Family Harmony
Many people will tell you that sibling or family harmonies are hard to beat in the music world. I was blessed to come from a musical family and I’ve always said although I was the only one to pursue a career in music, I never thought I was the most talented singer in...
Branson MO Fun
We enjoyed great weather and a great crowd for our Branson, MO show at The Mansion Theatre on Saturday. Longtime fan, 94 year old Frances Sloan traveled all the way from Muskogee, OK with her three daughters, Barbara Stringer, Beverly Seacrest and Brenda Crutchfield....
Weekend of Good Music
Hiawassee, GA at the Dailey & Vincent Music Festival We enjoyed a 3 day weekend of shows starting with the huge Dailey & Vincent Festival on Thursday, September 17th, then our sold out, Saturday show in Franklin, GA at the Heard Performing Arts Center...
Is it Fall yet?
We are headed into mid-September, NFL Football is in full swing and we can’t avoid the Pumpkin Spice Lattes but what happened to the fall season and cooler weather? It’s hotter than a firecracker in July in most States we’ve played lately. Let’s give this man his...
Labor Day!
With WILSON FAIRCHILD: Langdon Reid -son of Don Reid, Gene Watson, Wil Reid-son of Harold Reid. We celebrated our first tour date in September over this Labor Day weekend in Gail, TX where the fans are real Country Music devotees. They showed their enthusiasm...
Sunday Show
We had a great time in Clay City, KY on Sunday. We were invited to go to a car and truck show and you know I couldn’t pass that up - so we hit that before our show at the Meadowgreen Music Park. In the photos below I’m looking closely at a 1969 C 10 Chevy truck. As...
Putting the Pedal to the Metal every Night
You may know my voice as the signature, but my band is the absolute engine driving us every night onstage. I could step up to that microphone with all the energy in the world, but without these excellent players behind me holding down the rhythm, lock-step precision,...
Hot Fun in the Summertime
Onstage at the Beacon Theatre in Hopewell, VA Saturday night. That’s our wonderful drummer, Todd Hines, behind me, keeping the beat. It was a hot weekend all the way from Texas to South Carolina and Virginia but fortunately the air conditioning on the bus...
Music Business 101
I was very young when I made my first single and although some local stations played it, it didn’t become a major hit. Back then, I knew nothing about the business of music so when I recorded my first release “If It’s That Easy”, even though I wrote it, I let the...
Super Night
Gene Watson, Rhonda Vincent, Jason Crabb, Jamie Johnson (Grascals) at the Opry, July 16th. While it’s always a great night at the Grand Ole Opry, Thursday, July 16th night was extra special. Our good friend, @RHONDA VINCENT, had started a Facebook Live request...
Gene Watson Newsletter – October 2026
Hello Friends, I don’t know about you, but I’m sure looking forward to some cooler weather and all the beauty that October brings. As we head into one of my favorite times of the year, I want to thank each of you for your continued support and for making every show...