Gene Watson donated several items to the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's Frist Library and Archives on March 25, 2008. The donation took place during a taping of GAC's Master Series and will air on GAC. Visit www.gactv.com for a program schedule.
Items donated include:
Green Nudie stage costume (jacket and pants with musical note applique in colorful rhinestones and the letters "GW" on back).
Burgundy Judy of Nashville stage costume (jacket and pant with diamond and red stone diamond shaped patterns throughout).
Off white Judy of Nashville shirt with diamond and red stone patterns.
Pink satin Judy of Nashville shirt with diamond and red stone patterns.
Pair of Laramie custom made cowboy boots with quilted pattern in burgundy, brown and tan pattern.
Pair of brown Nocona cowboy boots.
Dark brown Stetson cowboy hat, with feathered band and three pins.
Genuine suede cowboy hat with six pins.
Dark brown BWG Western's Best cowboy stage costume shirt with multi-color floral design.
Mockup of album art for MCA Records "Between This Time & The Next Time" (Note: dark brown cowboy hat and dark brown shirt were worn for this photo shoot). Mockup of album art is not exactly the final cover.
Album "No One Will Ever Know" (note brown suede cowboy hat in photo on front) this is separately with some of the old photos he donated also).