A former pop music critic recalls an encounter on a tour bus in 1977 with the country music star.
Mr. Jones, the country singer with the plaintive voice, apparently detested Manhattan, and he reinforced his nickname, No-Show Jones, at several of its locales.
When I was a kid, George Jones was around my house a lot. My dad [Waylon Jennings] always thought he was the greatest singer alive, and they were friends and able to relate to each other in different ways. He lived 20 minutes away in Nashville and
"George Jones was the ultimate voice of country music," said Robert Hilburn, The Times' former pop music critic. "He was someone whose pure and traditional tone represented to country music singing what Hank Williams represented to country songwriting.
Mr. Jones sang about heartbreak and hard drinking.
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