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March/AprilNewsletter 2013

The Farewell Party Band and myself are playing the world famous GRAND OLE OPRY this Friday, March 22 .  Come on out and see the show.  Looks like a lot of great acts are on and we’ll have a good time.  If you can’t be there in person, just listen in online at www.WSMonline.com.

Then Saturday we’ll be in Scottsburg, IN at the Ross Country Jamboree.  We always have a bunch of fun there with all the Hoosiers.   Looks like Indiana could win the national basketball title this year!

Take care and let’s hope winter will give it up finally.  I am ready to roll into some warm weather!

Take care, Gene

Gene on the Opry. Photo Credit Chris Hollo

Hi Friends –    The band and I are in Ft. Smith, AR for tonight’s show . Just finished soundcheck and we’re now just shooting the breeze as they say.   Talking about a lot of great songs and how I decide on certain songs and pass on others.  You know it’s tough but usually after hearing a song, I’ll sit and try to sing it as I would do it. I have to really “hear” myself singing it.  If I can’t do that, I’ll pass.  Sometimes there might be a few lines written that I would never hear myself saying or occasionally, a song will be written from a point of view that is just not my point of view.   If a singer’s lucky, he’s got to live with a song a very long time so it ought to be one that holds great meaning or has a melody you love or some redeeming value.  Of course I always say if I’d known I’d still be singing the great song  ”Farewell Party ” for all these years maybe I wouldn’t have jumped so many octaves on that ending! But then it wouldn’t be the same would it?  But a song like “Farewell Party” is just a rare gift.  It was written by the great songwriter Lawton Williams and the words are powerful.  Several other artists had already recorded it before me but in different tempos.  I just knew I was meant to record it and it certainly has become my most requested song —  and it’s a song I never tire of singing.  I’m glad it brings you as much pleasure as it has me all these years.  I appreciate all of you that request that song and I’ll keep singing it every night for as long as the good Lord’s willing.      Hope you have a great week and stay in touch,  Gene