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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 .
However, the singer stunned the music industry in April when "He Stopped Loving Her Today" was released and shot to number one on the country charts, remaining there for 18 weeks. The song was written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman and tells the story of a friend who has never given up on his love; he keeps old letters and photos from back ...
“He Stopped Loving Her Today,” George Jones. A man vows to never stop loving a woman after she leaves him—and he doesn’t, until he dies: “He stopped loving her today / They placed a ...
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 ...
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" Song of the Year: CMA: 1980 "He Stopped Loving Her Today" Single of the Year: CMA: 1981: Male Vocalist of the Year: CMA: 1981 "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 duo also chose three other classic country songs, including George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today." Wilson Fairchild toured with Jones and knew they wanted one of his songs on this album ...
The George Jones classic, "He Stopped Loving Her Today," which Braddock co-wrote with Curly Putman, won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award two years in a row (1980 and 1981) and the 1981 Song of the Year from the Academy of Country Music.
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".