R.IP. George Jones. Dead at 81

Not one person responds to GEORGE JONES death all day???!!! I'm in the wrong forum.
 
I love every phase of his music. The Grand Tour LP is one of the best country albums top to bottom. And I love his dark stuff like "open pit mine". Thought I might get to see him one more time. He was coming to my town on an upcoming tour. RIP
 
A coupla 4 shot Marg's, an all weekend Jone-fest. More than a white boy could ever ask for?:tiphat:
Not to mention a 50,000 unpicked record load to check out in the morning. Life's good..ain't it?
 
I spun a disc of George's Mercury sides on the way to Big Bend over the weekend. I've always loved George, regardless of era. No hip 'early sides' slant for me... George ALWAYS had a great song in him whether it was 1955 or 2000.

One of my early faves.

The song, the voice, and the phrasing that really made him somebody.
You must have thought that I was sleeeeeEEEEpin'
And I wish that I had been
But it's best to get known you
And the way your heart can sin
I though that we belong together
And our hearts fit like a glove
But I was wrong for I've been watching
From the window up above

A heartbreakin' first person view of love slipping away in one of the those foggy 'is this REALLY happening" moments. When George sings Heard you whisper to him softly that our marriage was all wrong in verse after the break my heart breaks.

The way he drew out syllables in this song... it's like a hammer.

Little more than a rewrite of "White Lightnin'" for United Artists, but still great.

Probably his last truly great song...
The production may be a bit clean and bright by G45 standards, but this whole damned album was a good listen.

"Walk Through This World With Me" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today" are givens as well.
 
As for the whole "How Come It" / "Rock It" single (which I lucked into at a garage 7 or 8 years back).... I don't care much for "Rock It", though "How Come It" is a fun song.

He was not proud of some the work he did for Starnes and Dailey there at the start. He was just a hungry artist doing whatever he could for a few bucks. A fan once approached George with a copy of that 45 for him to sign... George basically called it shit and snapped it in half. I once saw an interview done with Ralph Emery on the the Nashville Network and Ralph mentioned they had found an interesting little song George had cut as Thumper and proceeded to play either "Rock It" or "How Come It". George almost slid under the table out of embarrassment.

"Maybe Little Baby" is the best rockabilly he cut by a mile.
He actually sounds purpose-driven... in the pocket and waiting to get into some gal's pants.

Perhaps Brown will be drawn out and share some thoughts.
 
Frantic said:
I sure loves me some early George. R.I.P buddy. It's gonna be a Jones weekend:(

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Possum had very few equals in 20th Century music, regardless of genre. Weird to think about his last-minute cancellation of a small 'county fair' gig the last time I tried to see him play. Figured I'd catch him next time around. Nope. Also really weird to see Joey posting a link from the Huffington Post. What's up with that?!?
 
Frantic said:
yeah, I'm guilty of still using AOL, and a lot of their stories are Huffpost stories. Arianna Huffington can suck it!
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Remember back when she used to be a neocon? No money in that now, I guess.
Did you know that George Jones is on Johnny Preston's hit version of 'Running
Bear', doing the "Indian" background chanting along with J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson,
rockabilly giant Sleepy LaBeef and Texas record label honcho Bill Hall? This is factually
but not politically correct.
 
Westex said:
As for the whole "How Come It" / "Rock It" single (which I lucked into at a garage 7 or 8 years back).... I don't care much for "Rock It", though "How Come It" is a fun song.

He was not proud of some the work he did for Starnes and Dailey there at the start. He was just a hungry artist doing whatever he could for a few bucks. A fan once approached George with a copy of that 45 for him to sign... George basically called it shit and snapped it in half. I once saw an interview done with Ralph Emery on the the Nashville Network and Ralph mentioned they had found an interesting little song George had cut as Thumper and proceeded to play either "Rock It" or "How Come It". George almost slid under the table out of embarrassment.

"Maybe Little Baby" is the best rockabilly he cut by a mile.
He actually sounds purpose-driven... in the pocket and waiting to get into some gal's pants.

Perhaps Brown will be drawn out and share some thoughts.
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I like Rock It quite a bit, but there's several different takes floating around. This is the first version I heard - it's my go to take. Sounds like somebody's poking George with a stick to make him howl at different points in the song. The final Yeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhh at the end is icing on the cake):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lo_LpG-vks

Then there's this slightly slower sounding version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac1VRXyfTDo
I don't care as much for this take - was this the one released on the 45?
 
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