The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Through the hits, flops and everything in between, George Jones steadfastly remained George Jones. The ex-jarhead of the '50s, with his crew cut and rhinestone-decorated country-Western suits, made subtle concessions to the countrypolitan era of the '60s and '70s - slightly wavy hair, pyramidal Elvis sideburns. But he hewed, stubbornly, to hard-core country - to the point...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
When I worked with George, it was a shock to him that we weren’t making records the way he did with (producer) Billy Sherrill in the 1960s and 1970s. Billy cut records a certain way, with everybody there in the room at the same time -- all the musicians, background singers, everyone. And George loved working that way. Now the way we cut records has changed, which threw George a...
The Concert Blog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
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World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
How France helped us win Falklands war, by John Nott By George Jones, Political Editor Last Updated: 11:03PM GMT 12 Mar 2002 FRANCE was Britain's greatest ally during the Falklands war, providing secret information to enable MI6 agents to sabotage Exocet missiles which were desperately...
The J-Walk Blog (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Here's a list of the 20 most heartbreaking songs of all time . For the last month Rock's Backpages has offered up a slew of sobworthy classics from all walks of pop. Country, soul, AOR, dance: you name the genre, we've scoured it for heartbreak greats. Uh, what about the blues genre? George Jones: "He Stopped Loving Her Today" Roy Orbison: "It's Over" Frank Sinatra: "I'm A Fool To Want...
