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...just read Andrew Blick and George Jonesâ piece decrying âthe department of the prime ministerâ within the cabinet office, I was reminded of my past research into the foreign policy making of the Lloyd George government. Lloyd George, fondly remembered for...
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...they would tell his "lost stories," focusing on the character's untold adventures rather than bringing Shia into yet another George Lucas production. Did you see 'Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'? Would you be interested in seeing another Indiana Jones movie,...
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...He’s also been described by George Burley as being very similar to Didier Drogba due to their similar physical attributes. Jones can do a job for Sunderland, he’s shown it before and he should be given more of a chance than Bruce seems willing to give him,...
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Football Fancast
http://www.footballfancast.com/football-blogs/sunderland-sell-kenwyne-jones
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...State Bill Jones said Wednesday that he will not seek the congressional seat of retiring Mariposa Republican George Radanovich. Jones, a Republican and the elder statesman of Fresno-area politics, said he discussed the congressional campaign and the effects...
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Fresno Bee
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1771451.html
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George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today” was selected by the Library of Congress’ National Recording Preservation Board this past week and will be featured on this weekend’s “The Sounds of American Culture” program on PRI’s Studio360.
The
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Salt Lake Tribune
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The award winning radio series continues to draw attention to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. This weekend show's featured guests include George Jones and Bobby Braddock, the song's co-author and country columnist Hazel Smith who
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George Jones will perform at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the UMSL campus on Saturday, lugging along a country music tradition that stretches back 55 years.
Known as the 'voice of country music,' Jones has been in the music business for more
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Belleville News-Democrat
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George Jones On Rap
Asked whether he’d ever branch out to a completely different genre of music, like heavy metal or rap, Jones laughed and said: “Rap? That’s tacky….How can you call that music?” he added. “Now, I love music, too. I love all kinds. I
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The Daily Swarm
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Nashville, TN -- George Jones is accusing the new crop of pop-country crossover artists of identity theft. He says "they've stolen our identity. That's what I think." He says they had to use some sort of established name for their kind of music, so he
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WFMY | DigTriad.com
http://www.digtriad.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=132101
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(CBS)
For his millions of fans, there's no mistaking the sound of George Jones. And there's certainly no mistaking the fact that he's traveled a country mile (and then some) to get to the top of his field. Our Chief Washington correspondent Bob
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CBS News
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09/18/2009
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George Jones on Fallon Again was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (PR) If you missed it last Friday George Jones made a guest musical appearance on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and you can see it again!
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Tickets will go on sale Saturday for the November concert by country music legend George Jones at the Glens Falls Civic Center.
Jones has been an American music icon for nearly 40 years and is widely regarded as one of the most celebrated country music
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The Post-Star | Glen Falls, NY
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Lessons Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank
executives learned through the â80s banking fiasco have paid off in helping the
company survive the current recession, and develop business plans for surviving
future economic downturns.
While the issues banks
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Fort Worth Business Press
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...of country singers reveres and his songs resonate with anyone who gives them a listen." A collaboration between George Jones and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, the album is in celebration of Cracker Barrel's 40th anniversary. It is available exclusively...
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Cybergrass
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George Jones will perform on Late Show With David Letterman on
CBS on Sept. 9. He'll also play Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC on Sept. 11. In addition, Jones will be interviewed
and perform on Fox News' Huckabee talk show on Sept. 12. Jones
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CMT - Country Music News
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LEBANON, Tenn., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- George Jones won't be playing possum this month. Country music's living legend will be easy to spot as he launches a media tour in support of his latest release which went on sale this week.
A
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PR Newswire
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...Estelle Jones; nieces, Helen and Teri Whitcraft, Kelly Shivertaker and husband Jim, Susan Whitlock; also nephews, George O. Jones II and wife Miyo, Haynes Drake and wife Karen and Jeff Hahn. George had nine great-nephews and great-nieces for whom he had great...
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Austin American-Statesman
http://www.legacy.com/Statesman/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=132135805
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Artist Wayne White is currently working on a sculpture at Rice Gallery called Big Lectric Fan to Keep Me Cool While I Sleep, which was inspired by country star George Jones.
White will speak and sign copies ofMaybe Now I'll Get the Respect I So Richly
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Houston Chronicle
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A purple-covered computer with a matching purple bear? He's secured that treasure, too.
