Gene Watson has survived the many changes that have taken place within the country music genre. He has lived through its many phases - the Nashville Sound of the late 1950s & early 1960s, the Pop Country & Urban Cowboy eras of the mid 1970s, the Outlaw Movement of the late 1970s, along with the New Country period in the late 1980s & early 1990s.

Gene Watson has seen many fellow country music artists come & go; some have gone to that Grand Ole Opry in the sky while others have simply disappeared from the scene having enjoyed a small period of country music success.

Thankfully, Gene Watson is still here thrilling audiences with the majesty of his voice, whether on treasured recordings or on the concert trail. Gene never imagined, back in those early days in the 1970s, that he would make a career out of country music. Thankfully, against all the odds, Gene has done exactly that. Let us all be grateful for the legacy of country music that Gene Watson has contributed to the genre.