For all he did to himself, he still looks pretty good.
Most people don’t appreciate that that song took months to produce. Bill Sherill and the engineers literally sweated over every note in the accompaniment. Without them it would have been a good song, but nowhere near the great recording that it is.
A wonderful book review and a fascinating subject. If you don’t want read the whole book, but want to learn more, go here:
http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_george_jones_stopped/
I’ll agree that “He Stopped Loving Her Today” is one helluva country music song, but my personal George Jones favorite is “The Grand Tour,” in which he leads his listeners through a house in which he and his wife (who has left him) once lived.
The Mama Song
Mine is “The Door”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF5y_CbWlOs