Years of alcoholism compromised his health and led to his missing many performances, earning him the nickname "No Show Jones". His second marriage ended in divorce in 1968 he married fellow country music singer Tammy Wynette a year later. Richardson, which launched his career as a singer. In 1959, Jones recorded "White Lightning", written by J. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was discharged in 1953. He married his first wife, Dorothy Bonvillion, in 1950, and was divorced in 1951. Country music scholar Bill 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." Waylon Jennings expressed a similar opinion in his song "It's Alright": "If we all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones." The shape of his nose and facial features earned Jones the nickname "The Possum".īorn in Texas, Jones first heard country music when he was seven, and was given a guitar at the age of nine. For the last two decades of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. George Glenn Jones (Septem– April 26, 2013) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter.
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