Gene Watson's Peers: Rhonda Vincent
Gene Watson's peers within the country music industry
believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east Texas, so much
so that Gene is regarded by many of them as 'the singer's singer' - and
rightly so!
All of Gene's Peers who were contacted in 2007 were most gracious with their
time & words. It is here, within this special part of gene-watson.com, that
you have an opportunity to read a quote from
Rhonda Vincent, which she
submitted to this site on Tuesday 20 February 2007.
Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to
Rhonda Vincent who has made a
special contribution to a unique part of this online 'celebration of a Lone
Star Hero'.
Rhonda Vincent
This quote was submitted on Tuesday 20 February 2007
'Gene Watson is one of my favourite country music
singers. I love the uniqueness of his voice & the way he delivers a song.
When you hear Gene Watson, you hear country music at its best!'
Thank you, Rhonda Vincent, for
your support of Gene Watson.
About Rhonda Vincent...
Rhonda Vincent was born in July
1962 in Kirksville, MO where she still lives. Her musical career started in
her family's band as a child. Following an appearance on the TNN series 'You
Can be a Star', Rhonda was hired to play in Jim Ed Brown's touring band.
Throughout the 1980s, Rhonda accepted numerous female vocalist honours from
the Society of the Preservation of Bluegrass Music Association (SPGMA).
In the late 1980s & early 1990s, Rhonda Vincent saw the release of four
highly acclaimed albums on Rebel Records namely 'New Dreams & Sunshine'
(Rebel Records, 1989), 'A Dream Come True' (Rebel Records, 1990), 'Bound for
Glory Land' (Rebel Records, 1990) & 'Timeless & True Love' (Rebel Records,
1991).
In the mid-1990s, Rhonda Vincent signed to Giant Records in Nashville, where
she hoped to achieve crossover success in the country music market. She saw
the release of two critically acclaimed albums, 'Written in the Stars'
(Giant Records, 1993) & 'Trouble Free' (Giant Records, 1996). Both
albums were critical successes, but failed commercially.
'Trouble Free' (Giant Records, 1996) is a particularly fine release &
includes 'An old memory (found its way back home)' written by
Jerry Salley & Melba Montgomery, along with
Larry Cordle's 'It ain't nothin' new', a duet
with Randy Travis.
Rhonda Vincent then chose Rounder Records as her new recording home and,
between 2001 & 2006, saw the release of a series of critically acclaimed
traditional bluegrass albums; 'Back Home Again' (Rounder Records, 2000) &
'The Storm Still Rages' (Rounder Records, 2001), 'One Step Ahead' (Rounder
Records, 2003), 'Ragin' Live' (Rounder Records, 2005), 'Beautiful Star'
(Rounder Records, 2006) & 'All American Bluegrass Girl' (Rounder Records,
2006).
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) awarded Rhonda Vincent
with its Female Vocalist Award in 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003. Rhonda also
captured the IBMA's Entertainer of the Year Award in 2001.
Rhonda Vincent was a guest vocalist on the Buck Owens' classic 'Together
again', a track that was included on Gene Watson's 'In
a Perfect World' (Shanachie Records,
2007), an album that was officially released on Tuesday 25 September 2007.
Gene Watson &
Rhonda Vincent pictured backstage at the Grand Ole Opry in
Nashville on Friday 12 September 2008
Visit Rhonda Vincent's Official Site