 2008, Gene Watson
was scheduled to be interviewed by host Faron Sparkman on WSGS Radio in Hazard, Kentucky - the broadcast
would take
place at 9.00am (CST) / 10.00am (EST).
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
March 2008
Thursday 13
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively showcased
CMI.tv
as Ireland's first internet TV channel
which was established in August
2007.
CMI.tv was in a unique position to showcase the best in Irish & American
country music. High speed broadband was now available in more homes than
ever, so CMI.tv is now a reality.
The CMI.tv website has a dedicated page for Gene Watson & you can view it
here.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
March 2008
Tuesday 11
Get Ready to Sign!
Today, the Gene Watson Site exclusively announced that
the all-new Gene Watson Box Set Petition was 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.
Please sign on the dotted line on behalf of Gene Watson!
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
March 2008
Wednesday 05
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced
that Gene Watson would grace the
hallowed stage of the Grand Ole Opry
in Nashville on Tuesday 25 March 2008.
Gene Watson fans could use coupon code WEBFAN or print a coupon
to present to any Grand Ole Opry box office to receive $3.00 off their
ticket purchase.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
Jackie Stammen, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville
March 2008
Wednesday 05
American country music disc jockey Tracy Pitcox had a consuming passion for
traditional country music. He was a 22-year veteran of radio station KNEL in
Brady, Texas & was also the owner of
Heart of Texas Records where he has
overseen recordings by legends such as Curtis Potter, Ferlin Husky, Floyd
Tillman & Leona Williams.
'Legendary Conversations with a Texas Disc Jockey'
was a 360-page compendium
of interviews that Tracy had conducted down through the years with veteran
country singers over radio station KNEL.
The book contains interviews with over 80 country music legends including
Gene Watson, George Jones, Dolly Parton, Tom T. Hall, Ray
Price, Ferlin
Husky, Darrell McCall, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson,
Leona Williams,
Tammy Wynette, Justin Tubb, Curtis Potter, Johnny Bush, Charley Pride & many
more.
The interviews were captured just as they were heard over the air on
KNEL
95.3FM in Brady, Texas between these greats in the country music business &
disc jockey Tracy Pitcox during the last 20 years.
'Legendary Conversations with a Texas Disc Jockey' from Tracy Pitcox is
truly a piece of country music history & you can order your copy
here.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Craig Baguley, Country Music People, London, England
March 2008
Monday 03
Gene Watson was scheduled to make a guest appearance on (Nashville's Country
Legend) WSM 650AM with Keith Bilbrey at 10.00am (CST) / 11.00am (EST) on
Tuesday 25 March 2008.
Gene Watson was also scheduled
to participate (on Tuesday 25 March 2008) in the taping
of the television show 'Inside Music Row'; this show
would be aired on the
AMG-TV network (reaching a potential audience of 20 million).
The show would also be broadcast on a number of syndicated television
stations including Nashville's WNAB which aired 'Inside Music Row' on Sunday
evenings at 10.30pm (CST) / 11.30pm (EST).
Gene Watson was also scheduled
to participate in the taping of the GAC Master Series (on
Tuesday 25 March 2008) with Bill Cody; this taping would take place in the
hallowed halls of the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
Gene Watson was scheduled to grace the hallowed stage of
the Grand Ole Opry in
Nashville on Tuesday 25 March 2008 - on the night Gene
would be backed by the Opry
Band.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
March 2008
Monday 03
Get Ready to Sign!
Today, the Gene Watson Site exclusively announced that
the all-new Gene Watson Box Set Petition was 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.
Please sign on the dotted line on behalf of Gene Watson!
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
March 2008
Saturday 01
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site announced 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 that night (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.
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site also
announced with regret 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, 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.
On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Gene Watson
was scheduled to grace the
hallowed stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville;
however his acclaimed Farewell Party Band would not be appearing on the night.
It was also expected that an appearance on
(Nashville's Country Legend) WSM 650AM,
along with two more interviews for Tuesday 25 March 2008,
would also be
rescheduled.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville