Monday 4 June 2007It was announced that Gene Watson’s debut album for Shanachie Records, which was slated for a September 2007 release, would include eleven tracks; three of these tracks would be covers of some of Gene Watson’s favourite classic country songs. The Gene Watson Fan Site exclusively announced thatContinue Reading

Wednesday 9 May 2007Shanachie Entertainment released an official statement with regard to the release of Gene Watson’s first album for the label: Shanachie Entertainment signs Deal with Country Music Hit-maker Gene Watson for New Album ‘Shanachie Entertainment is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with acclaimed country singerContinue Reading

Friday 6 April 2007Gene Watson graced the hallowed stage of The Grand Ole Opry at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville; Gene Watson was onstage in the segment between 9:30pm and 10:00pm. Prior to his appearance on The Grand Ole Opry, Gene Watson was interviewed on WSM 650AM, a radio station knownContinue Reading

Thursday 22 February 2007It was announced today that music publisher Bob Webster had passed away – he was seventy-seven years old. Bob Webster was a long-time associate of Cowboy Jack Clement (Sunday 5 April 1931 – Thursday 8 August 2013) and had first worked with Jack in Beaumont, Texas duringContinue Reading

Friday 5 January 2007Gene Watson graced the hallowed stage of The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Gene Watson, who used the services of The Opry House Band, instead of his acclaimed Farewell Party Band, performed two songs at 9:30pm (approximately): ‘Nothing Sure Looked Good On You’ (written by Jim Rushing), aContinue Reading

On Wednesday 12 April 2006, Gene Watson recorded ‘Pretty Paper’, which was written by Willie Nelson, at Hilltop Recording Studio in Nashville. The recording session at Hilltop Recording Studio in Nashville was overseen by Dave Lindsey, who produced the session for inclusion in a Christmas compilation project. The project, ‘Still Believing In Christmas’ (Seasong Records,Continue Reading

On Friday 14 March 2003, The Country Music Foundation published ‘Heartaches By The Number’, which celebrated country music’s ‘500 Greatest Singles’. Gene Watson placed two records on the list: ‘Farewell Party’, which was written by Lawton Williams (Monday 24 July 1922 – Thursday 26 July 2007), and ‘You Could Know As MuchContinue Reading