Gene Watson's Peers: Tom Ghent
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 a quote from
Tom Ghent,
which he submitted to this site on Sunday 19 November 2006.
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 fifteen 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 RIP ('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 'Because You
Believed in Me' (Capitol Records, 1976), while 'Take off them shoes' was
included on 'Reflections' (Capitol Records,
1978).
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