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George Jones: A Song's Best Friend

Rick Hendrix | Posted 05.16.2013 | Religion
Rick Hendrix

I learned many hard lessons before I made it in the music industry, and people like George Jones paved the way for me. George told me, "You will never do wrong for doing right -- even if they are bad people." It's a lesson I have learned to live by in my life, family and work.

Not Becoming an Oldies Act

Don McNay | Posted 05.03.2013 | Business
Don McNay

It's more than not being afraid. It's the confidence to follow your gut instincts and vision, no matter what is the prevailing or conventional wisdom.

George Jones Forever: A Dozen Reasons for All the Ruckus

David Wild | Posted 05.02.2013 | Entertainment
David Wild

I had the honor of meeting the great George Jones only once, but it was one of the most amazing and surprising moments of my professional life.

George Jones' Star-Studded Funeral To Be Broadcast Live

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 05.02.2013 | Celebrity

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For a guy who sang so many sad songs, George Jones left behind a lot of laughs. There was more humor than sadness at Jones' ...

George Jones' Funeral Will Be Open To The Public

The Huffington Post | Cavan Sieczkowski | Posted 04.29.2013 | Celebrity

George Jones will be laid to rest this week and the country music star's funeral will be open to the public. Jones' funeral will be held at the Gr...

How a New York City Rock Kid Fell for George Jones and Tammy Wynette

Binky Philips | Posted 04.27.2013 | Entertainment
Binky Philips

I was 15. I'd been playing guitar for a whole 4 years. I knew Keith Richards was the greatest guitar player on the planet. I'd enjoyed Laugh-In as much as half the world did. That made me tune into Hee Haw its first season. Heck, why not! What I collided with in head-on with George Jones was a new musical reality.

'The Greatest Country Singer Of All Time'

AP | Posted 05.16.2013 | Entertainment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The country music world reacted with deep emotion upon learning of the death of legendary singer George Jones. Here's a sampling o...

LISTEN: George Jones' Greatest Breakup Ballads

Posted 05.16.2013 | Divorce

With his supple, soulful voice and hard-luck songs, few could channel heartbreak quite like George Jones. Perhaps it was because the country singe...

PHOTOS: Country Singer George Jones Left Behind Stunning Mansion

The Huffington Post | Shana Ecker | Posted 05.07.2013 | HuffPost Home

We can only imagine the music that filled this stunning home.

Country Music Legend Dies At 81

The Huffington Post | Cavan Sieczkowski | Posted 05.03.2013 | Celebrity

Country music legend George Jones has died at the age of 81. Jones died on Friday after he was hospitalized in Nashville, Tenn., with a fever and ...

Honky Tonk: Chatting With Son Volt's Jay Farrar, Plus Longreef's 'She Likes The Ladies' Video Exclusive and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.05.2013 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

Aussie rock band Longreef are back on the road in support of their latest EP Dirty Motel. The band recently shot a video for their second single "She Likes The Ladies," the song being a crowd favorite.

Legendary Singer Too Ill To Perform

AP | Posted 01.01.2013 | Entertainment

MAHNOMEN, Minn. — A Minnesota casino says legendary country singer George Jones is ill and has canceled a concert scheduled this week. Jones wa...

A Conversation With Jefferson Starship's Paul Kantner, Plus Exclusives From The Roys and I Was Totally Destroying It

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.24.2012 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

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Havoc and Meatbats: Conversations With Alanis Morissette and Chad Smith

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.19.2012 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

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Birth & Rebirth: A Conversation With Jimmy Cliff, Plus Chatting With Eleni Mandell

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.15.2012 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

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Country Music Legend Released From Hospital

AP | Posted 07.26.2012 | Celebrity

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country music star George Jones has been released from the hospital. In a news release from Jones' publicist on Saturday, Jones s...

George Jones Hospitalized

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 05.21.2012 | Celebrity

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country music star George Jones is in the hospital again with a respiratory infection. A spokesman says the 80-year-old singer wa...

Country Star Lashes Out At Daughter

AP | CAITLIN R. KING | Posted 06.25.2012 | Celebrity

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It's not his health but a family feud that is bothering George Jones. The 80-year-old country star posted a video message on...

George Jones Postpones Shows Due To Health

AP | Posted 04.17.2012 | Celebrity

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- George Jones needs more time to recover from a recent upper respiratory infection. The 80-year-old country music singer is postpo...

Country Singer George Jones Hospitalized

AP | Posted 05.30.2012 | Celebrity

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country Music Hall of Fame member George Jones is hospitalized with an upper respiratory infection. A statement from his pub...

Scars On 45's New Video and Download, Plus Chatting with Vanessa Carlton, Dan Bern and David Bromberg

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

Here's the latest video by the Chop Shop Records' act Scars On 45, the title track to their Give Me Something EP.

Dog Ears Music: The Leftovers/What's to Eat? Playlist

The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week, we feature music by Iggy Pop, Sean Hayes, The Leftovers, Joanna Newsom, Donna Summer, Oppenheimer and more.

Augustana & Beyond: A Conversation with Counting Crows' Adam Duritz

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

The last time the Counting Crows Traveling Circus & Medicine Show toured, lead singer Adam Duritz says he "was taking steroids so heavily to keep my voice together that I almost lost a leg."

Looking for an Echo (2): 10 More That Shoulda Made The Top 10

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Sigman

The Multiverse Theory has nothing to do with lengthy poetry. Also known as "eternal inflation" -- a concept to which all payers of college tuition can...

Greensburg, Kansas: From Green-town to Clean-town

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Michael DeJong

After a tornado destroyed 95% of the town, Greensburg, Kansas reinvented itself by striving to become the greenest community imaginable.