On Tuesday 6 September 2022, Gene Watson celebrated fellow Texan, Mark Chesnutt‘s 59th birthday.
‘It’s my buddy, Mark Chesnutt‘s birthday today (born on Friday 6 September 1963).
He’s from Beaumont, Texas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=h-Cvinp1-jU
He has too many hits to name them all, but I always appreciate this one that started his career; ‘Too Cold At Home’, which was written by Bobby Harden (Thursday 27 June 1935 – Tuesday 30 May 2006), was included on Mark Chesnutt‘s ‘Too Cold At Home’ (MCA Records, 1990), and reached No.3 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1990.
It’s some real country music’
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• Gene Watson on Facebook
On Monday 4 October 2004, Mark Chesnutt graciously submitted a ‘Peer’s Quote’ about Gene Watson.
Mark Chesnutt‘s list of Billboard country music chart singles included the following:
‘Brother Jukebox’, which was written by Paul Craft (Friday 12 August 1938 – Saturday 18 October 2014) (No.1 for one week in February 1991)
‘Blame It On Texas’ (written by Ronnie Rogers and Mark Wright) (No.5, 1991)
‘Your Love Is A Miracle’ (written by Bill Kenner and Mark Wright) (No.3, 1991)
‘Broken Promise Land’ (written by Bill Rice and Sharon Rice) (No.10, 1991)
‘Old Flames Have New Names’ (written by Bobby Braddock and Rafe Van Hoy) (No.5, 1992)
‘I’ll Think of Something’ (written by Bill Rice and Jerry Foster) (No.1 for one week in August / September 1992)
‘Bubba Shot The Jukebox’, which was written by Dennis Linde (Thursday 18 March 1943 – Friday 22 December 2006) (No.4, 1992)
‘Ol’ Country’, which was written by Bobby Harden (Thursday 27 June 1935 – Tuesday 30 May 2006) (No.4, 1993)
‘It Sure Is Monday’, which was written by Dennis Linde (Thursday 18 March 1943 – Friday 22 December 2006) (No.1 for one week in August 1993)
‘Almost Goodbye’ (written by Billy Livsey) (No.1 for one week in November 1993)
‘I Just Wanted You To Know’ (written by Tim Menzies and Gary Harrison) (No.1 for one week in March 1994)
‘Woman, Sensuous Woman’, which was written by Gary Sanford ‘Flip’ Paxton (Thursday 18 May 1939 – Sunday 17 July 2016) (No.21, 1993)
‘She Dreams’ (written by Tim Menzies and Gary Harrison) (No.6, 1994)
‘Goin’ Through The Big D’ (written by Mark Wright, Ronnie Rogers and John Wright) (No.2, 1994)
‘Gonna Get A Life’, which was written by Frank Dycus (Tuesday 5 December 1939 – Friday 23 November 2012) and Jim Lauderdale (No.1 for one week in May 1995)
‘Down In Tennessee’ (written by Wayland D. Holyfield) (No.23, 1995)
‘Trouble’ (written by Todd Snider) (No.18, 1995)
‘It Wouldn’t Hurt To Have Wings’ (written by Jerry Foster, Roger LaVoie and Johnny Morris) (No.7, 1996)
‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time’ (written by Jimmy Stewart and Scott Miller) (No.37, 1996)
‘It’s A Little Too Late’ (written by Mark Chesnutt, Roger Springer and Slugger Morrissette) (No.1 for one week in February 1997)
‘Let It Rain’ (written by Mark Chesnutt, Roger Springer and Steve Leslie) (No.8, 1997)
‘Thank God For Believers’, which was written by Mark Alan Springer, Roger Springer and Tim Johnson (Friday 29 January 1960 – Sunday 21 October 2012) (No.2, 1997)
‘It’s Not Over (If I’m Not Over You)’, which was written by Mark Wright and Larry Kingston () (No.34, 1997) / this track featured guest vocals from Vince Gill and Alison Krauss
