George Glenn Jones (født 12. september 1931 i Saratoga i Texas, død 26. april 2013 i Nashville i Tennessee) var en amerikansk country-artist og låtskriver.
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Født | George Glenn Jones 12. sep. 1931[2][3][4][5]![Rediger på Wikidata](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png) Saratoga |
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Død | 26. apr. 2013[2][3][6][5] (81 år) Nashville |
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Beskjeftigelse | Countrysanger, låtskriver, countrymusiker, gitarist, sanger og låtskriver, plateartist ![Rediger på Wikidata](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png) |
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Ektefelle | Tammy Wynette (1969–1975) (avslutningsårsak: skilsmisse) |
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Barn | Georgette Jones |
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Nasjonalitet | USA |
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Utmerkelser | National Medal of Arts Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2012) Kennedy Center Honors |
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Musikalsk karriere |
Pseudonym | George Jones |
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Sjanger | Countrymusikk |
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Instrument | Akustisk gitar, vokal |
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Aktive år | 1954–2013 |
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Plateselskap | Starday Records, Mercury Records, United Artists Records, RCA Nashville, Musicor Records, Epic Records, Universal Music Group Nashville, Asylum Records |
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Nettsted | http://www.georgejones.com |
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IMDb | IMDb
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Notable verk |
He Stopped Loving Her Today |
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Jones fikk sitt gjennombrudd i 1955 og fikk flere priser, blant annet to Grammy Awards. Han var gift med Tammy Wynette 1969 til 1975 og slet med stort alkohol- og narkotikamisbruk.
George Jones ble i 1992 innvalgt som medlem i æresgalleriet Country Music Hall of Fame.
- 1957 – Grand Ole Opry's New Star
- 1958 – Hillbilly Hit Parade
- 1958 – Long Live King George
- 1959 – Country Church Time
- 1959 – White Lightning and Other Favorites
- 1960 – George Jones Salutes Hank Williams
- 1962 – Songs from the Heart
- 1962 – Sings Country and Western Hits
- 1962 – George Jones Sings Bob Wills
- 1962 – Homecoming in Heaven
- 1962 – My Favorites of Hank Williams
- 1963 – I Wish Tonight Would Never End
- 1964 – Blue and Lonesome
- 1964 – George Jones Sings Like The Dickens!
- 1964 – I Get Lonely in a Hurry
- 1965 – The Race Is On
- 1965 – Mr. Country & Western Music
- 1965 – New Country Hits
- 1965 – Old Brush Arbors
- 1966 – Country Heart
- 1966 – I'm a People
- 1966 – Love Bug
- 1966 – We Found Heaven Right Here on Earth at "4033"
- 1967 – Walk Through This World with Me
- 1968 – If My Heart Had Windows
- 1968 – Sings the Songs of Dallas Frazier
- 1968 – The George Jones Story
- 1969 – My Country
- 1969 – I'll Share My World with You
- 1969 – Where Grass Won't Grow
- 1970 – Will You Visit Me on Sunday?
- 1971 – George Jones with Love
- 1971 – George Jones Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne
- 1972 – A Picture of Me (Without You)
- 1972 – George Jones (We Can Make It)
- 1973 – Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)
- 1974 – In a Gospel Way
- 1974 – George Jones Sings His Songs
- 1974 – The Grand Tour
- 1975 – Memories of Us
- 1976 – Alone Again
- 1976 – The Battle
- 1977 – I Wanta Sing
- 1978 – Bartender's Blues
- 1980 – I Am What I Am
- 1981 – Still the Same Ole Me
- 1983 – Jones Country
- 1983 – Shine On
- 1984 – You've Still Got a Place in My Heart
- 1984 – Ladies' Choice
- 1985 – Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?
- 1986 – Wine Colored Roses
- 1987 – Too Wild Too Long
- 1989 – One Woman Man
- 1990 – You Oughta Be Here with Me
- 1991 – Friends in High Places
- 1991 – And Along Came Jones
- 1992 – Walls Can Fall
- 1993 – High Tech Redneck
- 1996 – I Lived to Tell It All
- 1998 – It Don't Get Any Better Than This
- 1999 – Cold Hard Truth
- 2001 – The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001
- 2003 – The Gospel Collection
- 2005 – Hits I Missed…And One I Didn't
- 2008 – Burn Your Playhouse Down – The Unreleased Duets
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