GEORGE JONES, 81
Died April 26, 2013.
I was listening the 94.9, the Surf, out of North Myrtle Beach, SC, yesterday, when I heard Ted Bell say that George Jones had died and he then played what has to one of the greatest sad country songs ever recorded, Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today." A fitting tribute.
He was known as "The Voice" along with several other names in his career. What he could do with that voice was amazing "Rich and deep, strong enough to crack like a whip, but supple enough to bring tears."
His personal problems were as legendary as his songs. Alcoholism, drug addiction, brawls and accidents were regular and he earned the name "No Show Jones " for not showing up at concerts.
He was able to chart number one songs in every decade from the 1950s to 1980s.
Of course, my favorite George Jones song is "The Corvette Song" where he pulls up into a convenience store parking lot with a beautiful girl in the car, goes inside, and the clerk starts talking about what at first you think is a Corvette he used to have, but turns out to be the girl. "Hotter than a $2 pistol, she was the fastest thing around. Long and lean, every young man's dream..."
Give it a listen at You Tube.
We were fortunate to get to see him once at the the Walworth County Fair in Wisconsin.
Goodbye, Possum.
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Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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