And if there were anyone to sing this song, it would be a former Marine with a history full of broken bottles and broken marriages. George Jones—born in Saratoga, Texas, in 1931—joined the Marine ...

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 ...

Randy Wayne Roberts, 73, of Bloomington, formerly Bedford, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, February 27, 2026. Born January 31, 1953, in Bedford, he was the son of George and Opal June ...

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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.

On this day (February 9) in 1959, George Jones released “White Lightning” as a single. Jones was so drunk during the recording session that they had to do dozens of takes before they finally nailed it ...

"I have every intention of working very good with his agent,” Jones said of dealing with Pickens' agent David Mulugheta.