Gene Thomas ~ the original
Texas songwriter and recording artist
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Gene Thomas-The Songwriter
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Gene has spent most of his lifetime with a deep passion for songwriting, with true hope of conveying his thoughts to all who might listen.
He weaves the words, like no other, to a point, that the meaning often times seems hidden, lost, or even misconstrued.
Gene is a walking talking mystery to many. The mystery is solved if you interpret his songs the way in which he intended and hoped you would.
The reward to Gene is when he feels the listener is aware of his message and through this, brings his gratitude for many strong friendships along his way.
Gene asked me a long time ago, of the songs he had written, did I have a favorite? I told him that my favorite would be the next one he wrote.
In my opinion, the true accomplishment of a great songwriter is one who leaves more behind than he gathers.
THIS IS GENE THOMAS!!!!!!!!!!!
Darlene
THIS IS FOR SPACING
Gene's new CD, "Watching It Go" is available by clicking HERE
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19 Comments
What was his relationship with Debbe. I understand they married for a short while and had a son.
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Bill Rogers
03:17 AM on August 14, 2010
Yea Doug, As Gene knows,, I was trying to make it in the 'singing' business almost at the same time as Gene. A little bit later I think - '66-68. I had one record in the top forty on Billboard and another one bubbling around the bottom of the top 100. It wan't much of a start but it did allowed me to recieve a lot of offers in South Texas, Houston and Padre island mostly. I did received a few offers from places like California and Chicago but didn't accept because I didn't hae the money to get up there. The kind of funny thing was, I was a big fan of Gene's and two of his record, "Sometimes I Cry" and "Babys Gone Away" to me were at least top ten material so I sang them all over the place and I hesitate to say it but as I rememember, the crowds showed their appreciation a little louder on Gene's songs than on mine. I didn't mind though because I liked his songs better than mine also..
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DOUG LEDKINS
03:05 PM on August 13, 2010
I am ashamed to admit that I kind of forgot about Gene, until I went to Garner State Park in June. One of the people
attending made 3 CD's of music from Garner. Gene was all over the place. I especially love 'This is the Last Song'
Hopefully, that is the name of it. The postings on the website indicated that he was going to play in Houston in June and
July. I never saw annthing further about it. Please let me know when and where he is going to play. If it's anywhere in
Texas, If I can possibly attend, I will
attending made 3 CD's of music from Garner. Gene was all over the place. I especially love 'This is the Last Song'
Hopefully, that is the name of it. The postings on the website indicated that he was going to play in Houston in June and
July. I never saw annthing further about it. Please let me know when and where he is going to play. If it's anywhere in
Texas, If I can possibly attend, I will
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Jerry holder
02:03 AM on August 08, 2010
You are saying the way i feel about Gene's music.I have it on my ipod and play it in my auto everytime i drive. Some times i sing along .and know i know that Gene was born with a super talent. that very few have, and they rarely come around. so i feel blessed to know Gene and to share this time with his music.
Lauretta Turner says...
Gene Thomas...what a voice!!!! What originality as a songwriter!!! Words that flow from his vocals , born of his mind, heart and soul. To me, he is unsurpassed in his talent and Gene is a great guy! When I first started singing in Houston, Gene was at the peak of his career of great hits. He was a featured act at a venue where my band & I were the house band. What an awesome pleasure and great honor to sit and listen to this man sing on stage...then, what was even more enjoyable was when sometimes after the gig was over, Gene would sit and sing and play accoustic guitar and my brothers(the Turner's) and I and others gathered 'round would just listen, in amazement, at the smoothest voice, the most soulful voice, those well-written original songs, the haunting melodies, made us want to hear more & more. We have never stopped wanting to hear more & more! I am proud to call Gene Thomas my friend and to have in a small way been associated with him. Just one gigantic request, Gene.....PLEASE KEEP WRITING, SINGING, RECORDING....put it out there...please.
Wishing Gene Thomas all the best ! An old (well not that old....ha) friend, Lauretta Turner Gholston
You are so right , Gene has a talent far above the average song writer. i still say they have an extra sense,Play his music and sing in the car
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Claude Wooley
12:48 PM on May 21, 2010
Ed, I love to point you to the buffett table, but I haven't made it that far yet. I'm still looking for the bathroom.
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Claude Wooley
12:46 PM on May 21, 2010
ed starkey says...
hmmm looks around ----- nice place ---- good people ----- i musta missed the grand opening ----when do we eat?
