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Wes Hightower (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 Wes Hightower's quote, which he submitted to this site on Tuesday 14 November 2006.

I (Sean Brady) would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to Wes Hightower 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 Tuesday 14 November 2006





 

'I have never performed on a Gene Watson record & have never met him personally, so I don't feel qualified to offer an official quote.

However, I do hold him in high regard for being one of the best natural singers of his generation.  I own the 'Back in the Fire' album & think it is his best effort - among many great ones'.

Thank you, Wes Hightower, for your support of Gene Watson.
 


About Wes Hightower...

Wes Hightower is a native of Weatherford, Texas where he was born in 1965.  He graduated from Weatherford High in 1983, undertook two years' study at the North Texas State University & eighteen months at the University of Texas in Arlington.

Wes moved to Nashville in 1990 in order to try to enter the music business.  He tinted I windows for a living until about 1995 & then decided to gather enough demo work in order to pay the bills.  Wes always had a knack for harmony vocals & fortunately the music business was in need of someone else to do them in Nashville.

Wes Hightower has sung on about one hundred million country music records which have been sold world-wide.  Music Row Magazine named Wes the Musician of the Year (for background vocals) for five consecutive years.

Wes' musical heroes include John Wesley Ryles, Curtis Young, Dennis Wilson & Don Rich - everything he learned about singing harmonies he learned from them.

Wes Hightower has provided background vocals/harmony vocals on albums by a multitude of country music artists including Keith Whitley (RIP), Brooks & Dunn, Holly Dunn, Pam Tillis, David Kersh, Chris Ledoux (RIP), Aaron Tippin, Anita Cochran, Keith Harling, Martina McBride, Matt King, Mindy McCready, Tracy Byrd, Clay Walker, George Strait, Trace Adkins, David Ball, Ricky Van Shelton, Sara Evans, John Michael Montgomery, Collin Raye, Travis Tritt, Kenny Chesney, Darryl Worley, Leslie Satcher, Chris Cagle, Sonny Burgess, Chely Wright, Tracy Byrd, Tracy Lawrence, Alan Jackson, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Andy Griggs, Mark Wills, Tammy Cochran, Joe Nichols, Mark Chesnutt, Montgomery Gentry, Randy Travis, Ty Herndon, Toby Keith, Buddy Jewell, Dierks Bentley, Blake Shelton & Rodney Atkins.

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