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My mama loved me more than anybody ever did.

~George Jones

Topics: Anybody Did Ever Loved Mama Me More Than

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I miss all of my old friends who have passed away. Sometimes you just don't understand why they were taken so soon. I loved and miss Johnny Cash. I miss my old buddy Johnny Paycheck, who happens to be buried in an area of the cemetery that I bought for my family.

~George Jones

Topics: Area Away Bought Buddy Buried Cash Cemetery Family Friends Happens Johnny Johnny Cash Just Loved Miss Old Old Friends Passed Paycheck Sometimes Soon Taken Understand Were Who Why You

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I loved Roy Acuff with all my heart, and I never dreamed I'd be able to meet him or see him onstage, or especially become good friends with him. For all this to happen, it's hard to explain what a dream this is when you love something as much as I love traditional country music.

~George Jones

Topics: Able All My Heart Become Country Country Music Dream Dreamed Explain Friends Good Good Friends Happen Hard Heart Him Love Loved Meet Much Music Never Onstage Roy See Something Traditional You I Love

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There's nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody. A lot of times I have, and the song wasn't that good, but I would get lost in that melody, and I'd want to do the song.

~George Jones

Topics: Get Good Lost Lot Melody Nothing Prettier Song Than Times Want World Would I Can

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Country fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad.

~George Jones

Topics: Albums Artists Away Buying Concert Country Country Music Fade Fans Just Music Need Really Sad Support Tickets Traditional Will Would

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I was born in Saratoga, Texas, a little town there in the Big Thicket about 60 miles north of Beaumont. Needless to say, we were very, very poor, but we always managed to have enough to keep our bellies full.

~George Jones

Topics: About Always Big Born Enough Full Keep Little Little Town Miles Needless North Our Poor Say Texas Town Very Were I Was Born

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I just wanted to sing, in church or wherever.

~George Jones

Topics: Church Just Sing Wanted Wherever

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I tried to be a house painter, but I couldn't stand all that paint all over me.

~George Jones

Topics: House Me Over Paint Painter Stand Tried I Tried

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We'd just go to church and sing. My dad would get me and my sister Doris, and we would sing together. I sung the harmony, and my sister Doris took the lead.

~George Jones

Topics: Church Dad Get Go Harmony Just Lead Me Sing Sister Sung Together Took Would

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After the first couple of years recording, I did a lot of praying. I said, 'Lord, please give me a hit.' I want one so bad.

~George Jones

Topics: After Bad Couple Did First Give Give Me Hit Lord Lot Me Please Praying Recording Said Want Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 12th, 1931

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