George Jones, the man with perhaps the most distinctive and iconic voice in country music, died at the age of eighty-one.
Fact is, George Jones is one of the very few musicians you can wing superlatives at and never overstate your case. His early manager and "producer" Pappy Daily sent him into the recording studio the way young parents send their kids into the bathroom.
Fisher, Grand Ole Opry vice president and general manager, told the audience for the second night in a row that the show would be dedicated to George Jones, the "Opry's" dear friend and Country Music Hall of Famer who died on Friday in Nashville at age
Mr. Jones, the country singer with the plaintive voice, apparently detested Manhattan, and he reinforced his nickname, No-Show Jones, at several of its locales.
But this year, George Jones beat out both Petty and Nelly as the most-covered act at Stagecoach, no thanks to his death coinciding with the fest's opening day. The tributes mostly took place among the acts on the side stages, although Toby Keith and
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