American Songwriter

On This Day in 1959, George Jones Released One of the Decade’s Biggest Country Albums, Featuring a No. 1 Hit Written by the Big Bopper

George Jones released his third studio album 'White Lightning' on May 26, 1959, giving him his first country No. 1 hit in the ...
American Songwriter

46 Years Ago, George Jones Released the Career-Saving Hit That Is Carved on His Tombstone

In April of 1980, George Jones released “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” Later that year, it became his first No. 1 in six years and his signature song. More importantly, it breathed new life into his ...