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Quick Facts
- NAME: George Glenn Jones
- OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Singer
- BIRTH DATE: September 12, 1931 (Age: 80)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Saratoga, Texas
- ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo
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Country singer and songwriter George Jones was born into poverty but became a successful musician later in life. His first hit was the 1955 song “Why, Baby, Why.”
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George Jones was born on Sept. 12, 1931, in Saratoga, Texas. He was born into very poor family and sang on the streets as a child. He began recording country music in the 1950s. His first hit was “Why, Baby, Why,” which he recorded in 1955. In 1957, he joined the Grand Ole Opry and had hits into the 1980s.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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View groupA uniquely American genre, country music got its start in the South in the early 19th century, when immigrants blended their Old World sounds with African-American musical styles. But it was the lives of the musicians, as told in their songs, that turned country into one of the best-loved musical styles in the United States. Listeners could relate to Jimmie Rodgers' stories of the railroad in "The Brakeman's Blues"; Hank Williams' struggle with depression in tunes such as "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"; and the promise of finding someone to rely on in George Jones' "Walk Through This World With Me." And its the universal struggles of love, loss, joy and longing found in each country song that keeps this music—and its performers—relevant throughout time.
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