January
19

The world famous Blackwood Brothers Quartet is featured on the second of a series of the Best of the Gene Williams Country Television Show on the next Lucas Oil sponsored, Telly Award-winning show that is taped live in Branson, Mo., and telecast across the nation to more than 60 million homes coast-to-coast and border-to-border. The show with the Blackwood Brothers Quartet will be telecast Jan. 24 and 25.

“It was a delight to have the Blackwood Brothers Quartet on my show last year and I know the viewers will enjoy seeing this historic show again,” said Gene Williams the star, producer and creator of the longest running weekly TV show in Branson. “I’ve done my show for almost eight years in Branson and this was the first time I have been able to coordinate the famous group’s schedule with my show’s taping schedule. This group was founded in 1934. What an honor to have the group that has such a history to perform on the stage of the Gene Williams Theatre. Today James Blackwood’s son, Jimmy (James Jr.) Blackwood continues the 73-year gospel music tradition with Wayne Little, Randy Byrd and Brad White.”

In addition to the Blackwood Brothers the Best of Series will feature Johnny Lee, Barbara Fairchild, Joey Riley and Mickey Gilley.

The next live taping of the Gene Williams Country TV Show is Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at the
50’s at the Hop Theatre located in the Branson Meadows Mall. Admission is free and the doors open at 1:30 p.m. For more information, go to the website genewilliamscountry.com.

Williams began his country music television show in Arkansas 50 years ago and for the past eight years has taped the show in Branson live before a studio audience. Guests have included Ed McMahon, Mickey Gilley, the Oak Ridge Boys, Roy Clark, Johnny Lee, Barbara Fairchild, Sons of the Pioneers, the Osmonds, Johnny Cash’s band The Tennessee Three, the Blackwood Brothers, Helen Cornelius, Leona Williams, Charlie Louvin, Mary Lou Turner, Cal Smith, Stonewall Jackson, Norma Jean, “Diamond” Dave Somerville, Little Jimmy Dickens, Porter Wagoner, Jim Owen, Buck Trent and Wanda Jackson.

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 eight 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 weekly on the television show with the Country Junction Band.

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