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George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for a long list of hit records, and is well known for his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last two decades of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as "the greatest living country singer", "The Rolls-Royce of Country Music", and had ...
Nov 25, 2008 · George Jones performing He Stopped Loving Her Today🎶 Hear more of George Jones' greatest hits: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbQ27Wemh60E6PmIwb9qcvv04o...
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Sep 27, 2023 · George Glenn Jones was born in Saratoga, Texas, on September 12, 1931. One of eight children in a poor family, his father was an alcoholic who sometimes grew violent. "We were our daddy's loved ...
Jul 10, 2017 · 6. George Jones – “White Lightning”. Lyrically, the Big Bopper composition is little more than a novelty tune, but Jones sounded as if he was having the time of his life in 1959 with the ...
Apr 26, 2013 · US country singer George Jones, who had a string of number one songs between the 1950s and 1990s, has died aged 81. Jones' publicist, Kirt Webster, said the Grammy-winning singer was admitted to ...
Often referred to as “The Possum,’ George Jones ’ unorthodox road to fame started in Beaumont, Texas, where he played for tips on street corners. He later joined the U.S. Marine Corps, but ultimately decided to follow in the footsteps of his idol, Hank Williams. In 1959, Jones ’ career took off as “White Lightnin’” landed at the ...
George Jones (born September 12, 1931, Saratoga, Texas, U.S.—died April 26, 2013, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American honky-tonk performer and balladeer considered to be one of the greatest country singers of all time.. Jones’s early work was influenced by Roy Acuff and Hank Williams (both renowned for their genuine, often mournful songs) and the Texas honky-tonk vocal tradition.
Apr 27, 2013 · Updated 5:35 PM PDT, April 26, 2013. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When it comes to country music, George Jones was The Voice. Other great singers have come and gone, but this fact remained inviolate until Jones passed away Friday at 81 in a Nashville hospital after a year of ill health. “Today someone else has become the greatest living singer ...
Saratoga, Texas. George Jones’s immense, singular vocal gifts made him one of the most influential singers in country music history. George Jones launched his recording career in East Texas in the early 1950s, and at the start of the twenty-first century he was still going strong. Yet it was more than sheer longevity or the almost religious ...
