Gene Watson News

Read Archived News with regard to Gene Watson, his music & his career from May 2007...

May 2007:

Wednesday 30

Today, Gene Watson was in the recording studio in Nashville with producer Brent Rowan to undertake further work on tracks for his forthcoming album on Shanachie Records.

Today was what is termed in recording circles a 'tracking day'.  It was today that Gene put down 'scratch vocals' & he will record true vocals tomorrow (Thursday 31 May 2007).



The studio musicians involved in the recording sessions today included Bobby All on guitar, Gregg Galbraith on guitar, Aubrey Haynie on fiddle, Hargus 'Pig' Robbins on piano, John Gardner on drums & David Smith on bass guitar.


Bobby All (guitar) & Gregg Galbraith (guitar)


Aubrey Haynie (fiddle) & Hargus 'Pig' Robbins (piano)


John Gardner (drums)


Craig White (main studio engineer) & Greg Strizek (studio assistant)

Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville

May 2007:

Tuesday 29

Tonight, Gene Watson & producer Brent Rowan held a song meeting to listen to & discuss songs to record - Gene's (untitled, as yet) debut album for Shanachie Records is slated for a September 2007 release.

Preliminary recording sessions for the new album took place on Thursday 17 & Friday 18 May 2007.  Further recording sessions will take place this week.

Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville

May 2007:

Friday 18

Tonight, Gene Watson graced the hallowed stage of The Grand Ole Opry at the Grand Ole Opry House on Opryland Drive in Nashville.

Gene performed two songs on the segment between 9.30pm & 10.00pm; 'Love in the hot afternoon' (originally included on the 'Love in the Hot Afternoon' album on Capitol Records in 1975) & 'Pick the wildwood flower' (originally included on the 'Reflections' album on Capitol Records in 1978).



Gene was given a wonderful introduction by fellow country music artist Jeannie Seely & was backed by his Farewell Party Band (Kenneth 'Corky' Owens on steel guitar, Staley Rogers on rhythm guitar, Todd Hines on drums, Joe Eddie Gough on piano & Steve Anderson on guitar).

Other artists who graced the stage of the Grand Ole Opry tonight included Patty Loveless, Charlie Nagatani, Daryle Singletary, Jean Shepard & Megan Mullins.

Here are a selection of photos, taken backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, during the course of the evening of Friday 18 May 2007:



Gene enjoyed a nice visit, backstage at The Grand Ole Opry, with Patty Loveless, Daryle Singletary & internationally known singer, Charlie Nagatani, from Japan (photo).  Charlie gave Gene a gift of one of his souvenir t-shirts, as well as a delicious Japanese delicacy called Honey Doughnuts.  Gene & the members of the Farewell Party Band sampled those backstage & thought they were wonderful.

Here are a couple of photos of the Farewell Party Band members relaxing prior to their appearance on the hallowed stage of The Grand Ole Opry:



Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville

May 2007:

Friday 18

Today, Gene Watson was present in the Curb recording studio in Nashville with producer Brent Rowan, working on vocal tracks for his forthcoming album on Shanachie Records.

Today is what is termed in recording circles a 'true vocal' day.  It was today that Gene put down 'true vocals', having recorded 'scratch vocals' on Thursday (17 May 2007), which had been termed a 'tracking vocal' day.

Gene Watson will return to the Curb recording studio in Nashville at the end of May to record further 'scratch' & 'true' vocal tracks for his debut album on Shanachie Records.

May 2007:

Thursday 17

Today, Gene Watson was in the Curb recording studio in Nashville with producer Brent Rowan to begin work on tracks for his forthcoming album on Shanachie Records.

Today is what is termed in recording circles a 'tracking day'.  It was today that Gene put down 'scratch vocals' & he will record true vocals on Friday (18 May 2007).





The studio musicians involved in the recording sessions today were Shannon Forrest (drums), Sonny Garrish (pedal steel), Bobby All (acoustic guitar), Gregg Galbraith (electric guitar), Aubrey Haynie (fiddle & mandolin), David Smith (bass), Hargus 'Pig' Robbins (piano) & Brent Rowan (guitar).

Gene Watson will return to the Curb recording studio in Nashville on Friday 18 May 2007 & will undertake further 'scratch' & 'true' vocal work.

Further recordings sessions will also take place at the end of May 2007.








It was also today that the great singer & songwriter Hal Ketchum came to the Curb recording studio in Nashville to visit with Gene Watson.

On Sunday 27 May 2007, Hal Ketchum was kind enough to submit a 'Peers' quote (to this site) about Gene Watson & you can read Hal's words here.

Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville

May 2007:

Wednesday 16

Today, Gene Watson's photo shoot, in preparation for the release of his first album for Shanachie Records, took place in the very quaint town of Watertown, Tennessee.  The picturesque village has a lovely town square with antique shops & cafes.



Photographer Traci Goudie, along with her assistant Danni, took photos inside & out.  The interior shots (above) were taken in a warehouse which is used to store video/theatre props.



Photographer Traci Goudie, along with her assistant Danni, also took some exterior shots (above) on location in Watertown, Tennessee.

As an aside, Gene's friend Tom T. Hall recorded 'Watertown Tennessee' (Tom's own composition) & included the track on his 'Homegrown' album, which was released on Mercury Records in 1997.



