GENE STEWART & his band "The Country Rebels," of Rayville, Louisiana, were one of the more popular upbeat country bands in Northeast Louisiana from the early 70s throughout the 80s.

Gene recorded several 45 rpm records during this period and was the first country artist to record the popular song, "Rub It In." It became a regional hit for Gene two years before Billy "Crash" Craddock recorded it and made it a national hit.

Also a songwriter, Gene has recorded many of his own songs, i.e., "Face of an Angel," and "It's Not Much, But It's Home" (written about his hometown of Rayville, LA).

Just recently Gene, very well known throughout the Ark-La-Tex as "The Country Rebel," began making select guest appearances with other groups in the tri-state region. He has also been retained for private functions and solo public performances.

Gene has sung on the Liberty Opry, Liberty, TX and the Louisiana Hayride at the Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, LA in this past year.

Gene retired as Postmaster of Rayville, La (71269) in January 2003 after a public service career of spanning three decades. He is a Real Estate Broker and currently operates his own real estate company in downtown Rayville.

Since retiring from the Postal Service, Gene has begun making personal appearances and is featured with various bands at VFW Halls, festivals and country shows, most recently appearing on the Wylie Opry in Wylie,TX, Gladewater Saturday Night Opry, Gladewater, TX, The East Texas Jamboree, Broaddus, TX, Oaklawn Opry, Texarkana, TX, Columbia County Hayride, Magnolia, AR, Ward 5 Jamboree, Columbia, LA, Richland Opry, Rayville, LA, etc. He is a crowd favorite and "live wire" on stage, singing up-tempo country songs, Elvis/Jerry Lee favorites and many of the older and more recent country songs loved by fans everywhere! In the past Gene has appeared on the Louisiana Hayride in Benton, LA, the Northeast LA Hayride in West Monroe, LA (Produced by Horace "Hoss" Logan, MC of the Original Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport), Jim Bowie Relay Station Restaurant, Enterprise, LA and opened earlier in his career for the "Killer", Jerry Lee Lewis in West Monroe, LA.

Gene and his family attend Woodlawn Baptist Church in Rayville, LA and is married to D'Juana Neal Stewart . They have three daughters: Terri Jean who lives in Boca Raton, FL, Tonya Michelle in Chapel Hill, NC and Apryle who lives in Dallas, TX with their two granddaughters, Madison Jene & Olivia Rose.

"The Country Rebel" can be reached at:

GENE STEWART REALTY
705 Julia Street
PO Box 606
Rayville, LA 71269

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phone:  (318) 728-5100
fax:  (318) 728-5122