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 Watson's Peers, who were contacted by The Gene Watson Fan Site, during 2022, were most gracious with their time and words.

It is here, within this special part of The Gene Watson Fan Site, that you have an opportunity to read a quote from Wyatt Massingille, which he submitted to this site on Wednesday 19 October 2022.

Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to Wyatt Massingille who has made a special contribution to a unique part of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'.





Wyatt Massingille
This quote was submitted on Wednesday 19 October 2022.

'Gene has been such a huge influence on me as a musician.

He is an inspiration to all real country music fans everywhere.

Truly one of the best voices in the world'

Thank you, Wyatt Massingille, for your support of Gene Watson.



About Wyatt Massingille...



Wyatt Massingille was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2001 and is a traditional country music singer, who enjoys the music of a number of acclaimed artists, including Gene Watson, George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 - Friday 26 April 2013), Johnny Paycheck (Tuesday 31 May 1938 - Wednesday 19 February 2003), Keith Whitley (Thursday 1 July 1954 - Tuesday 9 May 1989), and Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 - Wednesday 6 April 2016).

Wyatt Massingille is a five-time North American Country Music International award winner.



Many country music albums have influenced Wyatt Massingille's taste in music.  The first record Wyatt Massingille ever owned was Gene Watson's 'Between This Time & The Next Time' (MCA Records, 1981), and today it is still one of his favourites.



Another one of Wyatt Massingille’s favourite albums is 'The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001' (Bandit Records / BNA Records, 2001) from George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 - Friday 26 April 2013).  Wyatt Massingille's father would play this George Jones album all the time during car trips when he was a kid.  When Wyatt Massingille became older, he began to truly appreciate the merits of the album, and it became one of his favourites.



On Sunday 18 August 2019, Wyatt Massingille saw the release of 'No Jones On The Jukebox' (Massingille Enterprises, 2019), an extended play (EP) disc, which included the following tracks:

'I Might've Stood Your Leaving'
'No Jones On The Jukebox'
'Our Sweet Love'
'Blame It On Vern' / this track was dedicated to Vern Gosdin (Sunday 5 August 1934 - Tuesday 28 April 2009)
'Bullet Train' (written by Billy Don Burns)
'All That We've Got Left'

Personnel involved in the recording of Wyatt Massingille's 'No Jones On The Jukebox' (Massingille Enterprises, 2019) included Brent Mason, Buddy Hyatt and Mike Johnson.

On Thursday 18 August 2022, Wyatt Massingille saw the release of his self-titled debut album, 'Wyatt Massingille' (Massingille Enterprises, 2022), which included the following tracks:

'90 Proof'
'A Drink That Strong'
'Hillbilly Born & Bred'
'Red Georgia Clay'
'It’ll Die With You'

'We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds' (written by Melba Montgomery) / this track was a duet with Georgette Jones / the original version of this track was recorded by Melba Montgomery, who included it on 'Down Home' (United Artists Records, 1964); Melba Montgomery's version of the track, which was a duet with George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 - Friday 26 April 2013), reached No.3 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1963 / this track was also recorded by Vern Gosdin (Sunday 5 August 1934 - Tuesday 28 April 2009), who included it on 'Back In The Swing of Things' (GoldRhyme Music Publishing & Recording, 2004); Vern Gosdin's version of the track was a duet with LaDonna Kay

'When A Man Can't Get A Woman Off His Mind' (written by Bill Anderson and Sharon Vaughn) / this track was also recorded by Craig Morgan, who included it on 'Craig Morgan' (Atlantic Records, 2000) / this track was also recorded by Bill Anderson, who included it on 'A Lot of Things Different' (Varese Records, 2001) / this track was also recorded by Gene Watson, who included it on 'Gene Watson...Sings' (Intersound Records, 2003)

'Absolutely Gone'

'From Cotton To Satin' (written by David Chamberlain and Jim Vest) / the original version of this track was recorded by Johnny Paycheck (Tuesday 31 May 1938 - Wednesday 19 February 2003), who recorded 'From Cotton To Satin' (written by David Chamberlain and Jim Vest) and included ithe track on 'Take This Job & Shove It' (Epic Records, 1977) / this track was also recorded by Gene Watson, who included it on 'This Dream's On Me' (MCA Records, 1982) / this track was also recorded by David Parmley, who included it on 'I Know A Good Thing' (Sugar Hill Records, 1989) / this track was also recorded by Finbarr Harte, who included it on 'Ireland Calling' (Harfinn Records, 2015)

'Don’t Try This At Home'

'Lord, It Sure Is Drunk Out Tonight', which was written by Keith Whitley (Thursday 1 July 1954 - Tuesday 9 May 1989) and Bill Carswell / the original version of this track was recorded by Keith Whitley (Thursday 1 July 1954 - Tuesday 9 May 1989), but it was never released; Wyatt Massingille was the first person to ever release the song

'Teach Me To Forget'





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