One of our deacons at church told me after church today that George Jones still owes him $10 for a ticket he bought and it turned out to be a "No Show" event.
Another deacon, knowing how much I love Country music, mused as to why I did not have the flag at half staff in memory of George Jones!
TRIBUTES TO THE LATE GEORGE JONES ARE EVERYWHERE. NO ONE (HANK,SR INCLUDED) HAS CONTRIBUTED MORE TO THIS AMERICAN ART FORM THAN GEORGE.
CONSIDER: OVER 5 DECADES ON STAGE,
OVER 140 TOP 40 HITS, OVER 150 ALBUMS, AND MANY ARE NOW SAYING HE IS THE KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC.
HE WAS THE KING LONG BEFORE HIS PASSING. THOSE OF US WHO KNOW WHAT REAL COUNTRY MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE KNOW THE KING IS GONE BUT THEY WILL BE PLAYING HIS HITS FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. I REGRET HIS PASSING BUT I AM PROUD TO BE A LONG, LONG TIME FAN. ALWAYS WILL BE.
You can take the boy out of the Country, but you cannot take the Country (Music) out of the 71 year old boy!!!!!!!!
The final curtain has come down and the stage is empty. A true country legend has taken his last bow-----George Glenn "Possum" Jones died today, 4-26-13, at age 81.
He earned the "Possum" moniker in the 1950's with his debut flat top and a slightly turned up nose that looked like a "Possum."
Much of his career was marred by failed marriages and chronic addictions. He missed so many show dates he picked up a new nickname---"No Show Jones" among his many fans.
In later life he recorded some autobiographical hits: "Choices" and "Blues man." Hopefully he at last saw the Light.
Jones was a true Country music legend and Hall of Famer. I am an unrepentant fan of his and my favorite hit song is "He Stopped Loving Her
Today." (ADDED: MANY ARE SAYING THIS IS THE BEST COUNTRY SONG EVER----I SAY AMEN TO THAT.)
LISTEN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYQViYm92hg
George "Possum" Jones is gone but will never be forgotten. R.I.P.
Glenn <>< 4-26-13
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