Late legend George Jones is honored by the historic Ryman Auditorium, joining life-size sculptures of Charley Pride, Loretta ...

Three quintessential kings of country music and Country Music Hall of Famers — Willie Nelson, George Jones and George Strait ... on this list. Country hits in the seventies: Dolly Parton ...

Downtown Aiken at 2 a.m. may be an alien concept for most residents, but it's highly familiar territory for George Jones. The Bath resident, now in his 18th year as a cab driver, came on board ...

When you take away the glitz, the glamour, the fame, and the fortune, George Jones and Waylon Jennings are just two dudes. Two dudes who like good ole fashioned barroom camaraderie and an ...

Usually, these promotional recordings would air on the radio, then the tapes would go into ... had something special on his hands. Nancy Jones on George Jones: The Lost Nashville Sessions Recently ...

"The story that [producer Billy Sherrill] told and sold fans is what millions of people still believe, which is that George Jones and Tammy Wynette were perfect for each other," he said. "And then ...

Her marriage to Jones, whom Coe describes as a “walking disaster,” was fraught. Together they recorded numerous hits (“We ... at 55, her then-husband, George Richey, invited his friends ...

Johnny Paycheck joined George Jones’ band, The Jones Boys, in 1962. He stayed in the band for four years, leaving in 1966. As a result, Paycheck sang on hits like “The Race Is On,” “A Girl ...

Country music’s 1970s power couple George Jones and Tammy Wynette’s short-lived marriage was an infamously tumultuous footnote to their iconic careers, which they shared even after divorcing ...

Songwriter Billy Yates developed a friendship with George ... when he hits the bridge. They have to cut him out of the car. I didn’t think he would survive that, but he did.” Jones was asked ...

In 1959, George Jones hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country chart for the first time with “White Lightning.” A string of singles followed but failed to match the success. Then, in 1962 ...

Country music has always been associated with songs of sadness. It makes sense then that George Jones was such a legend of the genre,. Nobody has ever been able to transmit sadness across the ...