George Jones: Why Baby Why

by Jim Brown, Martin Melhuish

A companion to the authorized video biography produced by Hallway Productions and distributed by ABC video, this inside look at the life and career of country music's "living legend", George Jones, is told in the words of such fellow recording stars and admirers as Roy Acuff, Tom T. Hall, Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, Ricky Skaggs, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Ricky Van Shelton, the late Conway Twitty, and Elvis Costello, among others. Jones himself talks about growing up tough in the piny woods of East Texas, touring the honky-tonk circuit in the early 1950s, recording a string of hits from Why Baby Why? through She Thinks I Still Care to A Good Year for the Roses, and becoming the king of country music. The book sheds new light on his celebrated relationship with the queen of country music, Tammy Wynette, his battle with the bottle, and his enduring influence on country, pop, and rock music.

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

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Jim Brown is a music critic and celebrity biographer whose publications include Country Women in music, Shania Twain: Up and Away, and Emmylou Harris: Angel in Disguise. He is a long-standing member of the West Coast singer-songwriter community.