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Gene Williams
417-332-0167
P.O. Box 615
Branson, MO   65615

He’s a blazed a trail in country music television and his weekly Branson TV show is offered to more than 45 million households nationwide. Now that trail has led him to a Branson theater home to be called The Gene Williams Theatre at the Branson Mall and home to a variety of live theater shows and the “Gene Williams Country Music Television Show.”

The Gene Williams Theatre opened officially March 16 with the taping of the “Gene Williams Country Music Television Show. His show will also be taped April 6, April 27, May 18, June 8, June 22, July 20, Aug. 10, Aug. 31, Sept. 21, Oct. 12 and Nov. 2. Admission for the studio audience is free and the doors open at 1 p.m. for the first taping at 2 p.m. Gene and his co-host Katie Lynn interview celebrity guest up close and personal. Katie Lynn and the weekly guests also perform with Williams’ band, the Country Junction Band.

Live theater shows will begin April 8 at 2 p.m. show with The Sweethearts of Branson Denny Yeary and Shelia Renee. Williams will be announcing a slate of celebrity guests for the 8 p.m. show with guest appearances by Johnny Lee – “Lookin’ for Love” on Sept. 2 and possibly Ed McMahon. A 10 a.m. and a 5 p.m. show are planned with celebrities to be announced.

The new box office phone number is 417-335-4400.

“I’ve taped my weekly Lucas Oil sponsored ‘Gene Williams Country Music Television Show’ in Branson for eight years at several different locations in Branson. It’s time to give it a permanent home in my own theater,” said Williams. “I’m looking forward to the entertainment we will be offering during the 2008 season and beyond.”

This is the second theater Williams has founded. In the 1970s and ‘80s, Williams started the Music Mountain Theater in Horseshoe Bend, Ark. There he featured headliners such as Roy Acuff, Mickey Gilley, Freddie Hart, Claude King, Brenda Lee, Dolly Parton, Johnny Paycheck, Carl Perkins, Del Reeves, Hank Thompson, Buck Trent, Porter Wagoner, Tom T. Hall and Ernest Tubb.

Williams is the star, producer and creator of his weekly television show that is seen across the nation and into Canada and Puerto Rico. It is the longest running weekly television show in Branson and was listed as the most popular TV show in national ratings on WNGS Buffalo/Rochester, N.Y., and as a favorite TV show in the national magazine “Maxim.”

Williams’ TV guests have included Doug Kershaw, Ed McMahon, Mickey Gilley, the Oak Ridge Boys, Roy Clark, Barbara Fairchild, Sons of the Pioneers, the Osmonds, Johnny Cash’s band The Tennessee Three, Helen Cornelius, Leona Williams, Fred Travalena, Charlie Louvin, Narvel Felts, Margo Smith, Mary Lou Turner, Cal Smith, Stonewall Jackson, Norma Jean, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ava Barber, Bill Anderson, Porter Wagoner, Jim Owen, Buck Trent, Johnny Lee, Gary P. Nunn, Todd Fritch, Ava Barber, Wanda Jackson and Razzy Bailey.

Williams’ career is filled with milestones. He has been presented the keys to his hometown, Dyess, Ark., and Horseshoe Bend, Ark. A historical marker in appreciation for his support to help preserve his hometown’s history was erected two years ago. A historical building there will be used for a museum recognizing the town’s significance and its former residents, Johnny Cash, Tommy Cash and Williams.

Recently he was recognized for his community commitment to the industry and presented an honorary doctorate degree in television and broadcast communications from St. Martins College. He has also been honored by the states of Arkansas and Missouri for his work in tourism, entertainment and community.

Nominated for induction into two halls of fame, the Branson Entertainment Hall of Fame Museum and the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame, Williams has worked with such greats as Johnny Cash, the Carter Family, the Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, Charlie Walker, Charlie Louvin, Del Reeves, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Minnie Pearl and Jack Greene.

Williams’ co-host Katie Lynn has received the Branson Entertainment Awards Best Support Vocalist twice for her work in the “Mickey Gilley Show.” She has worked with Gilley for more than seven years and also worked with Jim Owen for seven years. In addition to her singing career, she is a real estate agent. She and the guest stars perform with the Country Junction Band.

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