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'.
 Wes
Hightower
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'.
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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