George Jones will celebrate his 77th birthday on Friday, Sept. 12. Here are some tribute records to remind us of his awesome talent.
Ken Scott - George Jones Is Still The Best (2:56)
Chuck Pollard - I Wish George Jones Would Sing A Song (2:49)
Jackie D. Parrish - I Like To Hear George Jones Sing (2:07)
John Riggs - I Still Love George Jones (3:09)
Wayne Holcomb - Tribute To George Jones (3:28)
Chet Walker - Thanks George Jones (2:57)
Johnny Russell - What Are We Gonna Do With You George (3:10)
Becky Hobbs - Jones On The Jukebox (2:54)
Georgia Brown - George Jones On The Jukebox (2:49)
Slim Chance & The Convicts - George Jones (Has Never Sung About My Girl) (3:23)
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Posted by: Henry | September 10, 2008 at 11:42 AM
What? No "Lonesome, Lonesome George Jones" (by Queenie Montgomery)?
Posted by: motordog | September 10, 2008 at 12:30 PM
In the mid-90s, NPR's "Morning Edition" did a piece on Jones recording his then-latest LP, focusing on how much recording technology had watered down country music by sanding off all those rough edges. Would anyone, by some miracle, have a tape of this?
Posted by: Hell's Donut House | September 10, 2008 at 01:01 PM
Great post, Greg! Looking forward to you dropping by the show with country 45s next month.
Posted by: Dave the Spazz | September 10, 2008 at 01:14 PM
Motordog - thanks for the tip on another GJ tribute 45 to look for!
Henry - glad you liked the post, but what the heck does "si-Okay" mean????
Posted by: Listener Greg G. | September 10, 2008 at 01:27 PM
I guess I never really thought about it before how many songs there are about George Jones, although what a worthy person.
That's got to be the pinacle of success when so many people write homages and make pop culture references to you.
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Posted by: subservient experiment | September 10, 2008 at 01:30 PM
Fantastic!
Posted by: Debbie D | September 10, 2008 at 07:52 PM
You're missing one-
Daniel Johnston, from Continued Story,
"Ain't No Woman Gonna Make A George Jones Outta Me"
Posted by: snoopy | September 11, 2008 at 04:30 AM
Thanks for the news!
Isn't there a Willie Nelson song that contains the line "Everyone who wants to sing wishes they could sing just like George Jones" -- or something like that?
Sorry, I can't remember the title.
Happy Birthday, Mr Jones!
Posted by: Listener John | September 11, 2008 at 08:11 PM