Friday 3 August 2007
The Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively revealed the cover shot of 'In a Perfect World'; Gene Watson's new album was scheduled to be officially released on Shanachie Records on Tuesday 25 September 2007.



Gene Watson's new single, 'I Buried Our Love' (written by Tim Menzies and Tony Haselden), was scheduled to be released to radio on Monday 20 August 2007.

Tuesday 7 August 2007
The Gene Watson Fan Site proudly announced that a brand new Gene Watson Biography had been written by esteemed Nashville country music scribe Robert K. Oermann.



Dubbed 'The Dean of Nashville's music writers, Robert K Oermann is a multimedia figure in Music City and is seen regularly on the Country Music Television (CMT) series 'Inside Fame' and on A&E's 'Biography'.

Robert K. Oermann is also the Editor-at-Large of 'Country Music' magazine, a weekly columnist for the trade publication 'Music Row' and has been published in more than one hundred other national magazines.

You can read / download a copy of Robert K. Oermann's new Gene Watson Biography here, or by clicking on the image above.



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Saturday 18 August 2007
The Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced that Gene Watson would fly to Minneapolis, MN on Monday 27 August 2007.



This planned trip would involve a photo shoot for No Depression, a magazine which covered all aspects of the alt-country music scene.



No Depression were planning a major feature on Gene Watson, which would be included in a future edition of the magazine.  The No Depression photographer for the Gene Watson photo shoot in Minneapolis, MN was going to be Darin Back.

Monday 20 August 2007
Gene Watson's new single, 'I Buried Our Love' (written by Tim Menzies and Tony Haselden), was officially released to radio stations worldwide.

The release of 'I Buried Our Love' (written by Tim Menzies and Tony Haselden) was a prelude to the release of 'In a Perfect World' - Gene Watson's new album would be officially released on Shanachie Records on Tuesday 25 September 2007.

Wednesday 22 August 2007
Gene Watson took part in an interview with Trevor Campbell (Big T) at Downtown Radio in Belfast, Northern Ireland, between 7:00pm and 7:30pm (United Kingdom / Ireland time).



Gene Watson with Trevor (Big T) Campbell at Downtown Radio in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Wednesday 22 August 2007

Gene Watson reflected on various aspects of his life and musical career and informed Trevor that he was looking forward to his tour of Ireland in October 2007.

Trevor Campbell had not received his promo copy of Gene Watson's new album, 'In a Perfect World', at the time of the interview, but thanks to the wonders of technology, he was able to 'play' 'Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me', which was written by Hank Cochran (Friday 2 August 1935 - Thursday 15 July 2010), and 'I Buried Our Love' (written by Tim Menzies and Tony Haselden) through links on The Gene Watson Fan Site.

Wednesday 22 August 2007
The Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively published a 'Face to Face' interview, courtesy of Monaghan Post, which Gene Watson conducted with the newspaper on Tuesday 21 August 2007.



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Monaghan Post, County Monaghan's first full colour tabloid newspaper, was published weekly on Thursdays.  The 'Face to Face' interview with Gene Watson was expected to be published in Monaghan Post on Thursday 24 August 2007.

Thank you to Teresa McGowan, Editor, Monaghan Post for allowing The Gene Watson Fan Site to publish the interview prior to its publication in their newspaper.

This 'Face to Face' interview with Gene Watson in Monaghan Post was in preparation for Gene Watson's tour of Ireland, which would take place in October 2007, in venues in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

As a footnote, Monaghan Post ceased publication on Thursday 15 October 2009.

Thursday 23 August 2007
Gene Watson took part in an interview with Jolene Downes, a staff writer for 'About Country' website.

Gene Watson was delighted to learn that Jolene Downes was such a fan of his music and to hear that she had attended a number of his performances.

Jolene Downes, in an email to The Gene Watson Fan Site, stated that she had found the site to be very helpful in preparing for her interview.

Jolene Downes also stated that, as with many of the classic country music artists, Gene Watson's presence online prior to the launch of The Gene Watson Fan Site had not been strong and that it was now interesting to dig up current news about Gene.

Saturday 25 August 2007
The Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced that Gene Watson had been invited to participate in a taping of Country's Family Reunion.

The recording was expected to take place in Nashville between Tuesday 22 January 2008 and Thursday 24 January 2008.

Gabriel Communications was started in 1996; owned and operated by long-time disc jockey Larry Black, the company specialises in 'Reunion Videos'.  Larry Black first applied the 'Reunion Video' concept to the legends of country music.

The idea was simple: ask the great people who shaped country music to get together and talk about their history and sing a few songs; hence Gene Watson had been asked to take part in January 2008.

Monday 27 August 2007
Gene Watson flew to Minneapolis, MN.



This planned trip was undertaken so that Gene Watson could take part in a special photo shoot for No Depression, a magazine which covered all aspects of the alt-country music scene.  The photo shoot was scheduled to take place at 4:00pm on the afternoon of Tuesday 28 August 2007.



No Depression were planning a major feature on Gene Watson, which would be included in a future edition of the magazine.  The No Depression photographer for the Gene Watson photo shoot in Minneapolis, MN was expected to be Darin Back.