American Songwriter

On This Day in 1955, George Jones Released His First Hit Single and a Song That Would Become a Country Standard

On this day (September 17) in 1955, George Jones released “Why Baby Why.” The song, co-written by Jones and Darrell Edwards, was his first single to reach the Billboard country chart. It was also his ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1955, George Jones Recorded the First Hit Single of His Legendary Career

On this day (August 27) in 1955, George Jones stepped into Gold Star Studios in Houston, Texas, to record “Why Baby Why.” He would release the song just weeks later, and it would become his first ...
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters perform early hits, George Jones tune to packed Ryman crowd

Elvis Costello knows a thing or two about "Peace, Love and Understanding." On July 5, he delivered exactly that to a raucous Ryman Auditorium crowd on a silver platter — with a big side of rock 'n' ...
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters perform early hits, George Jones tune to packed Ryman crowd

Elvis Costello & The Imposters performed a two-hour set at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium focusing on early hits. The show included a performance of "Stranger in the House," a song Costello wrote for ...