Gene Watson recorded 'Three' (a Tom T. Hall composition) & included the track on his 'Between This Time & the Next Time' album, which was released on MCA Records in 1981.

Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville

May 2007:

Monday 14

Gene Watson will grace the hallowed stage of The Grand Ole Opry on Friday 18 May 2007 at the Grand Ole Opry House on Opryland Drive in Nashville.  Gene will perform two (2) songs on the segment between 9.30pm & 10.00pm.

Please check out the WSM 650 site for further information.  If you are unable to listen via WSM 650AM or online, you will have an opportunity to listen (online) to an archived version of Gene's performance at a later date.

Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
Carrie Moore-Reed, Third Coast Talent, Nashville

May 2007:

Monday 14

Gene Watson's photo shoot, in preparation for the release of his first album for Shanachie Records, will take place this Wednesday 16 May 2007.

The photographer will be Traci Goudie, who is also a video director.  Traci has directed videos for Mindy Smith ('Out Loud'), Sam Bush ('River's Gonna Run'), Diamond Rio ('God Only Cries'), Merle Haggard ('America's First'), Patty Loveless ('Keep Your Distance') & Kelly Willis ('Don't Come the Cowboy with Me').

Traci works for Taillight TV, a full service television & music video production company based on Nashville's Music Row.

Taillight TV was founded by Tom Forrest in August 2000, with Chandra LaPlume-Pereira joining in 2004.

Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville

May 2007:

Wednesday 09

Shanachie Entertainment signs Deal with Country Music Hit-maker Gene Watson for New Album

Shanachie Entertainment is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with acclaimed country singer Gene Watson for an album of new recordings, his first CD of all-new country material since 2003’s 'Gene Watson...Sings'.  The as-yet untitled album will feature both new songs and Gene's special versions of some of his favorite country classics.

The recording for this highly anticipated album is scheduled to begin in May in Nashville and will be produced by Brent Rowan (Joe Nichols, Blake Shelton), who as a producer and musician has been involved in recordings that have sold collectively in excess of 100,000,000 copies.

'Gene Watson is widely acknowledged to be one of the finest country singers of the past forty years', notes Shanachie General Manager Randall Grass.  'We strongly believe that a singer of Gene's talent and classic style embodies the best of country music's traditions and so we are very proud to enter in this agreement with him.  What's especially impressive is that even at this stage in his long career, Gene is singing better than ever!'

Gene Watson’s Shanachie Entertainment debut is slated for a September release and will make his 30^th album in an impressive career has yielded over 26 Top Twenty country hits, including five No.1 singles.  The singer says, 'I'm excited to have this opportunity to record a new album for a great label like Shanachie.  I think the fans will find we've got some great country songs and I hope they'll also enjoy my spin on some of my favorite country classics'.  Watson continues to tour extensively both within the United States and abroad.

Shanachie’s deal with Gene Watson marks an important milestone in the label’s commitment to country music.  Having released new recordings by Daryle Singletary, David Ball and Confederate Railroad, Shanachie is determined to deliver high-quality recordings by great artists to audiences hungry for 'real country music'.  Shanachie has also just concluded a deal with Tammy Cochran to release her 'Where I Am' album in July and beginning in May, producer Greg Cole is recording 'The Greatest Country Love Songs of All Time', which will feature guest vocalists George Jones, Aaron Tippin, Pam Tillis, Lorrie Morgan, Daryle Singletary and Joe Diffie, among others.

For more information on Gene Watson, please contact Monifa Brown/Shanachie Entertainment: (973) 579-7763
email:

Source
Shanachie Entertainment
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville

May 2007:

Monday 07

Today, a personal message, in support of the Gene Watson Site, was received from the great man himself, Gene Watson:

'Sean, I truly appreciate the great job you've done on the site and I'm humbled that you've put in so much effort on my behalf.

I know this has taken you months of hard work and I just want to say 'thank you'.

I believe you've got more information about my career on this site than even I can remember!

Sincerely,
Gene Watson'

Source
Gene Watson
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville

'The build of the (all new) Gene Watson Site took place between Friday 16 February 2007 & Saturday 5 May 2007.

I wish to express a heartfelt 'thank you' to Gene Watson for his kind words of support & encouragement.  Gene is an extraordinary vocal talent within the country music genre & this site is here to honour him.

Regards,
Sean Brady'

May 2007:

Saturday 05

Tonight, the (all new) Gene Watson Site went 'live' @ 10.15pm Irish/UK time.  A special web template had been purchased from RTB Wizards on Friday 16 February 2007 & work began immediately on the site build.

RTB Wizards is the brainchild of Karey Cummins, who is based in Katy, Texas & has been designing Front Page web templates since 1998.

Source
Sean Brady
Webmaster

May 2007:

Tuesday 01

Gene Watson will grace the hallowed stage of The Grand Ole Opry on Friday 18 May 2007 at the Ryman in Nashville.

Please check out the WSM 650 site for further information.  If you are unable to listen via WSM 650AM or online, you will have an opportunity to listen (online) to an archived version of Gene's performance at a later date.

Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
Carrie Moore-Reed, Third Coast Talent, Nashville

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