Sixty-four years ago today (April 13, 1959) was an unforgettable day for George Jones. It was on that date the singer earned his first No. 1 hit with "White Lightning." Buddy Killen produced the ...

“White Lightning” isn’t just Jones’ first ... [RELATED: On This Day in 1980, George Jones Saved His Flagging Career with a Song He Didn’t Want to Record] George Jones Took Time to ...

But the fun, uptempo "The One I Loved Back Then," with its classic line, "She was hotter than a two-dollar pistol," gets the nod as one of the Top 10 George Jones Songs. From: 'White Lightning and ...

The late legend is honored by the historic Ryman Auditorium, joining statues of Charley Pride, Loretta Lynn, Bill Monroe and ...

Known as one of the greatest vocalists in country music history, George Jones remains one of the genre's most iconic artists. Though his career was marked by addiction and other personal struggles ...

In 1959, George Jones hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country chart for the first time with “White Lightning.” A string of singles followed but failed to match the success. Then, in 1962 ...

In a Music Row coffeeshop conversation with The Tennessean, world-traveled photojournalist Fritz Hoffman describes the process he captured during the recording of country icon George Jones' duets ...

A list of the top George Jones songs reads like a list of the greatest songs in all of country music. When Jones was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992, Reba McEntire introduced ...