George Jones

**George Glenn Jones** (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last two decades of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer. Country music scholar Bill Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved." The shape of his nose and facial features earned Jones the nickname "The Possum". Jones has been called "The Rolls-Royce of Country Music" and had more than 160 chart singles to his name from 1955 until his death in 2013.

## Links to Kershaw

Kershaw mentioned in The Country Gentleman, an article in the Making Music magazine, published in May 1987, that one of his favourite country albums was 'Heartaches & Hangovers' by George Jones, describing his voice as no other.

On his 16th July 1989 show, Kershaw mentioned that George Jones' Burn Another Honky Tonk Down was getting played frequently on the cassette when he was travelling with Billy Bragg around the Andes in long car journeys.

## Shows Played

   1986
* 03 April 1986 (& Tammy Wynette): We're Not The Jet Set

1987
* 14 May 1987: A Good Year For The Roses

1989
* 16 July 1989: Burn Another Honky Tonk Down (LP - Burn The Honky-Tonk Down) Rounder

1991
* 08 December 1991: She's Lonesome Again / The Race Is On

1992
* 04 April 1992: (Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep (CD - George Jones Salutes Hank Williams And Bob Wills) Liberty
* 09 May 1992: (Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep (CD - George Jones Salutes Hank Williams And Bob Wills) Liberty

1993
* 13 November 1993: A Good Year For The Roses (LP - Burn The Honky-Tonk Down) Rounder

1994
* 26 March 1994: Say It's Not You

1995
* 19 March 1995: You Win Again (CD - George Jones Salutes Hank Williams And Bob Wills) Liberty

1996
* 01 September 1996: Honky Tonk Song
* 22 September 1996: I'll Give You Something To Drink About

1998
* 02 March 1998 (& Elvis Costello): Stranger In The House (LP - My Very Special Guests) Epic
* 27 April 1998: It Don't Get Any Better Than This (CD - It Don't Get Any Better Than This) MCA Nashville

1999
* 04 February 1999: Things Have Gone To Pieces (LP - Heartaches And Hangovers) Rounder
* 18 February 1999: Blue Side Of Lonesome (LP - George Jones Sings The Great Songs Of Leon Payne) Gusto
* 01 July 1999 (& Tammy Wynette): Golden Ring (CD - The George Jones Collection) MCA
* 19 August 1999: Honky Tonk Myself To Death (CD - The George Jones Collection) MCA
* 11 November 1999: You Never Know Just How Good You've Got It (CD - Cold Hard Truth) Elektra

2000
* 06 April 2000: Choices (CD - Cold Hard Truth) Asylum

2003
* 12 September 2003: She Thinks I Still Care (2xCD - Jones By George!) Proper
* 12 October 2003: Just A Girl I Used To Know (2xCD - Jones By George!) Proper

2021
* Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 7: Where Grass Won't Go (album - Burn The Honky-Tonk Down) Rounder
* Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 7: Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven (album - Burn The Honky-Tonk Down) Rounder
* Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 8: You Win Again (album - George Jones Sings Hank Williams) Pickwick

2022
* Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 15 (& Tammy Wynette): Golden Ring (album - Golden Ring) Epic

## External Links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Official Website