Even as good as the sounds of Jim Reeves and Don Williams are no one in any genre of music can compare to the sounds of the man name "The Old Possum" who will go down in history as the best country artist to ever record a country hit. He died two years ago and I miss him so much.
Simply one of a kind! George was in the class of a select few who represented country music and this is what it is all about! Country music is simply not the same without him.
Happy Thirtieth Anniversary..!
"I Always Get Lucky With You" by the legendary George Jones was number one on the official BILLBOARD entertainment magazine 'Hot Country Singles' chart for the week ending Saturday, July 30, 1983.. :-)
This would turn out to be George Jones' very last number one selection..
This was "our" song in the 80's when i met my forever love. We parted ways for some 30 odd years and have now rekindled the white hot flame. How lucky are we???
My mum introduced me to George' music. Thank you mum for letting me play your precious cds while you were cooking on a Sunday afternoon. I play George for your grandson now and tell him about you. RIP.
Whenever I hear these classic country songs I get reminded of my late co-worker Jerry Hall. He kept his radio on the classic country station for about a year straight 3-4 years ago and I know the melodies to almost every one of these songs without knowing a single lyric because his radio played about 75 feet away in a noisey shop. I just found out what this one was today after hearing the tune play in my head ever since those days lol So glad I got to hear the songs when I did, I'll always have memories of working in the blistering humid heat and dry freezing cold listening to these songs. But it was good times. I learned so much and made so much progress and got to meet the crazy characters I did. Light one up and crack one open for Jerry Hall from the Georgia bodyshops, if you knew him or not
I really like this golden oldie. It really makes me feel fortunate to still be in love with my wife after 36 years of being married. We still date and we still love being together.
When I was young and foolish, I thought I was too cool for country music. You know, the old ignorant "just a bunch of people holding their nose while they sing" comments. Then Ray Charles introduced me to the songs and I really started listening. When I really listened to George, I heard one of the greatest voices of all time. Range from high to low effortlessly, great tone, soft to raucous. Understanding of the song and an ability to transfer his emotion to the audience. He was one of a kind and one of my all time favorites.