George Jones “The Greatest Living Country Singer” passes at 81
George Jones, September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013.
George Glenn Jones, who was frequently referred to as “the greatest living country singer”, passed away on Friday, April 26th, 2013, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 81 years old.
Waylon Jennings, in his song, “It’s Alright”, expressed a common jealousy when he said, “If we all could sound like we wanted to, we’d all sound like George Jones.”
Number One Country Hits
- “White Lightning” (1959)
- “Tender Years” (1961)
- “She Thinks I Still Care” (1962)
- “Walk Through This World with Me” (1967)
- “We’re Gonna Hold On” (with Tammy Wynette) (1973)
- “The Grand Tour” (1974)
- “The Door” (1975)
- “Golden Ring” (with Tammy Wynette) (1976)
- “Near You” (with Tammy Wynette) (1977)
- “He Stopped Loving Her Today” (1980)
- “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool” (with Barbara Mandrell) (1981)
- “Still Doin’ Time” (1981)
- “Yesterday’s Wine” (with Merle Haggard) (1982)
- “I Always Get Lucky with You” (1985)
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Country Music Superstar Gary Allan Puts On His Boots In Support Of Our Troops
Allan Has Joined Forces with the Boot Campaign to Give Back to Returning Soldiers
TYLER, Texas, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Military non-profit The Boot Campaign has a new supporter on board! Country superstar Gary Allan has pledged his commitment to the troops by putting on his own pair of Boot Campaign military issue combat boots and “taking a walk in a soldier’s shoes.”
Supporters of the Boot Campaign purchase boots with all proceeds going to partner military charities that help with a variety of both physical and emotional issues that returning soldiers face today. The Boot Campaign wants Americans to put the boots on to “symbolically walk in the shoes of our military men and women to remember their service and sacrifice.”
“As a former member of the Army, this holds a special place in my heart. I’m proud to work with such a fine organization. I’m headlining the Throwdown Tour this year and was glad to see that the Boot Campaign was going to be on the road with us. I think it’s great that a tour of this size is working hand in hand with the Boot Campaign, supporting veterans as they come home from combat…it just feels right.” Gary Allan
With the allure of a modern day outlaw, Gary Allan has won over legions of fans with his signature blend of rugged vocals, rebellious lyrics and raucous live performances. He has sold over 7 million albums and released five platinum and gold albums in a row including two that topped the Billboard Country Albums Chart. Allan has also topped the charts with four #1 hits at country radio and has nearly a dozen Top 10 hits to his credit. He has been described as “dark and dreamy” in Entertainment Weekly, “soulful and rough around the edges” in Playboy and deemed a “maverick” by Rolling Stone. He has sold out venues as a headliner from coast to coast, appeared on Late Show With David Letterman, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, CBS Early Show and has landed on the covers of Country Weekly, Pollstar and People magazine. While becoming a force on the country music scene, Allan has remained true to his artistic voice each step of the way.
Allan joins the ranks of current Boot Campaign celebrity ambassadors Dolly Parton, The Rock, Texas Governor Ricky Perry, Troy Aikman, Nolan Ryan, Charlie Daniels, George Jones and Gretchen Wilson.
The Boot Campaign
The Boot Campaign is a grassroots military appreciation and veteran awareness campaign started by five women from Texas, known as the Boot Girls. The Boot Girls launched the Boot Campaign in 2009 to spread awareness of the needs of military personnel returning home from combat and express gratitude to current military. Through the sale of military combat boots, the Boot Campaign donates proceeds to a group of partner charities that work with soldiers healing from a variety of physical and emotional combat wounds, embodying the campaign motto that, “When They Come Back, We Give Back.” www.BootCampaign.com
SOURCE Boot Campaign
Web Site: http://www.bootcampaign.com
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Categories: Entertainment Tags: Billboard Country Albums Chart, CBS Early Show, Charlie Daniels, country music, Country Weekly, Dolly Parton, Gary Allan, George Jones, Gretchen Wilson, Nolan Ryan, Texas Governor Rick Perry, The Boot Campaign, The Boot Girls, The Rock, Throwdown Tour, Troops, Troy Aikman, Veterans
Willie Nelson’s Remember Me, Vol. 1 Bows November 21
R&J Records Release Features 14 Songs, A-List Players
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Elegant and enduring endeavors are often the simplest, and so it is with Remember Me, Vol. 1 as one of America’s most revered country music icons sings a collection of the genre’s most definitive songs. Willie Nelson hand-picked the collection’s 14 songs from among the top Billboard hits of the last 70 years.
The cover for the new album of country classics from Willie Nelson, "Remember Me, Vol. 1." (PRNewsFoto/R&J Records)
Artists and songwriters reflected in Nelson’s versions of their songs include Ernest Tubb, Johnny Cash, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Rosemary Clooney, Porter Wagoner and Ray Price. The first volume, out November. 21, is drawn from Nelson’s sessions with longtime friend and producer James Stroud, which yielded more than 30 songs. Remember Me, Vol. 2 is scheduled to be released next year.
In addition to Nelson’s incomparable vocal stylings, each track benefits from the work of Nashville’s top musicians in a band that features Eddie Bayers (drums), David Hungate (bass), Brent Mason (electric guitar), Biff Watson (acoustic guitar), Mickey Raphael (harmonica), Sonny Garrish (steel guitar), John Hobbs (piano/keyboards), Aubrey Haynie (fiddle/mandolin) and Wes Hightower and Cindy Walker (background vocals). Jerry Puckett and Chris Collins also guest on the sessions.
Remember Me, Vol. 1 track list, with each song’s hit-making artist, year and peak Billboard position in parentheses:
| 1. | Remember Me (Ernest Tubb, 1950, No. 5 Country) | |
| 2. | Sixteen Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford, 1955, No. 1 Country & Pop) | |
| 3. | Why Baby Why (George Jones, 1955, No. 4 Country) | |
| 4. | Today I Started Loving You Again (Merle Haggard, 1970) | |
| 5. | I’m Movin’ On (Hank Snow, 1950, No. 1 Country) | |
| 6. | That Just About Does It (Vern Gosdin, 1989, No. 4 Country) | |
| 7. | This Old House (Rosemary Clooney, 1954, No. 1 Pop) | |
| 8. | Sunday Morning Coming Down (Johnny Cash, 1970, No. 1 Country) | |
| 9. | Smoke That Cigarette (Tex Williams, 1947, No. 1 Country) | |
| 10. | Slowly (Webb Pierce, 1954, No. 1 Country) | |
| 11. | A Satisfied Mind (Porter Wagoner, 1955, No. 1 Country) | |
| 12. | Roly Poly (Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, 1946, No. 3 Country) | |
| 13. | Release Me (Ray Price, 1954, No. 6 Country) | |
| 14. | Ramblin’ Fever (Merle Haggard, 1977, No. 2 Country) | |
| *15. | More And More (Webb Pierce, 1954, No. 1 Country) *iTunes exclusive | |
SOURCE R&J Records
Web Site: http://www.randjrecords.com
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