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Tom Ghent (November 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 Tom Ghent's quote, which he submitted to this site on Sunday 19 November 2006.

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


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This quote was submitted on Sunday 19 November 2006


 

'Ah yes, Gene Watson.  I remember well the day, several years ago, when we gathered at Jack Clement's studio to witness the recording of Gene's album 'Reflections'.

Gene's performance of 'Farewell party' dramatically exceeded the melodic content presented by the demo of the song.  When Gene hit that famous high note at the conclusion of the song, everyone in the studio had their mouth hanging open in amazement.

I recently saw Gene on the Legends series TV broadcast hosted by Ralph Emery.  He still has that same velvety smooth vocal prowess that he had back then.  It is good to know that he still has fans like you to enjoy his artistry'.

Thank you, Tom Ghent, for your support of Gene Watson.
 


About Tom Ghent...

Tom Ghent began his career in country at the age of 15 when he ran away to New York, where he became involved in many areas of the music business.

As a musician, Tom has
played lead guitar for Mickey Newbury, appeared as a background vocalist on Joan Baez’ 'The night they drove old Dixie down' & Steve Goodman’s 'City of New Orleans'.

T
om Ghent has recorded a number of albums including 'Tom Ghent' on Tetragrammaton Records, 'Yankee's Rebel Son' on Kapp/MCA Records & 'All Strings Attached' on Sutherland Records, the latter label his own.

Tom Ghent's compositions have been recorded by Kris Kristofferson ('Whiskey, whiskey'), Gene Watson ('When my world left town' & 'Take off them shoes'), Bobby Bare ('Easy as dreaming'), Rita Coolidge ('Whiskey, whiskey'), Nat Stuckey ('Whiskey, whiskey') & Bobby Goldsboro ('My lady friend').

Tom's performances have taken him from the coffeehouses of the Greenwich Village folk scene, to country honky tonks, to the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Big Sur Folk Festival, Monterey Pop Festival & Willie Nelson's Picnic & the Hollywood Bowl.

In 1970, Tom sang 'Hey Ned' on the soundtrack album for the Tony Richardson-directed movie 'Ned Kelly' starring Mick Jagger.  The soundtrack album also featured Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings & Jagger himself.

Tom's brainchild, Sutherland Records, was originally founded in 1983 as a vehicle for his self-produced 'All Strings Attached' album; the roster later included artists such as Jerry Merrick & Justin Devereaux.

'Because You Believed in Me' | Capitol Records (1976) 'Reflections' | Capitol Records (1978)

Gene Watson has recorded two of Tom Ghent's compositions; 'When my world left town' was included on the 'Because You Believed in Me' album for Capitol Records in 1976, while 'Take off them shoes' was included on the 'Reflections' album for Capitol Records in 1978.

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