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"Who Shot Sam" and "Life to Go" are two of six songs the Possum sang on his 1959 visit to the show. George Jones - Spouse, Death & Songs - Biography George Jones | Encyclopedia.com But even though Jones' musical career was a great success story, he also lived a troubled and difficult life. Despite the lack of radio airplay, Jones continued to record and tour throughout the 1990s and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame by Randy Travis in 1992. In February 1959, he released that very song that would jump start his decades-long career in the genre. Jones would go to extreme lengths for a drink if the thirst was on him. George Jones & the Jones Boys Iintroduction - YouTube [citation needed] By that time, though, physically and emotionally exhausted, he really did want to quit drinking. In recognition of his more than half-century-long career, in 2002 Jones received the National Medal of the Arts. Jones was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville. Because Jones would not walk that far, she would hide the keys to each of their cars they owned before leaving. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. George Glenn Jones was born in Saratoga, Texas, on September 12, 1931. I tried 'Dadgum It How Come It' and 'Rock It', a bunch of shit. Breaking ties with Pappy Daily, Jones also began working with one of Wynettes producers, Billy Sherrill, who added a certain polish to Jones's sound. 3 Did Barbara Mandrell sing at George Jones funeral? Despite his absence from the country charts during this time, latter-day country superstars such as Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, and many others often paid tribute to Jones, while expressing their love and respect for his legacy as a true country legend who paved the way for their own success. In 1955 Jones landed in the country Top Ten with "Why Baby Why," and for the rest of his career was very rarely far from the charts, releasing hit single after hit single as a solo artist and as a duet partner with some of countrys biggest stars, most notably Tammy Wynette, who was also his third wife. In 1990, Jones released his last proper studio album on Epic, You Oughta Be Here With Me. Tanya Tucker, Randy Travis, the the Oak Ridge Boys, Charlie Daniels, Travis Tritt, Barbara Mandrell, Kid Rock, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, Brad Paisley, Ronnie Milsap, Kenny Chesney, Wynonna and Alan Jackson all spoke or performed a song in Jones memory.