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

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 ...

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 ...

On rare occasions, a surplus of passion and feel can outweigh an ear-scratching lack of fidelity—such was the case for the album George Jones released in the fall of 1956. The country music icon later ...

Beloved country singer Jamey Johnson, 49, paid a heartfelt tribute to the iconic George Jones on June 3, as a bronze statue of "The Possum" was unveiled at the historic Ryman Auditorium's Icon Walk.

One man’s “worst song I’ve ever heard” is another man’s “greatest song of all time,” at least, that was the case for George Jones and the track that would become one of his most career-defining hits.

George Jones was honored by the Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday (June 3) with the unveiling of a life-sized statue out front. The "He Stopped Loving Her Today" singer's Ryman likeness joins the likes of ...

The late legend is honored by the historic Ryman Auditorium, joining statues of Charley Pride, Loretta Lynn, Bill Monroe and Little Jimmy Dickens Nancy Kruh is a Nashville-based writer-reporter for ...

Country icon George Jones’ widow Nancy Jones was countersued in her bid to recover millions of dollars worth of alleged stolen cryptocurrency from her ex-boyfriend, who now claims that he is entitled ...