‘I Might Even Quit Lovin’ You’ (written by Mark Chesnutt, Roger Springer and Slugger Morrissette) (No.18, 1998)
‘Wherever You Are’ (written by Roger Springer, Reese Wilson and Tony Martin) (No.45, 1998)
‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’ (written by Diane Warren) (No.1 for two weeks in early 1999) / this track also reached No.17 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1999
‘This Heartache Never Sleeps’, which was written by Daryl Burgess and Tim Johnson (Friday 29 January 1960 – Sunday 21 October 2012) (No.17, 1999)
‘Fallin’ Never Felt So Good’ (written by Shawn Camp and Will Smith) (No.52, 2000)
‘Lost In The Feeling’ (written by Lewis Anderson) (No.59, 2000)
‘She Was’ (written by Jimmy Melton and Neal Coty) (No.11, 2002)
‘I Want My Baby Back’ (written by Mark Nesler, Tony Martin and Tom Shapiro) (No.47, 2002)
‘I’m In Love With A Married Woman’, which was written by Marc Beeson and Tim Johnson (Friday 29 January 1960 – Sunday 21 October 2012) (No.48, 2003)
‘The Lord Loves The Drinkin’ Man’ (written by Kevin Fowler) (No.34, 2004)
‘I’m A Saint’ (written by Jason Sellers, Tony Martin and Jimmy Ritchey) (No.33, 2005)
‘A Hard Secret To Keep’ (written by Jim McBride and Jerry Salley) (No.59, 2005)
‘Rollin’ With The Flow’ (written by Jerry Hayes) (No.25, 2007)
‘She Never Got Me Over You’, which was written by Keith Whitley (Thursday 1 July 1954 – Tuesday 9 May 1989), Dean Dillon and Hank Cochran (Friday 2 August 1935 – Thursday 15 July 2010) (No.49, 2009)
‘Oughta Miss Me By Now’ (written by Trey Mathews and Tony Ramey) (No.55, 2016)
Mark Chesnutt and Gene Watson‘s Musical Connections
Mark Chesnutt recorded ‘Til A Better Memory Comes Along’, which was written by Tim Menzies, Eugene David Dobbins (Monday 19 March 1934 – Sunday 23 November 2008) and Glenn Ray (1938 – Thursday 11 June 2020), and included the track on ‘Almost Goodbye’ (MCA Records, 1993); the track was also recorded by Gene Watson, who included it on ‘A Taste of The Truth‘ (Shanachie Records, 2009).
Mark Chesnutt recorded ‘This Side of The Door’ (written by Tim Menzies and Shawn Camp) and included the track on ‘What A Way To Live’ (MCA Records, 1994); this track was also included on Mark Chesnutt‘s ‘Duets’ (Row Entertainment Records, 2017), Tim Menzies‘ ‘Tim Mensy’ (PJM Records, 2002), and Gene Watson‘s ‘In a Perfect World‘ (Shanachie Records, 2007).
Mark Chesnutt recorded ‘Love In The Hot Afternoon’, which was written byKent WestberryandVincent Wesley Matthews(1940 – Saturday 22 November 2003), and included the track on ‘Lost In The Feeling’ (MCA Records, 2000); the original version of this track was recorded by Gene Watson, who included it on ‘Love in The Hot Afternoon‘ (Capitol Records, 1975); Gene Watson‘s version of the track reached No.3 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1975, and No.3 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1975.
Mark Chesnutt recorded ‘She Never Got Me Over You’, which was written by Keith Whitley (Thursday 1 July 1954 – Tuesday 9 May 1989), Dean Dillon and Hank Cochran (Friday 2 August 1935 – Thursday 15 July 2010), and included the track on ‘Rollin’ With The Flow’ (Lofton Creek Records, 2008); Mark Chesnutt‘s version of the track reached No.49 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart in 2009. Gene Watson recorded this track and included it on ‘Real.Country.Music‘ (Fourteen Carat Music, 2016).