George Jones

George Jones was an American musician, singer and songwriter who is most well known song is "He Stopped Loving Her Today". During his career, Jones had more than 150 hits, both as a solo artist and in duets with other artists.

George Jones' career began in 1954, and for 50 years, Jones would record over 900 songs, and chart more than any other music artists. His first hit came in 1955, with "Why Baby Why", followed by "You Gotta Be My Baby" and "Just One More in 1956, "Color of the Blues" in 1958, and the #1 hit "White Lightning" in 1959. In 1960, Jones released "Accidentally On Purpose", "Family Bible", and "Window Up Above".

In 1969, he began his relationship with country singer, Tammy Wynette. He had a #1 hit in "Walk Through This World with Me" in 1967. He began recording with Billy Sherrill in 1970, and their first hit was "Good Year for the Roses". In 1971, he recorded the songs "We're Gonna Hold On", "Golden Ring" and "Near You" with Tammy Wynette. His solo hits from the 70s include "A Picture of Me (Without You)", "What My Woman Can't Do", "The Grand Tour" and "The Door", "Her Name Is" and "Bartender's Blues". In 1980, he released "He Stopped Loving Her Today" which won multiple awards including a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992 and won another Grammy Award in 1999 with the song 'Choices'. Jones died in 2013, aged 81, from hypoxic respiratory failure.