Gene Watson News Archive: October 2007
Read Archive News with regard to Gene Watson, his music &
his career from October 2007...
October 2007
Monday 29
Today, it was with deep regret that
the Gene Watson Fan Site reported the
passing (on Sunday 28 October 2007) of Porter Wagoner, a Grand Ole Opry
institution & member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, at 8.25pm at Alive
Hospice in Nashville.
Known as the Thin Man form West Plains, he was 80 years old & had been
hospitalised since Monday 15 October 2007. An Opry spokesperson announced on
Sunday 21 October 2007 that Porter had been diagnosed with lung cancer. He
was released to hospice care on Friday 26 October 2007.
An Opry star since 1957, the well-loved Porter Wagoner
had been the show's goodwill ambassador for many years & was
photographed by fans millions of times as he clowned onstage in the flashy
rhinestone suits that became one of his trademarks.
Courtesy of CMT, you can read the full story
here.
When contacted by Sean Brady at the
Gene Watson Fan Site for inclusion in the 'Peers'
section of the site, Porter Wagoner graciously submitted a quote about Gene
Watson on Wednesday 22 March 2006 & you can read Porter's words about Gene
Watson here.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
CMT (Country Music Television)
October 2007
Saturday 27
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site
exclusively announced that Gene Watson now had
his own profile at Digital Rodeo, complete with
music, photos & much more.
Digital Rodeo was an online community filled with
fresh & exciting content for country music artists & fans alike;
Gene Watson now had a further opportunity
to reach out to & interact with his current & potential fans.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
October 2007
Tuesday 23
Today, CMT staff writer Edward Morris' interview with Gene Watson, which
took place on Thursday 27 September 2007, was
published online under the title 'Gene Watson gets extra star power for 'In
a Perfect World'.
Courtesy of CMT, you can read the full content of Edward Morris' interview
with Gene Watson
here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
CMT (Country Music Television)
October 2007
Friday 19
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively revealed that Gene Watson was
interviewed by The Mountain Press, a local newspaper for the
Sevierville/Pigeon Forge area of Tennessee.
Today, it was also announced that Gene Watson
would be interviewed by Jeff Foxworthy
& that this interview would take place on Tuesday 30 October
2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
October 2007
Friday 19
Tonight, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough,
Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) rounded off their highly successful Irish tour by gracing the
stage of The Sligo Southern Hotel in Sligo.
The support act was Robert Mizzell.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions, Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read, Third Coast Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Thursday 18
Today, the Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced that a special
feature on Gene Watson would be published in the (Monday) 3 December 2007
issue of Country Weekly.
Country Weekly was expected to
be available (stateside) on news-stands from Monday 19
November 2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
October 2007:
Thursday 18
Tonight, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) graced the stage of The Red Cow Hotel in Dublin.
The support act was Philomena Begley.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Wednesday 17
Tonight, following a day of rest & relaxation (on Tuesday 16 October 2007),
Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton Gregory,
Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody' Woodruff)
graced the stage of the Tullyglass House Hotel in Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
The support acts were Philomena Begley, Liam McLaughlin & Tony Kerr.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Tuesday 16
Today, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) enjoyed a day of rest & relaxation.
Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band would
grace the stage of the Tullyglass
House Hotel in Ballymena, Co. Antrim on the night of
Wednesday 17 October
2007.
The support acts were expected to be Philomena Begley, Liam McLaughlin & Tony Kerr.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Monday 15
Tonight, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) graced the stage of the Riverside Theatre at The University of
Ulster in Coleraine.
The support acts were Philomena Begley & Liam McLaughlin.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Sunday 14
Tonight, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) graced the stage of The Iontas Theatre in Castleblayney, Co.
Monaghan.
The support act was Philomena Begley & Country Harmony, with special guest
Margo.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Saturday 13
Tonight, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) graced the stage of St. Joseph's Hall in Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
The support acts were Philomena Begley & Country harmony.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Friday 12
Tonight, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) graced the stage of the Market Place Theatre in Armagh City.
The support act was Philomena Begley.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Thursday 11
Today, Gene Watson celebrated his 64th Birthday.
Here's hoping Gene, our Lone Star Hero, enjoyed his special day!
