George Jones 29 tracks

For The Sake Of The Song — It´s a Wild Weekend once more, with a little something for everyone. The ghost in the iPod lined up some prime HipHop, rock, northern soul, country, Japrock and postpunk for you all this week. Enjoy.Let´s get things going with a track that never f... read more »

boogie woogie flu — Download:"Life Turned Her That Way" mp3by George Jones, 1966.available on Walk Through This World With Me - The Complete Musicor Recordings, 1965-1971 "Life Turned Her That Way" mp3by James Carr, 1966.available on: You Got My Mind Messed UpPainti... read more »

boogie woogie flu — Download:"Rosie Bokay" mp3by George Jones, 1970.available on A Good Year For The Roses - The Complete Musicor Recordings 1965-1971 Painting and Poem:The Maiden's Waitress by Scottie, 1973.Acrylic on Canvas 8 x 10 inches(click on image to enlarge) read more »

boogie woogie flu — Download:"Image of Me" mp3by George Jones, 1968.available on A Good Year For The Roses - The Complete Musicor Recordings 1965-1971 Painting and Poem:Whiskey Maiden by Scottie, 1973.Acrylic on Canvas 8 x 10 inches(click on image to enlarge) read more »

Hello Vegetables — Oh shit! We haven’t heard from the Possum in a while! The Greatest Voice In Country Music turns 78 on Saturday. Why not celebrate by trying to avoid having a hangover? George Jones – If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will) from I Am What I Am ... read more »

Hello Vegetables — I just heard the Elvis Costello version of this for the first time recently (I know, I know) and was reminded what a truly amazing country song this is (thanks, Jerry Chesnut!). Elvis does a respectful and respectable job, but only George fills t... read more »

lonesome music — Here we are again - Lonesome is five today. Happy birthday to us.As we've both said, this site is a bit like a public extension of the kind of rambling conversation that we've been having for a good couple of decades now - we used to swap tapes, ... read more »

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Johnny Paycheck - I'm The Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised Bill Haley & The Comets - Real Rock DriveTani Allen - Tennesse JiveLittle Junior Parker - Barefoot RockThe Rockin' R's - Crazy BabyBob Wills & The Texas Playboys - Never No More Blues... read more »

Setting The Woods On Fire — Merle just barely edged out George to make it into the top three. I've got no problem with that...You can probably guess the top 2. Here's the balance of the top 5:3. Merle Haggard4. George Jones5. Willie NelsonAnd now for some music:Some people a... read more »

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — If you missed the announcement a couple of days ago, today is George Jones' 77th birthday.  On your left is an ad for what is most likely the weirdest George Jones souvenir ever produced: a deluxe Winchester rifle commemorating his 50th anniversa... read more »

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — If you missed the announcement a couple of days ago, today is George Jones' 77th birthday.  On your left is an ad for what is most likely the weirdest George Jones souvenir ever produced: a deluxe Winchester rifle commemorating his 50th anniversa... read more »

Flowering Toilet — I nearly spewed my iced, grande, triple latte as I read David Brooks' latest New York Times column at Starbucks this morning. It was hard not to recognize myself in Brooks' withering takedown of today's smug, elitist, psuedo-intellectual, poseur, ... read more »

Communications Major, English Minor — Hello blog-o-sphere denizens. This is your captain speaking. Boy do I have a surprise for you today...a mix tape curated by Swan Fungus reader Sam! Not only was he kind enough to submit Tuesday's horrifying tale of man-on-man love that simply was ... read more »