George Jones (May 2005)

'Gene Watson is one of my all time favourite country singers.

I love the way he belts out a ballad and I would have to say, the one I always think of when someone says Gene Watson is 'Farewell party'.

It just doesn’t get any better than that!'

Thank you, George Jones, for your support of Gene Watson
 

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About George Jones...

George Jones was born in Saratoga, east Texas & is considered by many to be one of the finest singers in country music.  George has a voice that is recognised instantly & is known as 'The Rolls Royce' of country music.

George first hit the charts in 1955 with 'Why baby why'.  In 2004, he celebrated his 50th Anniversary as a recording artist with the release of a 3-CD set ('George Jones: 50 Years of Hits'), a collection that features one hit for each year of his career.

George has won two Grammy Awards, separated by eighteen years; the first was in 1981 for his performance of 'He stopped loving her today' (1 week at No.1 in 1982) & the second was in 1999 for his performance of 'Choices', which was written by Billy Yates.

George has also won numerous awards throughout his career, beginning in 1956 as Billboard Magazine’s 'Most Promising New Country Vocalist', to country music’s ultimate recognition: his 1992 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

George Jones also received the prestigious 2002 National Medal of Arts Honor from President George W. Bush, a Medal that 'honours individuals for the singular distinction of their artistic careers'.  The National Medal of Arts is the United States’ highest honor for artistic excellence.

George has had numerous duet partners beginning with Melba Montgomery & (pop star) Gene Pitney, in the early 1960s.  His most famous partner was his ex-wife, Tammy Wynette, the First Lady of Country Music.  George has also recorded duets with everyone from Ray Charles to Merle Haggard to Keith Richards & Shelby Lynne.

More than one thousand different album titles have been released on George Jones (including many compilations), encompassing more than one thousand individual songs.  George has charted more singles (166) than any artist in any format of music.

George Jones' No.1 hits include 'White lightning' (1959), 'Tender years' (1961), 'She thinks I still care' (1962), 'We're gonna hold on' (a duet with Tammy Wynette) (2 weeks at No.1 in October/November 1973), 'The grand tour' (1 week at No.1 in August 1974), 'The door' (1 week at No.1 in January 1975), 'Golden ring' (a duet with Tammy Wynette) (1 week at No.1 in August 1976), 'Near you' (a duet with Tammy Wynette) (2 weeks at No.1 in February 1977), 'He stopped loving her today' (1 week at No.1 in July 1980), 'Still doin' time' (1 week at No.1 in December 1981) & 'I always get lucky with you' (1 week at No.1 in July 1983).

In 2003, George entered the food business by introducing a variety of 'George Jones Country Style Breakfast Sausage & Country Style Hamburger Patties', as well as a line of Marinades & Barbecue Sauces, along with his own Tennessee Sipping Water 'George Jones White Lightning'.

In 1986, there were plans for Gene Watson & George Jones to record a duets album together, but this album did not happen.  They did, however, record the Christmas standard 'Silver Bells' in the mid-1980s.

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