Welcome to Hobbyland, Montgomery's Sheffield store - a pack rat's nirvana.
But there is a history behind the guy selling those aged prom dresses and greeting cards.
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TimesDaily.com
http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20090824/articles/908245028
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08/21/2009
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(PR) To help celebrate Cracker Barrel's 40th year anniversary, George Jones' newest album goes on sale August 31st exclusively at all Cracker Barrel locations.
A Collection Of My Best Recollection has 12 tracks and features some of
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No one could any longer deny the descent of George Jones because I often refused to be George Jones. I took on two additional and dominant personalities. I even named them. One was “Dedoodle The Duck,” and the other was the “Old Man.” I quacked like
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The A.V. Club
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From private soldier, with humble beginnings and a bare schooling, Jones rose
to take charge of the Royal Australian Air Force in the critical days of
1942. The Japanese were sweeping southwards, Singapore had fallen, Darwin
had been bombed.
But Jones
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The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/5870756/Air-Marshal-Sir-George-Jones.html
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...George Jones. It is the sound of raw emotion. If Johnny Rotten and Joe Strummer convey sneering anger in their vocals, then George Jones delivers pure heartbroken sadness, an open wound filled with rock salt. Nursing a broken heart, drinking whiskey and listening...
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Phoenix New Times
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2009-07-09/music/george-jones-national-treasure
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That voice. Country-rock icon Gram Parsons called him "The King of Broken Hearts" and routinely wept onstage while covering "She Once Lived Here" with The Flying Burrito Brothers. Elvis Costello wrote "Stranger in the House" as a duet for them to sing
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Phoenix New Times
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2009-07-09/music/george-jones-national-treasure
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CORPUS CHRISTI
A pair of country music legends will be “Kickin’ Out the Footlights Again” on Sunday at American Bank Center Selena Auditorium as George Jones and Merle Haggard pair up for a special Father’s Day concert.
Jones said each will each
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Corpus Christi Caller-Times
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If a book were ever compiled of the greatest, most "rock 'n' roll" moves of all time (read: stupid and irresponsible), George "No Show" Jonesthe estimable "Possumwould have at least a couple entries in the top 10. While he never necked with mud sharks
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Nashville Scene
http://www.nashvillescene.com/2009-06-11/arts/george-jones-at-the-ryman
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June 10, 2009 When George Jones delivered the finished vocal on "He Stopped Loving Her Today" in February 1980, he rather famously bet producer Billy Sherrill the song which he branded as "morbid" had no chance at reaching No. 1.
Not only did it top
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Great American Country
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WHEELING, W.Va. -- The two man per cruiser debate is a hot issue in Wheeling, but Tuesday NEWS9 learned a portion of the more than 2,200 signatures needed to get it on the ballot have been tossed out.
It's back to beating the streets of Wheeling for
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WTOV Steubenville
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...and a candidate to go .295-30-100-100-15. (Updated 06/02/2009). No information available at this time. : Adam Jones and George Sherrill came up big against their former team, helping the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0 on Monday. Jones...
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CBS SportsLine
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...said Jones, who was at a loss to explain his actions. "I can't. I was just playing basketball. We got tangled up." Nuggets coach George Karl went to the film room to watch the play after the game. "It was a weird reaction by Dahntay," Karl said. "I don't think...
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://www.star-telegram.com/190/story/1396441.html
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Again and again on Sunday evening, country music's heaviest hands clapped for the three entertainers and musicians who entered the rarest of country clubs.
As Charlie McCoy, Roy Clark and Barbara Mandrell received their official inductions into the
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The Tennessean
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090518/ENTERTAINMENT01/905180339/-1/RSS05
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...a rock band, but this was short-lived as he preferred country music in the style of Hank Williams, Merle Haggard and George Jones and wanted to play the type of music that he so loved. After high school graduation in the late 1960's, George enrolled in Southwest...
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Associated Content
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George Jones sounds a little hoarse. ''It's allergies,'' he says from his home outside Nashville. ``All this pollen.''
For a half hour the country singer -- known for heartbreaking ballads such as He Stopped Loving Her Today and She Thinks I Still
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/story/1029168.html
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Fans at tonight’s George Jones concert at Memorial Auditorium will get a double shot of country music legends with a salute to “Conway Twitty: The Man, The Music, The Legend, The Musical.”
