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The Possum George Jones ...

19deac92 said:
George Strait?
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Yeah, my thought also. Alan Jackson too. AJ sings a variety of styles; but fundamentally he is traditional. Just recently I saw a clip of Jackson singing "He stopped loving her today" and it was the closest to Jones that I have heard.

Randy Travis would be a candidate if he could stay sober and out of jail.
 
Haggard is a legend all to himself.

We have seen some remarkable characters in country music: Haggard; Jennings; Cash; Nelson; Kristofferson; Jones; Hank Williams I&II. Not likely that there will be any like them again--genuine characters with real musical genius.
 
mebanedeac said:
Besides Willie, who assumes the role of representing traditional country music?

The numbers are shrinking at an alarming rate it seems.
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The country station in SW FL "honored" George Jones by playing a cover that Keith Urban did today.

Awful.
 
A powerful moment in country music lore occurred at the CMA awards show in 1999:

At the 1999 ceremony, George Jones, just months removed from a near-fatal car accident, was nominated for Single of the Year for his autobiographical ballad "Choices." When CMA executives asked for Jones to sing a shortened version of the nominated song, he opted to stay home as a sign of his irritation at their request. Jackson, prompted by his admiration for Jones and his frustration with the CMA, quietly but rebelliously shifted into "Choices" halfway through his scheduled performance of his current single, "Pop A Top."




After finishing the song, he silently walked off stage while and industry executives and artists alike rose to their feet with a standing ovation. Jackson would exit the Opry house and not return for the rest of the evening. When asked later about Jackson's decision, Jones said, "What he did [at the CMAs] meant more to me than I could ever say. I was watching the show, and when he began singing 'Choices,' it moved my wife Nancy and me both to tears. He made a huge statement on my behalf, and on behalf of traditional country music, and didn't worry about what the consequences might be." In the war of art and commerce, Jackson chose to honor the humble beginnings of the genre when those values were compromised, and was justly rewarded with positive press as a result of his indignant, yet popular, actions that evening.

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Alan Jackson
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Here is the clip:

 
The Highwaymen were a remarkable group. Each of them talented musicians. All of them rebels, at least 3 with criminal records. And one Rhodes Scholar!
 
got hammered drunk for an Alan Jackson concert at LJVM back in college. Had to leave a friend passed out in the bushes by Ziggys. Came and got him in the same spot after the concert and he rallied for some band afterwards back at Ziggys. Great night.
 
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