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'.
 Tom
Ghent
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'.
Tom 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.
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.
Visit Sutherland Records' Official Website
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