George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931) is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.
Over the past 20 years, Jones has frequently been referred to as "the greatest living country singer." Country music scholar Bill C. 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."
Throughout his long career, Jones made headlines often as much for tales of his drinking, stormy relationships with women, and violent rages as for his prolific career of making records and touring. His wild lifestyle led to Jones missing many performances, earning him the nickname "No Show Jones." With the help of his fourth wife, Nancy, he has been sober for many years. Jones has had more than 150 hits during his career, both as a solo artist and in duets with other artists. The shape of his nose and facial features have given Jones the nickname "The Possum." Jones said in an interview that he has chosen to tour only about 60 dates a year.
Here are the Top 10 best George Jones songs of All-Time:
10. 'Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes'
George Jones honors traditional country music, his childhood heroes, and colleagues with inspired tributes to classic artists like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Lefty Frizzell, Conway Twitty, Kenny Chesney and Alan Jackson.
9. 'The One I Loved Back Then (the Corvette Song)'
He loved his car. It was "hotter than a two dollar pistol,” and the heated the song right up the Country charts and continued to be an audience favorite until the end.
8. 'The Grand Tour'
When Elvis and Priscilla Presley divorced in 1973, the King of Rock n’ Roll released “Separate Ways,” which paralleled their true story. Two years later George Jones’ ‘The Grand Tour’ did the same for wife Tammy Wynette and him.
7. ‘I’ll Share My World With You’
George Jones’ 1969 hit did not make it to #1 because a certain song got in the way. Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man” went to the very top and blocked “I’ll Share My World With You.” Ironically, Wynette was an uncredited backup vocalist on her future husband’s song.
6. ‘Window Up Above’
Jones wrote and recorded this song in 1960. He placed it at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Mickey Gilley covered it in 1975 and took it to #1.
5. ‘White Lightening’
His first #1 hit came in April 1959 with “The Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson’s song about moonshine brew and “G-Men, T-Men, revenuers too.” Richardson was killed in the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens the week before the recording.
4. 'The Race Is On'
Jones totally turned things around after solid country hits like “She Thinks I Still Care” and the “Window Up Above,” with the novel analogy of love and horse racing. In 1989 Sawyer Brown covered it.
3. ‘She Thinks I Still Care’
This classic country song went to #1 and stayed there for six weeks in 1962. It was Jones’ third chart topper. “She Thinks I Still Care” was such a masterpiece that it was covered by the likes of Elvis Presley, Cher, Connie Francis, Anne Murray, The Kendalls, James Taylor, Patty Loveless and former Monkee Michael Nesmith.
2. 'He Stopped Loving Her Today'
Cited as the best ever country song ever, ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’ was more than just a landmark record in Jones’ career. Countless polls place it at the top with Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” Johnny Cash’s “I Walked The Line,” and Patsy Cline’s Willie Nelson penned “Crazy.”
Jones originally thought the song was too morbid and sad for anyone to be interested. A Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, the Academy of Country Music Single of the Year and Song of the Year. The track was so prevailing it won the Country Music Association's Song of the Year in both 1980 and 1981.
1. ‘Walk Through This World With Me’
Jones’ fourth #1 record and 57th offering to the country charts is more than just another single. It the quintessential love song and swaying two-step masterpiece, just potent enough to be selected as the first tune danced by thousands of new brides and their grooms at wedding receptions across the years. The romantic sentiment in Jones’ voice is strong enough to carry the dearest loving memories deep in our hearts throughout the ages.
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