George Jones

On Sept. 12, 1994, Jones had triple bypass surgery, on his 63rd birthday, at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tenn.

On Aug. 31, 1974, Jones earned a No. 1 hit with his song "The Grand Tour," which was the title track of his 41st studio album.

He knew he would not live to see them born.

Folks in country music like to play nice with each other. But there are times when, as Waylon Jennings once sang, something's got 'em "feudin' like the Hatfields and McCoys."

Let's talk about D-I-V-O-R-C-E ...

Do you have a favorite?

Headed to Nashville? Here's another mural to find.

For most of his early life, Jones was a gifted artist with a drinking problem and self-destructive bent, but there's nothing like the love of a good woman to turn a guy around.

The song's been around for decades.

These albums are all turning the big 3-0 this year!

When your head gives a song more spins than your local radio station, that song becomes what's called an "earworm."

Cheers!