George Glenn Jones was born in Saratoga, Texas
on September 12, 1931 and after serving a stint in
the Marines decided on a career as a country
singer. Nicknamed “The Possum”, George Jones
has had more songs than any other singer
on the country charts.  Over a fifty year period
he has landed on the country Hit Parade a
total of 167 times.

In 1955 he had his first top 10 hit with "Why, Baby,
Why,” and his first #1 country hit in 1959 with
“White Lightning.” Since then George has
dominated the country charts with a string of hits
that included “Tender Years,” “She Thinks I Still
Care,” “The Race Is On,” “The Grand Tour,” “The
Door,” “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” “I’ll
Always Get Lucky With You,” “Still Doin’ Time,”
“She’s My Rock,” “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes”
and “The Right Left Hand.”

With seven “Gold” and two “Platinum” albums,
George Jones has dozens of “Gold” singles to his credit.

In his half century of stardom, George Jones has
been country music’s “Male Vocalist of The Year”
numerous times, a Grammy winner, elected to the
Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992, given “The
Pioneer Award” by The Academy of Country
Music in 1993 and in recent years ranked #3 of
the 40 greatest men in country music history
according to Country Music Television.