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ed starkey
06:04 PM on May 20, 2010
hmmm looks around ----- nice place ---- good people ----- i musta missed the grand opening ----when do we eat?
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Dinah Meitzen
07:38 AM on May 12, 2010
It's great to hear you again, Gene! Looking forward to more songs from you. No reason to stop now.
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Lauretta Turner
09:40 PM on March 25, 2010
Gene Thomas...what a voice!!!! What originality as a songwriter!!! Words that flow from his vocals , born of his mind, heart and soul. To me, he is unsurpassed in his talent and Gene is a great guy! When I first started singing in Houston, Gene was at the peak of his career of great hits. He was a featured act at a venue where my band & I were the house band. What an awesome pleasure and great honor to sit and listen to this man sing on stage...then, what was even more enjoyable was when sometimes after the gig was over, Gene would sit and sing and play accoustic guitar and my brothers(the Turner's) and I and others gathered 'round would just listen, in amazement, at the smoothest voice, the most soulful voice, those well-written original songs, the haunting melodies, made us want to hear more & more. We have never stopped wanting to hear more & more! I am proud to call Gene Thomas my friend and to have in a small way been associated with him. Just one gigantic request, Gene.....PLEASE KEEP WRITING, SINGING, RECORDING....put it out there...please.
Wishing Gene Thomas all the best ! An old (well not that old....ha) friend, Lauretta Turner Gholston
Wishing Gene Thomas all the best ! An old (well not that old....ha) friend, Lauretta Turner Gholston
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claude
11:06 AM on March 15, 2010
danna says...
Give us a few weeks, Claude, and a 22 song CD will be available!!!
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Claude Wooley
12:02 PM on March 10, 2010
I shore would like to hear some more of them great tunes from Gene.
I was very lucky to meet Gene when he first came out in Houston Tx I was way to young to go to clubs but my Uncle was a friend and fan of Genes,He took me to many of his clubs where he was playing,.Many years later,my ex was very lucky to play with Gene in Houston .I have always loved Genes music and have to say he is the nicest person you could ever meet.Not too long ago in an e mail I told him that people still wanted to hear his music and I was right.Iam so glad they put up this site for Gene ,he is truly a great singer and song writer
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Bill Rogers
04:16 AM on March 06, 2010
We finally found Gene Thomas: I grew up in Corpus Christi. Gene Thomas' songs were played at our high school prom [1962] and for years after. Almost since that time Gene seems to just fade away. He was a huge favorite in Corpus. Off and on for yearsj my friends and I would ask around, "what ever happened to Gene Thomas"? A year or so ago we were talking to a Houston newspaper reporter who had been covering the Texas music scene for most of his life and is still considered an expert in the time period of 1969 to 1972. He told us, of course, he knew who Gene Thomas was but had no idea what had happened to him. He was as curious as us and as it turned out a big Gene Thomas fan too. He wrote a feature article in the Houston chroniclel making a list of the 100 greatest singer/song writers to ever come out of Texas. Gene was not on the list and the resujlt was a buckload of emails coming in to the newspaper basically say, "Where the heck is Gene Thomas"? The reporter was simply boweled overl by the response. Well, we found Mr. Thomas because he emailed us to basically say, "Here I am; just where I've been for a long time". I emailed back and forth with Gene 3-4 times and found him to be a really nice guy; humble up front all the way.and more that a bit surprised by all the new clamor and attention after more than 40 years. Me and all my friends were happy guys because finally we got to listen to Gene Thomas songs over and over again. Two of our number 1 favorites are, "Sometimes I Cry", and "Babies Gone Away and Left Me Lonely.". Thanks Gene for once again giving us the gift of your great talent.
Bill
William Rogers, Ph.D.
Director, Behavioral Medicine
San Antonio Research Institute
Bill
William Rogers, Ph.D.
Director, Behavioral Medicine
San Antonio Research Institute
I love Gene Thomas--he's the greatest songwriter I've ever played with, or will probably ever play with. I wished we could play some more gigs together but we do truly live in opposite galaxies. Miss ya Gene, your number one fan--claude.
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Darlene
11:36 AM on March 04, 2010
We would like to thank Danna for all the work that she has done and is doing on the web-site. Without her, we would be lost. We appreciate you very much.
Darlene
Darlene
A loving caricature in it's most accurate form by the woman who knows.
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