I just love him. Anyone else digs The Possum?

Love him !

Legend.

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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

He Stopped Loving Her Today is such a classic amongst others. Got to see him once. While it wasn't transcendent like Merle Haggard it was still pretty good.

YEAH get the early stuff …. The guy could rock & sing …..Thumper Jones ….



ROCKMAN

That LP is fantastic :

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Rockandroll,
Mops

1959




Well, I asked my old pappy why he called his brew
White lightning 'stead of mountain dew
I took a little sip and right away I knew
As my eyes bugged out and my face turned blue
Lightning started flashin', thunder started clashin'
Fshhhhhoooo..........white lightnin'........................

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Well, I asked my old pappy why he called his brew
White lightning 'stead of mountain dew
I took a little sip and right away I knew
As my eyes bugged out and my face turned blue
Lightning started flashin', thunder started clashin'
Fshhhhhoooo..........white lightnin'........................

The Big Bopper!

maybe the greatest country singer ever

He's okay but I'm not into country much.

1974



There's her rings, all her things
And her clothes are in the closet
Like she left them when she tore my world apart...

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I can smell Falstaff beer on his breath when he sings.

Good ol' "No Show" Jones.

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He's okay but I'm not into country much.

Gram Parsons said, "Country is the other side of Rock And Roll".

And I say that also.



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pioneer on the merchandising:

Love the duet with Keith "Say It's Not You".

IMHO, he is the greatest country singer.

Hank, Sr. would be greatest songwriter.

Saw he and Tammy together 3 or 4 times as a kid.

I would put "She Thinks I Still Care" in the league with "He Stopped Loving her Today".

Love "White Lightnin'" and "The Race Is On" from earlier days.

One of my faves. There's a number of his songs that stay on my permanent listening list. The first song of his I remember hearing is "The Race Is On" which, if I remember right, got airplay on top 40 radio back in the day. There may still be some torrents of him live on Dime.

I posted this video of "The Race Is On" a couple of years back, but it's worth posting again:

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This is one of my favorite clips of any artist in any genre. The brilliant economy of the playing, the exhilaration of the singing, the sheer joy of the performance.


It's worth coming back to again and again as an antidote to all the noisy, fake crap that calls itself "country" (or even "music") today.





Here's another favorite by George:
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One of my faves. There's a number of his songs that stay on my permanent listening list. The first song of his I remember hearing is "The Race Is On" which, if I remember right, got airplay on top 40 radio back in the day. There may still be some torrents of him live on Dime.

go check out the heart wrencher "bed of roses"

1985




You know this old world is full of singers
But just a few are chosen
To tear your heart out when they sing
Imagine life without them...

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love the story about him getting a DUI on his lawnmower

Was lucky to get to see him when the Stones postponed the Beacon Theatre gig. Great show at Carnegie Hall with Kris Kristofferson opening on Halloween.

love him....Sinatra said he and Billie hOliday are the two greatest American singers. I am not sure of that, as I don't like rating musicians but they are bother greats.

his bio is amazing to read

Love him.
Always thought "This place is empty" owed a lot to "The Grand Tour"

Great singer and he could really deliver the goods live...

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