{"id":1512,"date":"2014-08-18T00:35:37","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T05:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2023-09-04T00:12:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T00:12:03","slug":"country-legend-gene-watsons-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=1512","title":{"rendered":"Country Legend Gene Watson’s New Album."},"content":{"rendered":"

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There are so many names I can give you when you ask me about underrated artists within
\nCountry Music and when I give them many people argue with me.
\nOne name I give will always be Gene Watson..why?<\/p>\n

Well for one thing he has never been asked to join the Grand Ole Opry
\nhowever he performs on it almost more than some that ARE members.
\nNow mind you, I understand some great Legends haven’t been asked…or have been
\nand refused because of performance demands like George Strait and Merle Haggard.
\nWhatever the reasons the fact he is not a member has always saddened me immensely.<\/p>\n

Watson’s long career has notched two number ones, 23 top tens and over 75 charted singles.
\nHowever despite national recognition he sells out venues all over the world.
\nAnd in 2012 he celebrated 50 years in the music business with a great album and
\non June 10th he released a concept album of his personal favorite Country songs
\nfor us to enjoy…I would like to tell you about it.<\/p>\n

I kind of bought it and put it on my backburner list because I get SO MANY
\nalbums and others grabbed my interest first.
\nI WAS SADLY WRONG!!!!<\/p>\n

This album is REALLY GOOD. The first track is a song that Country Legend Dottie West
\nwrote called “Here Comes My Baby Back Again”.
\nFaron Young also recorded it long ago and It’s not really well known.<\/p>\n

“Don’t You Believe Her” was a Ray Price song taken from the 1968 album
\nTake Me As I Am. Honestly most of these songs are VERY obsolete
\nand not well known.<\/p>\n

“Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets” was a Paycheck song from The Soul And The Edge
\nwrote by Dan Carson.
\nIt was the “B Side” for Colorado Cool-Aid.<\/p>\n

“Make The World Go Away” was a Hank Cochran tune recently recorded by
\nJamey Johnson for his tribute album. However so many people recorded it
\nbut Eddy Arnold is credited with first cutting the song.<\/p>\n

“Long Black Veil” his version is the same as the Lefty Frizzell version
\nof this song written in 1959 by Danny Dill.<\/p>\n

“It’s Not Love But It’s Not Bad” is a Merle Haggard tune that most avid fans
\nknow but not the general public fans. If you have only listened to a
\n“Greatest Hits” album you’ll not be as familiar with this song.<\/p>\n

“Walk Through This World With Me” was a song made popular by George Jones.<\/p>\n

“Turn Out The Lights The Party’s Over” is another less known song written
\nby Willie Nelson in 1966.
\nIt had an album named after it and Gene always closed his shows with this song
\nand sometimes he still does that very thing.<\/p>\n

“I forget You Everyday” is another Merle Haggard song that isn’t too well
\nknown. I’m actually not sure what album that song is on.<\/p>\n

“Count Me Out” was a Marty Robbins song from 1966 I believe.
\nThis was the song I was most unfamiliar with and I’m still
\ndoing research on this song.<\/p>\n

“Hello Trouble” was of course the very song made popular by Buck Owens.
\nAnd on this following promo video you can see the coming of this REALLY GOOD album.<\/p>\n