The tribute is a 45-minute version of the full show and has
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/may/01/george-jones-concert-open-conway-twitty-tribute-to/
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Courtney Hartness, a 21-year-old Columbus native who now lives in Nashville, will perform at tonight's George Jones concert at the Columbus Civic Center. Local act Still Magnolias will also perform.
Country music legend Jones, 77, is known for hits
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Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/689366.html
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Got vinyl? Kevin Wierzbicki gives cool new vinyl releases from The Killers, Jamey Johnson and MGMT a spin and gives us the lowdown on them in this latest edition of On The Record.
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The last song on this album, "Between Jennings and Jones,"
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Country music icons Merle Haggard and George Jones return on two separate dates to the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth. Haggard will perform Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at 8 p.m. and Jones will perform Thursday, June 18, 2009, at 8 p.m.
Merle Haggard,
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Pegasus News
http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/mar/30/merle-haggard-and-george-jones-coming-bass-perform/
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Upcoming dates on Jones's schedule include shows in Atlanta; Kansas City, MO; and Myrtle Beach, SC, along with a June 14 appearance at Nashville, TN's Grand Ole Opry, where Jones is celebrating his 40th year as a member of the venerable country music
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LiveDaily
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03/19/2009
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George Jones, Clint Black, Lee Greenwood, Aaron Tippin Free Jam was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (PR) The first-ever Jones Jam is scheduled for Saturday, March 21st at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds.
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The concert will feature performances from George Jones, Clint Black, Lee Greenwood, Aaron Tippin and many more. The festival will help support the official groundbreaking of Country Crossing in Dothan, AL and to build awareness for the megaplex.
The
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GameDaily BIZ was the first to bring you word on the executive shakeup at GamePro, and now we have even more information about the latest developments at the multiplatform magazine. George Jones, Senior Vice President, Executive Creative Director, has
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GameDaily BIZ
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/gamepro-reels-in-ziff-sales-staff-launching-games-publishing-label/?biz=1
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... 03/04/2009 . George Jones Classics Revisited was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (PR) The original liner notes from 1972 say it all: "George Jones has been around long enough to be a household name to country music fans. Even though his unique...
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03/04/2009
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(PR) The original liner notes from 1972 say it all: "George Jones has been around long enough to be a household name to country music fans. Even though his unique phrasing and style, his trademarks, are still the same as his 'The Race
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During his long career George Jones has sung songs that have caused in their listeners enough tears to transform the Sahara Desert into a tropical rain forest.
Jones in his Topeka Performing Arts Center debut Saturday night demonstrated just how much
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CJOnline
http://cjonline.com/stories/022309/lei_396856144.shtml
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After being tipped by an industry source, GameDaily BIZ has confirmed with GamePro Media that both Daniel Orum (President and CEO) and Bob Huseby (Senior VP, Publisher) have moved on. Huseby has taken a position with a new partner site called Wikia.com,
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GameDaily BIZ
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/gamepro-sees-executive-shakeup-but-business-is-healthy/?biz=1
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HS BASKETBALL
Tribune Staff Writer
SOUTH BEND — Twenty-four points? Not bad.
Nine-of-10 shooting? Pretty good.
Four rebounds and two devastating dunks? C'mon.
The most impressive thing George Jones did Friday night in Clay's 80-54 high school
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South Bend Tribune
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He’s a legend — of liquor, women and rancor.
Most of his peers in the country music ranks these days are like near-beer compared to a Heineken — they’re O’Douls; they’re the virgin margarita.
In other words, they’re safe — may as well have
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Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com
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South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Mike Looney tells Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore which direction a Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling Saturday when it was involved in an accident, killing the driver, George Jones of Belton, and injuring
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Anderson Independent-Mail
http://independentmail.com/news/2009/jan/24/motorcycle-crash-claims-belton-mans-life-injures-g/
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With a career lasting for more than 50 years, George Jones has cemented a place in music history.
The country troubadour is bringing his legendary music to San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland on Thursday.
Jones said he will perform the hits
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Southern CA Press-Enterprise
http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_S_jones0121.3dfb5d2.html
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There isnt a country music fan alive who doesnt know and respect George Jones. His body of work stretches from 1955 to the present and his life is practically a country song in itself.
GO & DO
WHO: George Jones
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, doors at 6:30
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