Journey to the Circle: Spotlight

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Listen to Gene Watson talk about Erin Enderlin’s songwriting with host Marcia Campbell on Ep. 5 of Journey to the Circle: Spotlighting Gene Watson

A National On-Air Personality/Writer/Producer/Content Creator with thousands of interviews with legends and country music stars like Bill Monroe, Mac Wiseman, Del McCoury, Gene Watson, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Chris Stapleton, Dierks Bentley and more.  She is a member of the Grand Ole Opry Square Dancers, you can see her perform every Saturday at the Opry.  She was inducted into America’s Clogging Hall of Fame in 2021.

If you ask any number of country singers who their favorite singer is, a large number of them will respond: Gene Watson. His music peers even named him “The Singer’s Singer” for his octave jumping range and smooth tone. Gene Watson has 34 studio albums, scored over 72 charted songs, including 23 Top Tens and 6 #1 hits over his Sixty-year career. Watson’s first single, the self- penned, “If It’s That Easy” was released on Sun Valley Records in 1962.

Episode 5- Gene Watson - The Turn Of the Century, Music and Health (Premieres Dec 24)

Music changed drastically at the turn of the century with music downloads, to streaming music, to be able to reach a mass fan base with social media. Gene also talks about his health scare while being on the Grand Ole Opry stage. We also talk to hit songwriter Erin Enderlin about meeting Gene at the Opry and having three cuts on his new album, Outside the Box. Don’t miss the little-known Christmas song that Gene cut with George Jones!