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Los Angeles Times April 30, 1981 | |||
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MUSIC GREATS | |||
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by saluting Costello in a wonderfully spontaneous way: He did a brief, but highly animated, Presley-like version of Ray Charles' old "I Got a Woman," reminding Costello and the audience that Jones had cut some early rockabilly sides himself. | |||
Unfortunately, many of the young Costello fans had left by the time Jones got around to "He Stopped Loving Her Today," the mournful ballad that won him the Grammy. Though he decided he wanted to redo it, Jones' first crack at the torch song was the evening's most chilling musical moment a reminder of why the evening was put together in the first place. George Jones can sing a country song with as much emotion as anyone who ever lived. | |||
Alone in his trailer backstage, Jones was clearly touched that so many renowned singers joined him in the special. "It's an honor ... it leaves you speechless. It's hard to realize at times like this how lost I was just a few months ago. I'd begun to lose hope. I didn't think there was any escape. But then there was a little ray of light. Waylon was at Johnny Cash's house and they called me, to cheer me up. I don't remember what they said, but the fact they cared enough to call gave me the ray of light that I needed. That was the first step back..." | |||
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