This old photo is proof that I needed to give up that hat. This is me with my brother Eddie. I’m not sure who we were playing for but we always enjoyed just sitting around and pickin’ a few to anyone who’d listen.
This was about 1979, I was playing an Ovation guitar then and Eddie was playing a Gibson.
Eddie played in several bands back then. Of course, he was one of my original band members when we were known as Gene Watson & The Other Four. The other four were all my cousins! Eddie, Pat, George and Donnie Watson. Later on we added Ronny Burk on steel.
We had a great time performing together and working the big clubs around the Houston area.
Those were some fun times! You know, it was all REAL country music in those days!