Trent Willmon (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 Trent Willmon's quote, which he submitted to this site on Monday 13 November 2006.

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

Trent Willmon
This quote was submitted on Monday 13 November 2006

 

About Trent Willmon...

Trent Willmon is a native of Amarillo, Texas where he was born in March 1973.  He grew up on a ranch near Afton, Texas without a television & only one radio station & thus learned to read at a young age.  He spent his first years of high school studying agriculture.

However, his focus changed when his mother bought him his first guitar when he was 16.  Trent then became immersed in the west Texas music scene & began sitting in with local favorites such as The Maines Brothers Band & Jody Nix.

Trent's musical heritage that he grew up with included music from such west Texas talents as Buddy Holly (RIP), Joe Ely, Waylon Jennings (RIP), George Strait & Don Williams.

Trent attended South Plains College where he studied agriculture & animal science.  While there, he learned to play the upright bass & began touring the south with a bluegrass band. He then moved to Nashville in 1995 to pursue a songwriting career.

Trent found work caring for horses at record producer Scott Hendricks's ranch south of Nashville.  Scott helped him make big-city contacts, one of which was song-publishing executive Chris DuBois.  Trent was the first writer signed to the staff of Sea Gayle Music, an EMI co-publishing company started by Chris Dubois, Frank Rogers & Brad Paisley.

As his tunesmith's talent developed, Trent found that a number of artists such as Julie Roberts, Montgomery Gentry & Darryl Worley began to record his songs.

Trent saw the release of his debut single 'Beer man' in the early part of 2004.  Frank Rogers produced his self-titled debut album, which was released on Columbia Records in June of that year.  Two years later, Trent released the 'A Little More Living' album.

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