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...Association. Jan. 7, 2009 When country stars are asked to name their favorite singers, the answers are usually predictable: George Jones, Merle Haggard, George Strait? But the guy Rascal Flatts Gary LeVox singles out as "hands down my favorite singer of...
...can get / When trouble just follows you / I know the way you can get / When sorrow just swallows you.” They get their best George Jones on with the despair of “Valentine”: “I go to squeeze my valentine / But the yearning is only mine.” Taking vocal cues...
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...from earnestness, it is found in the human voice, not the lyrics. Byrd, his voice strong and clear, reminds one of a young George Jones. If Byrd’s art is not Sugarland’s rush of serotonin, or if Byrd’s concert lacks Kenny Chesney’s teen beach party...
...'Possum: George Jones music and influence spans five decades of country music. Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, and Garth Brooks paid homage to their friend and idol at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony. Music royalty exists in every genre. Elvis is "The...
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...boozing and all that kind of stuff." To sit and talk with the Jones of today as he spins stories while drinking bottled water (George Jones brand, course) is to wonder about how a fellow with such an easy laugh and kind disposition could have caused so...
...boozing and all that kind of stuff." To sit and talk with the Jones of today as he spins stories while drinking bottled water (George Jones brand, course) is to wonder about how a fellow with such an easy laugh and kind disposition could have caused so...
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