George Jones passed away - DPChallenge Forums

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04/26/2013 11:24:03 AM · #1

Country music legend George Jones has passed away he was 81. I have been a fan for a long time. He had songs like "white lightning". My condolences to his friends and family.

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04/26/2013 12:27:12 PM · #2

He stopped loving her today.

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04/26/2013 12:29:57 PM · #3

this here is one of my favorite all time albums:

I Am What I Am, 1980

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04/26/2013 12:42:22 PM · #4

So are we going to have a George Jones tribute challenge?

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04/26/2013 12:43:23 PM · #5

Can't say I have ever heard of him.

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04/26/2013 12:54:51 PM · #6

Originally posted by SaraR:

Can't say I have ever heard of him.

I wouldn't expect him to be well known in the UK. A lot of Americans won't be familiar with him either, if they are not country music fans. If you are a C&W fan, he's a legend.

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04/26/2013 12:55:06 PM · #7

Oh, I loved him... SaraR is showing her youth!! Or err we're showing our OLD AGE!! Didn't he do He stopped loving her today... As soon as I saw this post that song hit my head... It makes me CRY

Garry

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04/26/2013 12:59:07 PM · #8

At first, when I read the title I thought it read "Jerry Jones" ...

04/26/2013 01:56:46 PM · #9

Originally posted by SaraR:

Can't say I have ever heard of him.

Here are a few songs

The Race is On

The Corvette song

Here's a fairly new one.

Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes

This is an extremely small sampling

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04/26/2013 01:57:39 PM · #10

He was supposed to have a concert this weekend in Shreveport

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04/26/2013 03:05:48 PM · #11

Originally posted by posthumous:

He stopped loving her today.

With all the ups and downs that could only be Tammy.
If a challenge I hope a open challenge..

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04/26/2013 03:29:18 PM · #12

Originally posted by SaraR:

Can't say I have ever heard of him.

+1. But I just watched White Lightning (1959, I was 3 at that time) and I love it!

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04/26/2013 08:30:04 PM · #13

There are not alot of songs that I dont like

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04/26/2013 10:41:33 PM · #14

An all time great with a voice and style instantly recognizable and so truly inimitable that no one even tried. His album of duets with Tammy stands out in my listening and still makes it to my turntable as dated as that is in these digital times.

smardaz

04/26/2013 11:45:04 PM · #15

Originally posted by posthumous:

this here is one of my favorite all time albums:

I Am What I Am, 1980

I would give anything for that suit and shirt!

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04/26/2013 11:48:23 PM · #16

George was pure country, he could spin a sad tale with amazing economy. If you never heard him he was a classic. He is best heard on the radio in a pickup rolling down the road out in the wide empty, but give a listen to these.

Some of my favorite lines:
Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you. Don't let the "business" change what it is you love because the people, the fans, respond to what is heartfelt. They can always tell when a singer is faking it.

Me and the bottle have always been friends, we've had a few old nasty fights but the bottle would always win, so when I go to answer that final curtain call, I can hear these words being whispered by all... Ol' George stopped drinking today.

I'll drink one to his memory tonight.

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04/27/2013 12:43:20 AM · #17

Originally posted by BrennanOB:

Awesome post...A great tribute..........to a great man