The country music industry finally recognised Gene Watson for his immense vocal talent and his distinctive contribution to the country music genre, by awarding him with the ‘Male Golden Voice’ Award at the 2nd Annual Golden Voice Awards. The Annual Golden Voice Awards salute ‘men and women who have givenContinue Reading
On Friday 8 June 1990, the movie ‘Another 48 Hours’, starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte, opened in cinemas. The soundtrack for ‘Another 48 Hours’ included Gene Watson’s recording of ‘Paper Rosie’, which was written by Dallas Harms (Thursday 18 July 1935 – Saturday 12 October 2019), ‘Drinking Them Beers’Continue Reading
On Saturday 19 January 1980, T.G. Sheppard, Gene Watson and The Stoneman Family were special guests on the television show, ‘Hee Haw’; Gene Watson performed ‘Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)’ (written by Joe Allen) and ‘Farewell Party’, which was written by Lawton Williams (Monday 24 July 1922 – Thursday 26Continue Reading
Russ Reeder was happy to assume full management control of Gene Watson’s career. Russ Reeder’s belief in Gene Watson remained so strong that Russ formed Resco Records specifically for him. While being interviewed some years later, in 1978, Gene Watson spoke highly of Russ Reeder, stating that Russ had devotedContinue Reading
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 Watson is regarded by many of them as ‘the singer’s singer’ – and rightly so! In the years since 2004, everyone contacted by The GeneContinue Reading
The Original Gene Watson Fan Site is proud of its firm commitment to bringing you a Calendar of Events for Gene Watson. All calendar information is courtesy of Sarah Brosmer, Gene Watson’s Day-to-Day Manager, at Lytle Management in Brentwood, TN. Please NoteWhile every attempt has been made to keep thisContinue Reading
‘Gene Watson: My Heroes Have Always Been Country’Fourteen Carat Music (2014) Order Gene Watson’s ‘My Heroes Have Always Been Country’ (Fourteen Carat Music, 2014) at Gene Watson’s Official Store Gene Watson’s ‘Gene Watson: My Heroes Have Always Been Country’ (Fourteen Carat Music, 2014) was officially released by Fourteen Carat MusicContinue Reading
