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Christian & Gospel,
Country & Bluegrass
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| Descriptive "tags": |
country
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| Decades Active: |
1950s,
1960s,
1970s,
1980s,
1990s,
2000s
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| Artist Compilations: |
George Jones & Merle Haggard,
George Jones and Tammy Wynette,
Tammy Wynette (with George Jones)
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Biography
George Glenn Jones, 12 September 1931, Saratoga, Texas, USA. Jones is the greatest of honky tonk singers but he has also been a victim of its lifestyle. He learned guitar in his youth, and in 1947, was hired by the husband-and-wife duo Eddie And Pearl. This developed into his own radio programme and a fellow disc jockey, noting his close-set eyes and upturned nose, nicknamed him "The Possum". He married at 18 but the couple separated within a year. Jones joined the marines in 1950 and, after being demobbed in November 1953, was signed by Pappy Daily to the new Starday label. He had his first country hit in 1955 with "Why Baby Why", a pop hit for Pat Boone. He recorded some rockabilly tracks including "Rock It', which Daily released under the name of Thumper Jones. Jones has so strongly disassociated himself from these recordings that he is apt to destroy any copies that he sees. Daily also leased cover versions of well-known songs by Jones and other performers,...
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