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"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a song recorded by American country music artist George Jones. It has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. [2] It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The song was Jones's first solo No. 1 single in six years.
The one hit he did not miss, of course, is "He Stopped Loving Her Today", which went to number one in 1980. Jones, who had no choice but to perform the song at virtually every show he had given since it came out, had resisted rerecording it for 25 years because he believed that the original version he and producer Billy Sherrill created was too ...
At George Jones' funeral service, on May 2, 2013, Jackson performed one of Jones' classics, "He Stopped Loving Her Today", at the close of the service at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. An avid classic car collector, Jackson's collection includes an Amphicar , a 1968 Shelby GT 500 KR Convertible and a 1970 Chevelle SS 396, among others.
The success of "He Stopped Loving Her Today" led CBS Records to renew Jones's recording contract and sparked new interest in the singer. He was the subject of an hour-and-a-quarter-long HBO television special entitled George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends , which had him performing songs with Waylon Jennings, Elvis Costello, Tanya ...
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" Song of the Year: CMA: Won "Song of the Year" two years in a row. 1981: Male Vocalist of the Year: Music City News: 1981 "He Stopped Loving Her Today" Single of the Year: Music City News: 1986: Music Video of the Year: "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" CMA: 1987: Living Legend: Music City News: 1992 "He Stopped Loving ...
Sherrill's biggest hit with Jones was "He Stopped Loving Her Today". In the 1989 video documentary, Same Ole Me, Sherrill recalled a heated exchange during one recording session when Jones insisted on adapting the melody from "Help Me Make It Through the Night": "I said 'That's not the melody!' and he said "Yeah, but it's a better melody.' I ...
Shine On was Jones's sixth album in three years, a prolific comeback that had been spearheaded by his 1980 single "He Stopped Loving Her Today".His chart success continued unabated in March 1983, with the album producing what turned out to be his last number one song "I Always Get Lucky With You".
"Remember When" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson.Released in October 2003 as the second and final single from his compilation album, Greatest Hits Volume II, it spent two weeks at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in February 2004 and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1]