George Jones Is Still The Best (MP3s)
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