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I had the pleasure of meeting him in Nashville about 15 or so years ago, very gracious. I got the news on the way to a jazz gig yesterday evening and the only country tunes I played were the possum's, the crowd did not mind at all.

RIP George, and I guess he stopped loving her yesterday.

Later,






If you ever get the chance, read the account of that recording session for "He Stopped Loving Her". The entire thing was spliced together (comped) because old George couldn't get a really decent take.


http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/04/behind-the-song-he-stopped-loving-her-today/



"Sherrill had to piece together the results from several sessions for the finished product, and had to deal with Jones’ difficulty with the melody; he kept confusing it with the tune from Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through The Night.” The spoken-word section also tripped up the singer, who kept slurring the words."



Still, my favorite Country song of all time.

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