Gene Watson had certainly plenty to celebrate today (as well as his birthday); a
new record deal with Shanachie Records, a new album ('In a Perfect World'),
a new website & he was in the middle of a very successful Irish tour.
Here's hoping Gene enjoys many more years of the very best!
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
October 2007
Thursday 11
Tonight, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) graced the stage of the Ardhowen Theatre in Enniskillen, Co.
Fermanagh.
The support acts were Derek Mehaffey & Tony Kerr.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Wednesday 10
Tonight, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) graced the stage of the Ardhowen Theatre in Enniskillen, Co.
Fermanagh.
The support acts were Derek Mehaffey & Tony Kerr.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Wednesday 10
Today, Gene Watson participated in a BBC Radio Ulster outside broadcast with
Hugo Duncan; the 'Country Afternoon' show was broadcast 'live' from Meadow
Lane Shopping Centre, on the Moneymore Road in Magherafelt between 1.30pm & 3.00pm
(UK & Ireland).
Gene Watson was in magnificent form and, backed by the Country Harmony band,
performed three of his greatest hits, namely 'Fourteen carat mind', 'Got no
reason now for going home' & 'Farewell party'.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Tuesday 09
Tonight, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) graced the stage of the Burnavon Theatre in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone.
The support act was Philomena Begley.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Tuesday 09
Today, Gene Watson was interviewed by Hugo Duncan on BBC Radio Ulster,
Northern Ireland's national radio service between 2.00pm
& 3.00pm (UK & Ireland).
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Monday 08
Today, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) enjoyed a day of rest & relaxation.
Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band would
grace the stage of the Burnavon
Theatre in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone on the night
of Tuesday 9 October 2007.
The support act would be Philomena Begley.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Sunday 07
Tonight, following a day of rest & relaxation (on Saturday 6 October 2007),
Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton Gregory,
Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody' Woodruff)
graced the stage of the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.
The support act was Warren Smyth.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Friday 05
Tonight, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) graced the stage of The University Concert Hall in the Limerick
University Theatre in Limerick.
The support act was intended to be Robert Mizzell; instead Farewell Party
Band member Clinton Gregory graced the stage & entertained the audience for
twenty minutes before joining Gene & the rest of the band for the evening's
performance proper.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Thursday 04
Tonight, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) graced the stage of The Mount Errigal Hotel in Letterkenny, Co.
Donegal.
The support act was Jimmy Buckley.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Wednesday 03
Tonight, Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton
Gregory, Todd Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody'
Woodruff) graced the stage of The TF Royal Theatre in Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
The support act was Mike Denver.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Tuesday 02
Today, following a day of rest & relaxation (on Monday 1 October 2007), a
seven-hour bus journey from Belfast International Airport to his first
performance location (Killarney, Co. Kerry) & a good night's sleep, Gene
Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton Gregory, Todd
Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody' Woodruff)
were
reported to be in good spirits &
were looking forward to the commencement
of their 2007 tour of Ireland.
Tonight, Gene Watson was interviewed by Dermot Moriarty on Radio Kerry
between 7.00pm & 9.00pm, prior to his & the Farewell Party Band's
performance at the INEC in Killarney, Co. Kerry.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management,
Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions,
Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast
Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Tuesday 02
Tonight, following a day of rest & relaxation (on Monday 1 October 2007), Gene
Watson & the Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie Gough, Clinton Gregory, Todd
Hines, Kenneth 'Corky' Owens, Staley Rogers & Bryan 'Woody' Woodruff)
commenced their 2007 tour of Ireland.
The Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band tour of Ireland
began (tonight)
with a performance at the INEC in Killarney, Co. Kerry.
Source
Sean Brady, Gene Watson Fan Site
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
James McGarrity, JW Promotions, Northern Ireland
Carrie Moore-Read,
Third Coast Talent, Nashville
October 2007
Monday 01
Today, the Gene Watson Fan exclusively announced that Gene Watson's new
album 'In a Perfect World'
had been afforded the honour of being nominated
as the 'CD of the Month' in the October 2007 issue of
Country Music People.
The CMP 'CD of the Month' review, which was written by Jon Philibert, is
reproduced on the Gene Watson
Fan Site (with the permission of the publishers)
here.
You can subscribe to the Country Music People magazine
here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville
Craig Baguley, Country Music People, London, England