Jones spent his time in the Marine Corps playing honky tonks in California.

The beloved classic not only revived the icon's career, but it re-entered the charts following his death in 2013.

Behind every great country star, there is often an equally fantastic country songwriter, and the same is certainly true of celebrities like Toby Keith, George Jones, and their mutual collaborator, ...

Country music is so littered with sad songs that it's a well-worn joke: what do you get when you play a country song backwards? You get your wife back, your dog back, your truck back…and in case of ...

On this day (August 6) in 1966, George Jones topped the Billboard Top Country Albums chart as a solo artist with I’m a People. The LP stayed at the chart’s summit for two weeks. He returned to the top ...

Jones’ family moved from Saratoga to Beaumont when he was a kid. As a teenager, he sang on street corners, and after serving in the Marines, he returned to Beaumont from California in 1953 and played ...

There’s a photo from the 1950s of country singer George Jones standing against a car, squinting into the sun. Maybe it’s the uncomfortable half-smile or the way the shadows are hitting his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Windsor lives in Nashville, Tennessee and writes about music. With one of the most distinctive voices in music, showcased by ...

George Jones—born in Saratoga, Texas, in 1931—joined the Marine Corps in late 1951, serving the majority of his service at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County. According to the Texas State Historical ...