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Revision as of 06:28, 8 March 2006
- See also '''George Jones''' (disambiguation) for other people with similar names.
George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931), nicknamed The Possum, is an American country singer known for his distinctive voice and phrasing that frequently evoke the raw emotions caused by grief, unhappy love, and emotional hardship. He has had more individual songs than any other singer on the country charts but, according to a formula derived by Joel Whitburn, is second to Eddy Arnold in his overall ranking for hits and their time on the charts. Since at least the early 1980s he has frequently been referred to as "the greatest living country singer." Almost as often he is called "the Rolls-Royce of country singers." Frank Sinatra once called him "the second best white male singer."
Jones was born with a broken arm in Saratoga, Texas and grew up in the settlements north of Beaumont around the Big Thicket. By age 24, he had been married twice, served in the Marines, and developed his skills as a country musician and singer. "Why Baby Why" was his first top-five hit in 1955.
Jones' drinking was legendary and for a great part of his life he woke up to a Bloody Mary and spent the rest of the day drinking bourbon. In the mid 1970s he added cocaine to whiskey. His self-destructive bent brought him close to death and from the height of fame in the '70s to the inside of a mental hospital in Alabama at the end of the decade. During this period, he missed so many booked engagements that he was known as "No-Show" Jones.
His third wife, Tammy Wynette, was the passion of his life. The pair were married in 1969 in Ringgold, Georgia, and performed a string of duets together but Tammy could not keep him off the booze and after a turbulent relationship the couple divorced in 1975. It was his fourth (and present) wife, Nancy Sepulvado, whom Jones credits for rescuing him from the bottle. The pair were married in 1983 and they live outside the town of Franklin, Tennessee.
In his biography I Lived to Tell It All, published in 1996, Jones sets out a chronicle of his life and his bad behavior.
Despite the hard living, hard drinking past, George Jones continues to make albums and play to his loyal fans. He spends up to 165 days a year on the road. Jones' latest album "Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't" came out on September 13, 2005. This year 2006, marks Jones' 51st year in Country Music.
Awards
1956: Most Promising New Country Vocalist – Billboard
1962: Male Vocalist Of The Year - Country Music D.J. Convention
1962: Male Vocalist Of The Year - Cash Box
1962: Male Vocalist Of The Year - Billboard
1963: Male Vocalist Of The Year - Country Music D.J. Convention
1963: Male Vocalist Of The Year - Cash Box
1963: Male Vocalist Of The Year – Billboard
1970: Walkway Of Stars at The Country Music Hall Of Fame
1972: Top Vocal Duo with Tammy Wynette - Cash Box
1973: Top Vocal Duo with Tammy Wynette - Cash Box
1976: Top Duet – Singles with Tammy Wynette - Cash Box
1980: Grammy for “He Stopped Loving Her Today”
1980: Male Vocalist by the Academy Of County Music
1980: Male Vocalist Of The Year – CMA
1980: "He Stopped Loving Her Today" Song Of The Year – CMA
1981: Male Vocalist Of The Year – CMA
1981: "He Stopped Loving Her Today" Song Of The Year – CMA
1981: Male Vocalist Of The Year – Music City News
1981: "He Stopped Loving Her Today" was voted Single Of The Year
1987: Living Legend – Music City News
1992: "He Stopped Loving Her Today" Voted All Time Country Song
1992: George Jones was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame
1993: The Pioneer Award – The Academy Of Country Music
1993: Vocal Event Of The Year - CMA
1995: Vocal Collaboration of the Year - TNN/Music City News
1998: Hall Of Fame Awards - Grammy
1998: Vocal Event of the Year - CMA
1999: Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Grammy
Gold & Platinum
- 1981: "I Am What I Am" - Gold
- 1983: "I Am What I Am" - Platinum
- 1989: "Anniversary - 10 Years Of Hits" - Gold
- 1990: "Still The Same Ole Me" - Gold
- 1992: "Super Hits" - Gold
- 1992: "Super Hits" - Platinum
- 1993: "High Tech Redneck" - Gold
- 1998: "Cold Hard Truth" - Gold
- 2005: "50 Years Of Hits" - Gold
Music videos
- "Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes" (1985)
- "I Don’t Need Your Rocking Chair" (with Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Travis Tritt, Joe Diffie, Patty Loveless, Clint Black, Pam Tillis, Mark Chestnutt and T. Graham Brown) (1993)
- "High Tech Redneck" (1994)
- "One" (with Tammy Wynette) (1995)
- "Wild Irish Rose" (1998)
- "50,000 Names" (2002)
- "The Blues Mans" (with Dolly Parton) (2005)
Discography
Details of George Jones' singles and albums can be found at his website.
Further reading and Reference
- In The Country of Country: A Journey to the Roots of American Music, Nicholas Dawidoff, Vintage Books, 1998. ISBN 0-375-70082-x
See also
- Academy of Country Music
- List of country musicians
- Country Music Association
- List of best-selling music artists