By most accounts, George Jones is the finest vocalist in the recorded history of country music. Initially, he was a hardcore honky tonker in the tradition of Hank Williams, but over the course of his career he developed an affecting, nuanced ballad style. In the course of his career, he never left the top of the country charts, even as he suffered innumerable personal and professional difficulties. Only Eddy Arnold had more Top Ten hits, and Jones always stayed closer to the roots of hardcore country. Jones was born and raised in east Texas, near the city of Beaumont.
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Amazing Grace Lyrics
George Jones
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now I am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear.
And grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares.
I have already come.
'Tis grace that brought me safe thus far.
And grace will lead me home.
When we've been there ten thousand years.
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise.
Then when we first begun.
Then when we first begun...