Roger Wallace (October 2006)

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 2006 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 Roger Wallace's quote, which he submitted to this site on Tuesday 10 October 2006.

I (Sean Brady) would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to Roger Wallace who has made a special contribution to a unique part of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.

Roger Wallace
This quote was submitted on Tuesday 10 October 2006



 

About Roger Wallace...

Roger Wallace is an acclaimed country music artist based in Austin, Texas who has earned a reputation for creating classic country that mixes deep rural roots with a cosmopolitan refinement and eloquence.

Roger was born & raised in Knoxville, Tennessee where his parents played the local country station all day, every day.  As he entered his teenage years, he developed a love for blues music.  He sang in blues & rockabilly bands and hosted the blues show on his college radio station at the University of Tennessee.  However, country music soon captured Roger’s imagination, particularly when he discovered Willie Nelson’s classic 'Red Headed Stranger'.

After his graduation, Roger landed a job in 1994 doing blues radio promotion at Antone Records & moved to Austin.  He soon ended up going out seven nights a week, inspired by such Austin acts as Wayne Hancock, Junior Brown, Don Walser (RIP), The Derailers & Ted Roddy.

Roger became a devotee of writers such as Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Harlan Howard (RIP), Roger Miller (RIP) & Hank Cochran and others.  After two years in town checking out the talent & observing how they worked, he began to write his own songs. Singer & songwriter Teri Joyce asked him to join her group The Tagalongs as a featured singer. Soon afterwards, Roger started gigging with his own band & quickly sparked a buzz around town.

Don Ayers, of the small local Stockade Records label, offered to finance some recordings.  These tracks became the basis of Roger's debut album 'Hillbilly Heights', which was released on Texas Round-Up Records in 1999.  The album received rave reviews & extensive airplay on Americana radio, as did its follow-up 'That Kind of Lonely'.

2001 saw the release of 'On The Lowdown', Roger's Lone Star Records debut.  This album, his third, features some of the most gifted musicians in Austin, including guest singer Toni Price on 'Blow wind blow' & noted producer and guitarist Derek O’Brien.  The disc also features seven of Roger's own compositions.

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