George Jones
George Jones
George Glenn Joneswas an American musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his most well known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last 20 years of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer. Country music scholar Bill C. Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth12 September 1931
CitySaratoga, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Hits I Missed - - and One I Didn't
I am glad Buck and I got to spend some time together on his recent West Coast tour. He was a wonderful friend and he will be dearly missed.
I feel great at the moment. In many ways, this is the best time of my life. I'm not fooling with alcohol or drugs anymore and I really feel in great health. I also quit smoking cigarettes when I had my car accident so I have a lot more breath control and can hit notes that I hadn't hit for years.
The story of the veterans should be told. That's our history. It was a global event that is worthy of our respect.
These are very unusual circumstances. Rarely ones get away from us like this, but with the winds and conditions, we couldn't do anything so we brought in other agencies to get it under control.
I've had a lot of practice and wrong's what I do best.
You can't put this possum in a cage
Today they forget you in five years. They give an artist nowadays four or five years and that's it. Some of them don't have that. They get a couple of releases. If you don't sell two million copies, you're gone, you're out of here.
After the first couple of years recording I did a lot of praying. I said, 'Lord, please give me a hit.' I want one so bad.
Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
I miss all of my old friends who have passed away. Sometimes you just don't understand why they were taken so soon. I loved and miss Johnny Cash. I miss my old buddy Johnny Paycheck, who happens to be buried in an area of the cemetery that I bought for my family.
Roy Acuff was a big hero for me, and I was so sad when he passed. It's hard as you get older to lose your friends and family.
There was no such thing as production at Starday. We'd go in with the band, we'd go over the song, I'd look over and tell the steel player to take a break or kick it off, and I'd get the fiddle to play a turnaround in the middle.
I tried to be a house painter, but I couldn't stand all that paint all over me.