Emilie Parten, Roving Reporter
Gene Watson was only 19 years old when he started his career in 1962. Now, an impressive 62 years later, the soon-to-be 81year old performed at the Palace Theater in downtown Corsicana on September 21st. He started his show off with jokes about his age and growing old and the gag continued throughout the performance, adding an air of humor, humility and genuineness to the night.
Each member of his band, The Farewell Party Band, named for his 1978 hit single, has been with him for extensive amounts of time and the rapport between the singer and his musicians is funny and energetic with its chemistry. Performing hit songs like “Paper Rosie”, “Where No One Stands Alone”, “Fourteen Carat Mind”, “Got No Reason Now for Going Home”, “Old Porch Swing”, “If I Had Any Pride Left At All”, and to top the night off, “Farewell Party”, Mr. Watson gave the performance his all. His passion and love for his work is still crystal clear and the audience participation showed a deep respect and affection for the artist.
The next performance for the Palace, Beatlemania 64 on October 3 at 7:30PM. Tickets can be purchased at Corsicanapalace.com.
