
Born: Beaumont, TX, 1931
Years Active: 1965-2008
Influenced by: Floyd Tillman, Bob Wills, Lefty Frizzell, Bill Monroe, Roy Acuff, Hank Williams
Genre: Country
Biography: By most accounts, George Jones is the finest vocalist in the recorded history of country music. Initially, he was a hardcore ...
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Nov 06 2009 9:30AM
by Pat Gallagher
Nov 03 2009 7:30AM
by Gayle Richardson
Filed under: Country News
The Boot: George Jones says he's been robbed. Not of his personal belongings, but of something perhaps even more valuable: his role as a country singer. Referring to some of today's biggest stars, including Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift, the country ... Read moreSep 24 2009 13:30PM
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Spinner: First comes love, then comes marriage. Then comes sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Sometimes a romance between band members can come crashing in a dreary haze of booze and broken hearts. This is the story of bands that stick it out because the bonds of ... Read moreVideos (5)
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11/03/09
George Jones Has Strong Words for Carrie and Taylor Not of his personal belongings, but ...
The Boot
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11/03/09
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09/24/09
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09/17/09
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09/10/09
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09/09/09
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09/03/09
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09/02/09
George Jones Talks New Music, Movie Plans Following in the footsteps of Dolly Parton , C...
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08/31/09
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08/20/09
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08/07/09
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07/24/09
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07/13/09
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06/14/09
CMA Music Fest Recap: Judds, Trace Adkins, Martina McBride + More Fireworks bookended ni...
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06/10/09
George Jones Honored for Unexpected Hit Voted on by the Library of Congress, this year's...
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04/16/09
Newsweek Slams Contemporary Country That's the headline of a Newsweek.com article writte...
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04/02/09
Keith Anderson Returns to Road After Surgery Just like the title of his last single, Kei...
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03/23/09
Shooter Jennings Creates a Little 'Bad Magick' Jennings gives fans 13 songs from his pre...
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03/13/09
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02/27/09
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11/19/08
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11/12/08
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11/03/08
Alan Jackson Honored as a 'Giant' in Star-Studded Special Alan Jackson sat in the balcon...
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10/21/08
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10/15/08
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10/13/08
George Jones Building Country Tourist Attraction George Jones ' latest CD is a compilati...
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09/29/08
George Jones Remembers Old Friends on New Project He's the legendary hit maker often dub...
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09/22/08
Blake Shelton, Michael Buble Team Up on 'Home' Blake Shelton , who recently hit No. 1 wi...
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09/10/08
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09/09/08
Patty Loveless Offers Fans 'Sleepless Nights' In the mid-1980s, when male artists such a...
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11/03/09
People: Whippersnappers ain't 'country' Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a...
The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ
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11/03/09
George Jones no fan of country crossover music When asked what he thought about music by...
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA
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11/03/09
Patty Loveless Brings Acoustic Tour to Nashville Patty Loveless fans were treated to a t...
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10/29/09
Exhibit features a traditional art that's still a long way from lost The Grand Ole Opry ...
Omaha World Herald - Omaha NE
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10/22/09
Country's everyman he past seems ever-present in Brad Paisley 's music.
The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MD
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10/20/09
Music: Nashville or Bust:Week 21: Keith Whitley, son of Lefty A.V. Club head writer and ...
The A.V. Club
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10/16/09
Lynyrd Skynyrd Praises Country Music, From Roy Acuff to Keith Urban "We had to stop and ...
CMT (Country Music Televison)
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10/16/09
Garth Brooks' new gig not your old Las Vegas Millions of fans wish they could've seen Ga...
The Buffalo News - New York NY
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10/12/09
Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser Bring Outlaw Country Back to New York City It wasn't until t...
CMT (Country Music Televison)
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10/11/09
George Jones: Still Doin' Time They have come from far and wide - one couple from Ireland.
CBS News.com
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10/06/09
Music: Nashville or Bust:Week 20: Garth Brooks A.V. Club head writer and hip-hop special...
The A.V. Club
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10/05/09
Dad's list turns into Rosanne Cash's disc Make no mistake, Rosanne Cash fully understand...
The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL
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09/28/09
Arson ruled cause of Little Nashville Opry fire Someone set the fire that destroyed the ...
The Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne IN
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09/27/09
Connellsville country music fan meets longtime heroes Unity, a Journey of Hope continues...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA
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09/24/09
Let's Stay Together: 15 Bandmate Love Affairs That Faded, but the Band Played On Then co...
Spinner
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09/24/09
John Goodspeed: Strait, Chesnutt top weekend shows The weekend's top three shows span th...
San Antonio Express-News - San Antonio TX
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09/23/09
After fire, Little Nashville Opry calls off its season A Brown County landmark heavily d...
The Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis IN
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09/22/09
Music: Nashville or Bust:Week 19: The Legendary Lefty Frizzell A.V. Club head writer and...
The A.V. Club
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09/20/09
Fire guts Little Nashville Opry Fire destroyed a well-known Brown County concert venue l...
The Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis IN
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09/18/09
Bluesapalooza headliner Damon Fowler mixes in a bit of country music Legendary blues mus...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
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09/18/09
On the road with Willie Mickey Raphael has been Willie Nelson's right-hand man of sorts ...
The Blade - Toledo OH
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09/17/09
Bluesapalooza headliner Damon Fowler will add a splash of country Legendary blues musici...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
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09/17/09
George Jones Admits Distaste for Country Radio "The radio don't play traditional country...
The Boot
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09/14/09
HOT DISH: Nominees for CMA Awards Raise Their Heads The nominations for the 43rd annual ...
CMT (Country Music Televison)
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09/10/09
Titans Quarterback Kerry Collins Scores Songwriting Credits Kerry Collins is back to his...
The Boot
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09/09/09
George Jones Recalls Cheating Death George Jones waged a decades-long battle with drugs ...
The Boot
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09/03/09
George, Lorrie, Darryl + More to Open Entertainment Complex When it comes to attracting ...
The Boot
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09/02/09
George Jones Talks New Music, Movie Plans Following in the footsteps of Dolly Parton , C...
The Boot
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09/01/09
50 ways to love the Valley Perhaps you've lived long enough to know everything there is ...
The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ
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08/31/09
Pop Star Tiffany Plotting Country Comeback When 80's pop icon Tiffany was bopping her wa...
The Boot
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11/03/09
George Jones Has Strong Words for Carrie and Taylor Not of his personal belongings, but ...
The Boot
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11/03/09
Patty Loveless Brings Acoustic Tour to Nashville Patty Loveless fans were treated to a t...
The Boot
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09/24/09
Let's Stay Together: 15 Bandmate Love Affairs That Faded, but the Band Played On Then co...
Spinner
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09/17/09
George Jones Admits Distaste for Country Radio "The radio don't play traditional country...
The Boot
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09/10/09
Titans Quarterback Kerry Collins Scores Songwriting Credits Kerry Collins is back to his...
The Boot
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09/09/09
George Jones Recalls Cheating Death George Jones waged a decades-long battle with drugs ...
The Boot
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09/03/09
George, Lorrie, Darryl + More to Open Entertainment Complex When it comes to attracting ...
The Boot
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09/02/09
George Jones Talks New Music, Movie Plans Following in the footsteps of Dolly Parton , C...
The Boot
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08/31/09
Pop Star Tiffany Plotting Country Comeback When 80's pop icon Tiffany was bopping her wa...
The Boot
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08/20/09
Gary Allan Forges On After Devastating Storm Gary Allan 's performance Wednesday in Dave...
The Boot
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08/07/09
Gary Allan Forges On After Devastating Storm Gary Allan 's performance Wednesday in Dave...
The Boot
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07/24/09
Alan Jackson Rocks the Jukeboxes of Aerosmith, Alice Cooper Alan Jackson is credited wit...
The Boot
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07/13/09
Tanya Tucker Grieving in Midst of CD Celebration Tanya Tucker should be celebrating the ...
The Boot
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06/14/09
CMA Music Fest Recap: Judds, Trace Adkins, Martina McBride + More Fireworks bookended ni...
The Boot
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06/10/09
George Jones Honored for Unexpected Hit Voted on by the Library of Congress, this year's...
The Boot
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04/16/09
Newsweek Slams Contemporary Country That's the headline of a Newsweek.com article writte...
The Boot
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04/02/09
Keith Anderson Returns to Road After Surgery Just like the title of his last single, Kei...
The Boot
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03/23/09
Shooter Jennings Creates a Little 'Bad Magick' Jennings gives fans 13 songs from his pre...
The Boot
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03/13/09
Tanya Tucker Wants Her 'Turn' Tanya Tucker hasn't made an album since the death of her f...
The Boot
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02/27/09
Dolly Parton's a Real Rocker There's no question Dolly Parton is a legend in country mus...
The Boot
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11/19/08
Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton Among 100 Greatest Singers Ray Charles , who crossed genres, r...
The Boot
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11/12/08
Bob Dylan Predicts Pretenders' Future "Chrissie Hynde's a rock 'n' roll singer who reall...
Spinner
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11/03/08
Alan Jackson Honored as a 'Giant' in Star-Studded Special Alan Jackson sat in the balcon...
The Boot
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10/21/08
Lee Ann Womack Is 'Crazy' Like a Fox Lee Ann Womack is sitting outside her daughter's sc...
The Boot
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10/15/08
Conway Twitty Comes Alive in New Musical Conway Twitty is taking fans on a journey throu...
The Boot
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10/13/08
George Jones Building Country Tourist Attraction George Jones ' latest CD is a compilati...
The Boot
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09/29/08
George Jones Remembers Old Friends on New Project He's the legendary hit maker often dub...
The Boot
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09/22/08
Blake Shelton, Michael Buble Team Up on 'Home' Blake Shelton , who recently hit No. 1 wi...
The Boot
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09/10/08
George Jones Receives High Honor George Jones has been tapped to receive a tribute fit f...
The Boot
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09/09/08
Patty Loveless Offers Fans 'Sleepless Nights' In the mid-1980s, when male artists such a...
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