On This Day in 1954, One of the Greatest Country Singers in History Released His Debut Single—Recorded in a DIY Back Porch Studio
On This Day in 1969, Country Music’s “First Couple” and Iconic Duet Partners Tied the Knot in Georgia
66 Years Ago George Jones Released His First Chart-Topper, but a Tragedy Meant That the Original Songwriter Never Got To See That Success
On This Day in 1959, George Jones Released His First No. 1—a Song That Took More Than 80 Takes To Record
Born on This Day in 1902, the Man Who Helped Launch the Careers of George Jones, Roger Miller, and Melba Montgomery
On This Day in 1974, George Jones Gave Us “The Grand Tour” of a Broken Marriage With the Saddest Song in Country History
Recorded on This Day in 1954, George Jones’ Debut Country Song—the First of Over 900 Recordings From His Illustrious Career
On This Day in 1958, George Jones Released a Self-Pity Heartbreak Anthem Later Recorded by Loretta Lynn, Elvis Costello, Patty Loveless, and John Prine
On This Day in 2025, Country Music Said Goodbye to the George Jones Duet Partner Who Found Solo Fame in the 70s Before Penning Songs for Legendary Artists
On This Day in 1955, George Jones Released What Would Be His Second Hit Single, Co-Written With His Childhood Friend
Long Before Tammy, George Jones Perfected the Country Duet With a Different Singer Who Was “Nervous As a Cat” During Their First Meeting
On This Day in 1962, George Jones Mixed “Pain and Heartache With an Ironic Sense of Denial and a Dash of Self Pity” To Make the Most-Requested Song of His Historic Career
