country artist george jones is dead

[alocispepraluger102]

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130426/TUNEIN/130426004/George-Jones-dies-age-81?odyssey=mod%7Cbreaking%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE&nclick_check=1

"“The King of Broken Hearts” just broke many more.

Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones, a master of sad country ballads whose voice held the bracing power, the sweetness and the burn of an evening’s final pull from a bourbon bottle, has died after an illness that hospitalized him since April 18.

He was 81, and was often called the greatest male vocalist in country music history.

“He is the spirit of country music, plain and simple,” wrote country scholar Nick Tosches."

Edited April 26, 2013 by alocispepraluger102

[J.A.W.]

NY Times obit: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/arts/music/george-jones-country-singer-dies-at-81.html?emc=na&_r=0

[JSngry]

That was a voice. RIP, and thank you.

Edited April 26, 2013 by JSngry

[alocispepraluger102]

That was a voice. RIP, and thank you.

amen

[JSngry]

Suspend your disbelief about how records are made and pretend this reflected a real-time meeting of the souls...

A comment allegedly from Ron Dunbar, co-composer of "Patches"

Every time I her it, I'm reminded of the day we wrote it. General had a love song called "I'm depending on you" I said that was to typical we needed something with more substance. , since you are from the south, lets make it a emotional life situation.

Ron Dunbar aka stilkickn

Let's make it an emotional life situation...

Edited April 26, 2013 by JSngry

[JSngry]

Speaking of emotional life situations & George Jones...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kiV9Zotp-s

That type of stuff can mess a man up if he's at all prone to it....

[John L]

RIP

[Neal Pomea]

Sadly missed!

(You Ought to be Here with Me)

Edited April 26, 2013 by Neal Pomea

[danasgoodstuff]

He stopped loving her today...

Speaking of emotional life situations & George Jones...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kiV9Zotp-s

That type of stuff can mess a man up if he's at all prone to it....

[JSngry]

[danasgoodstuff]

A special favorite George Jones performance is his version of "Trouble in Mind" from his Bob Wills tribute album.

[paul secor]

A one of a kind voice and he knew how to use it just right.

Thanks, Mr. Jones.

[Stereojack]

One of the most soulful singers in all genres of music.

So long, Ol' Possum.

[Chuck Nessa]

I always respected him beyond my personal tastes.

[JSngry]

Part of me wants to say that in a more perfect world, George Jones & James Carr would have done each other's songs, but then it dawns on me that a world in which both George Jones and James Carr made records at all is already more perfect than one in which they didn't.

[JSngry]

[paul secor]

[Chuck Nessa]

He rarely had good hair doos.

[alocispepraluger102]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_GEORGE_JONES?SITE=MABOH&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-04-26-15-23-22

[JSngry]

He rarely had good hair doos.

1959 was a good year for that.

That was long ago in a place far away...

But so was that...

[alankin]

He rarely had good hair doos.

At least he didn't wear a cowboy hat...

[alocispepraluger102]

george and tammy news for years cornered most of of every gossip rag's headlines

[Soulstation1]

Best GJ album/cd?

[Tom 1960]

Modern country artists could learn something from George Jones.

[alocispepraluger102]

George Jones - The Possum's funeral will take place on Thursday, May 2 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, starting at 10 AM/CT and will be open to the public.