Gayle Thompson Published: April 28, Filed Under: George Jones. Categories: Country News , Legends. Back To Top. In Jones married his second wife, Shirley Ann Corley, after a two-week courtship. They divorced in At about the turn of the decade, two significant things happened to Jones. In he married singer Tammy Wynette, who had already become a star in her own right. In Jones signed with Epic Records and began working with producer Billy Sherrill, who was already producing Wynette and who produced most of the aforementioned Jones-Wynette duets.
Sherrill would also, in the next decade or so, coax out of the temperamental, often hard-drinking singer some of his all-time best vocal performances.
The s and early s were, in the wake of his divorce from Tammy Wynette, dark times for Jones. Due to alcohol and cocaine addiction, he was arrested and hospitalized numerous times. Lord, I never dreamed I would get that but to this day I honor it and you and George. God bless you mam and be blessed in the name of the Lord.
George is singing for God now. Love it and love to. Please log in again. The login page will open in a new tab. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. But Jones would experience a reversal of fortunes in when he made No. Jones closed the decade with his first No. The latter half of the s was much the same for Jones, with both his solo efforts and his collaborations meeting enthusiastic reception.
Due to his ongoing substance abuse, his second marriage had already begun to deteriorate, but when he met and fell in love with fellow country star Tammy Wynette its fate was sealed. Jones and Shirley divorced in , and the following year Jones married Wynette. More than just a romantic union, in the newlyweds began to make music together as well.
They both continued to do well on their own too, with Jones releasing several top-charting singles. Behind the scenes, however, Jones battled continued to battle with drug and alcohol abuse, and his relationship with Wynette turned tense and combative.
In things reached their breaking point and Wynette filed for divorce. Jones's heartache seemed to seep out on his solo hit, "The Grand Tour," a gut-wrenching ballad about the end of a marriage. He and Wynette divorced the following year. Despite their separation, however, Jones and Wynette would continue to work together from time to time, recording hits such as the No.
By the mids, Jones was falling apart both physically and emotionally, as the years of drinking and drug abuse began to take their toll. He became unreliable and unpredictable, disappearing for days without any notice and failing to show up for numerous recording sessions and concerts.
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