Jones spent his time in the Marine Corps playing honky tonks in California.

Country music is so littered with sad songs that it's a well-worn joke: what do you get when you play a country song backwards? You get your wife back, your dog back, your truck back…and in case of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Windsor lives in Nashville, Tennessee and writes about music. With one of the most distinctive voices in music, showcased by ...

George Jones' widow, Nancy, has made it her life's mission to keep her late husband's memory alive. On Tuesday, June 3, Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium joyfully joined the effort by unveiling a ...

On rare occasions, a surplus of passion and feel can outweigh an ear-scratching lack of fidelity—such was the case for the album George Jones released in the fall of 1956. The country music icon later ...

On this day (January 15) in 1958, George Jones released “Color of the Blues” as a non-album single. The song peaked at No. 7, adding to Jones’ ever-growing list of top 10 hits. Moreover, the song, ...

George Jones was honored by the Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday (June 3) with the unveiling of a life-sized statue out front. The "He Stopped Loving Her Today" singer's Ryman likeness joins the likes of ...

The late legend is honored by the historic Ryman Auditorium, joining statues of Charley Pride, Loretta Lynn, Bill Monroe and Little Jimmy Dickens Nancy Kruh is a Nashville-based writer-reporter for ...

George Jones—born in Saratoga, Texas, in 1931—joined the Marine Corps in late 1951, serving the majority of his service at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County. According to the Texas State Historical ...