Just because an artist considers a certain song their best doesn’t necessarily mean it will top the charts, which is a lesson George Jones faced head-on in 1960. That year, the iconic country music ...

Once released, the song shot to the top of the Country chart, where it remained for 18 weeks, and helped revive Jones’ career. Written for Jones by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, the song connected ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 thought nobody would buy his biggest hit. Instead, it became the defining masterpiece of his career and topped the charts.

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 ...