Toby Keith, Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson Land on 'Gene Williams Television Show'

BRANSON, Mo. – In 1993, a flight attendant and fan, gave Toby Keith's demo to a Mercury Record exec. Over 40 Billboard Hits later, single "Whiskey Girl" was released. By popular demand, the 2003 video of the song will relaunch on 'Gene Williams Country Music Television Show.' Licensed airplane pilot, Jimmy Buffett will also touch-down on the show with Alan Jackson, whose career took off in 1985 when his wife, then flight attendant, gave his demo to Glen Campbell in an airport. Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson's 2003 video "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere" and Toby Keith's "Whiskey Girl" videos land on 'Gene Williams Country Television Show' March 13 and 14. The 'Gene Williams Country TV Show' features the shows and stars from Branson and country music and is taped live in the NBC affiliate KY3 Studios in Springfield, Mo. Guest audience members are welcome and should arrive at the studio at 1 p.m. The next taping is March 17 with John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, local favorite Jackson Cash and the Tennessee Two, and the World Famous Platters. The 'Gene Williams TV Show' is co-hosted by Katie Lynn who 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 10 years and also worked with Jim Owen for seven years. She is finishing her fifth CD release titled Me and Jesus Laughing. In addition to her singing career, she is a real estate agent. Williams began his country music television show in Arkansas almost 50 years ago and for the past eight years taped the show in Branson live before a studio audience. Guests have included the late Ed McMahon, Mickey Gilley, the Oak Ridge Boys, Chubby Checker, Roy Clark, Johnny Lee, the World Famous Platters, 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, the late Porter Wagoner, Jim Owen, Buck Trent and Wanda Jackson. Williams' career is filled with milestones. In 2009, he was featured in the June issue of Better Homes and Gardens as a nostalgia experience in a live television show and was inducted into the George D. Hay Music Hall of Fame along with Loretta Lynn, Dot Rhodes and Mike Snider. In his hometown of Dyess, Ark., also the hometown of Johnny Cash, a road was named after him following a 2007 key to the city presentation and the installation of a historical marker recognizing his support to help preserve the town's history. In 2008 he served as the grand marshal in the first Dyess Christmas Parade. In 2009, he opened the Gene Williams Land Company to continue the work of restoring a large part of his hometown. Among his other achievements he was presented a gold record by his fans for having the #1 classic country music show in America. He was also presented the key to the city of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., for his work to bring significant country entertainment to the resort community during its early development and April 11, 2009, was named Gene Williams Day there. Williams holds a record in Arkansas of having nine days proclaimed Gene Williams Day, was presented an honorary doctorate in television and broadcast communications from St. Martins College for his community commitment to the industry, was honored by the states of Arkansas and Missouri for his work in the tourism, entertainment and communities, and was nominated for induction into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame. He was named DJ of the Year in 1961 by WSM, the founder and owner of the Grand Ole Opry, and he made a guest appearance on the Grand Ole Opry the weekend he was honored. Williams is a 1993 member of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame and 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. He made two movies: Country Music Jamboree and the Sound of Country Music that starred more than 39 Grand Ole Opry stars.