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GJ: That's just the triumph of good ol' country music, you know, the pure stuff. It's kind of came back. These young artists, hell, companies are signing them every day. New faces, new names -- they're going crazy with it. And the radio stations are complaining 'cause they don't have time to work them all. | GJ: That's just the triumph of good ol' country music, you know, the pure stuff. It's kind of came back. These young artists, hell, companies are signing them every day. New faces, new names -- they're going crazy with it. And the radio stations are complaining 'cause they don't have time to work them all. | ||
''I: I must say, I saw a program recently that did a sort of compilation of a lot of new artists, and some of them didn't have the same character that I've always liked about your records. Some of them baked like they escaped out of a soap opera. | |||
GJ: Well, this new album. of mine is going back to tie real old George Jones-type stuff. | |||
''I: You have a lot of records to be proud of. I wrote the sleeve notes for a reissue of your Hank Williams record a few years ago, because the record company knew I was a big fan of yours. You're probably the only person who's ever cut a whole album of Hank Williams songs that are any kind of match for the original versions. | |||
GJ: Well, I lived and breathed Hank Williams when I was growing up. Lord, he drove me crazy. He kept my mind all messed up. | |||
''I: It's not as though you sing anything like him. | |||
GJ: Not really. I basically used his sound, his instrumentation. | |||
''I: I've never been able to work out who was a big Influence on the way you sing. People have told me Lefty Frizzell. | |||
GJ: Well, I got a little bit of about three different artists in my voice, besides my own sound: Lefty Frizzell, Roy Acuff, and Hank Williams. I've got a little bluegrass touch, and I've got Lefty's slurring — the way I phrase. I'll never forget the first recording session I ever did, in 1954. After about two hours of singing, Peppy Dailey, the fellow producing the session, came out of the control room and said, "George, we've heard Lefty FrIzzell, We've heard Hank Williams, now can you sing like George Jones?" | |||
''I: [laughs] | |||
GJ: I said, "Oh, I didn't know you wanted me to do that.° ''[laughs]'' | |||
''I: Now, what about when you were growing up, before you started to play? I'm interested in what other music you might have heard. | |||
GJ: When I was growing up, you didn't have radios in your car. You had one radio at the house, and the only music you listened to was the Grand Ole Opry on | |||
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