The Greensboro Coliseum Complex will host country music legend George Jones in concert on Saturday, November 14 at 8:00 pm. Tickets will go on sale Friday, October 2nd at 10:00 am at www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000 or at the Greensboro Coliseum box office. Whether the times have favored honky-tonk songs or lushly produced “pop” offerings, George Jones has continued to make his brand of county music, which has produced hits in every decade of the second half of the 20th century. In 1959, Jones had his first No. 1 record with “White Lightning.” Other number ones include “Tender Years” and “She Thinks I Still Care.” He hit #1 in the ‘70s with “The Grand Tour” and ‘The Door.” His marriage to legendary country vocalist Tammy Wynette was stormy, but in the recording studio they were the perfect duet partners, hitting #1 with “We’re Gonna Hold On” in 1974 and, coinciding with their 1976 divorce, “Golden Ring” and “Near You.” Jones kicked off the 1980s with one of the all-time great country records, “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” which remained No.1 for 18 weeks and won him a Grammy and Single of the Year honors from the CMA. His hits continued throughout the decade and his video for “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes” won the CMA’s Video of the Year award in 1986. In 1992 the CMA recognized Jones’ monumental career with his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2003, Jones received the Medal of Arts from President George W. Bush at a White House ceremony. The Medal “honors individuals for the singular distinction of their artistic careers” and is the nation’s highest honor for artistic excellence. Jones has remained busy throughout this decade as well, releasing The Rock: Stone Cold Country in 2001 and The Gospel Collection in 2003. Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't from 2005 found Jones looking back over the years and picking songs that he originally declined to record, but were hits for the other artists (with the exception of a new recording of "He Stopped Loving Her Today"). In 2006, he released a duets album with Merle Haggard titled Kickin' Out the Footlights ... Again.
