A NEW YEAR!

Hi Friends-  Can you believe it’s officially 2012!   The band and I really brought the New Year in with a bang. We had a fine time New Year’s Eve at the Coupland Dance Hall in Texas. If you haven’t been to this place be sure to check it out sometime. It has an Inn, restaurant and the dance hall so a fine time can be had with sort of one stop shopping.   We then rolled on to New Mexico where we played the Black Gold Casino in Hobbs and enjoyed that show with Moe Bandy, TG Sheppard and Jeannie Seely.  Saw a whole lot of fans there and thought that was a nice way to kick off 2012.  Thanks to Sean Brady who runs the fan website (www.Gene-Watson.com)  for sending in this note today “nearly 30 years since ‘Fourteen Carat Mind’ (‘Lonely me’ was on the ‘b’ side) was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart (Saturday 9 January 1982 – Saturday 16 January 1982); the catalogue number was MCA Records 51183.”   30 years and that song is still going strong!      Most of you probably know by now we’re celebrating my 50th year in the music business.  Lots of great things planned and I’m looking forward to my Best of the Best , 25 Greatest Hitsbeing released Feb. 14th.     Stay tuned here for all the latest news on that project.    Coming up Jan. 16-21 is the Country Family Reunion cruise – heard it’s sold out but we’ll have some photos to share from that I am sure.  I’m sure there’s something else I want to tell you but I’ll just have to write more later.    Below’s a photo taken by Sally Bedow who came to the Coupland Dance Hall show New Year’s Eve .      Take care and hope you have a great New Year!   Gene

From Coupland Dance Hall (Texas)

 

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  • Gkathy

    We had a super great time in Hobbs again. Loved to hear you and have ordered your new CD, one to keep and one to play. If we can, every time you are within our distance to be able to travel, we will be there. We are so grateful that you will come to Hobbs, a small place so we can see & hear you, we love you!  Can’t wait till the next time. Take care and travel safely.

      We were lucky enough to catch Rodney Crowell in Albuquerque New Mexico with his book Chinaberry Sidewalk. What a thrill with back stage passes, He has been a part of our love lives a long long time, we will cherish meeting him forever.

    • Tina

      Hi there. I was wondering if maybe you can help me. My mom had a brain anurysm in august last year and she really loves Gene Watson and theres a song that she really likes but cannot think of the title. She only remembers a few words and they are “One and One and One Make Two”. Please get back with me. Thank You So Much                                                                                                                                                   Tazcat33@yahoo.com

  • Catd264h

    Wonderful concert in midland Texas I hope someday to
    Meet you I’m told your my dads cousin and he always thought you were wonderful and so do I thanks for your wonderful music . I know my grandmother Mattie loved to to dance I guess music runs on the Watson family!

    Cathy Dawson