This one just topped a list of the saddest songs ever written. They said when they first recorded it they almost didn't release it because it is so low. And few people would argue that George Jones, on the rare occasions when he was sober, was maybe the greatest country singer who ever stepped up to a mic. After my mother-in-law Florence died, Bob really never got over it. I first listened to the this song right after his funeral. It's not something I can listen to casually.
Very sad news.
ReplyDeleteHe definitely helped mold country music. It's nice that many of the current country stars realize how important he was.
Am so glad you posted this, been a long time and I'd forgotten his great talent.
ReplyDeleteAnd three days later he died,
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