1. White Lightening - 1959
White Lightning is a song written by the late rockabilly artist J. P. Richardson, best known by his stage name, The Big Bopper. The song was recorded by country music artist George Jones (official website) and later released as a single. On April 13, 1959, Jones’ version became the first Number One single of his career. The song has since been covered by numerous artists. – wikipedia
a. A studio performance in New York which looks like it was made as part of a movie scene. Gets interrupted by dialogue.
b. For the Grand Ole Opry Pet Milk Show in 1962
c. On Hee Haw in 1969
2. Tender Years – 1961
a. This recording is said to be a demo though there is no documentation (date,location, etc.) given to support this. Very limited instrumentation allows Jones’ voice to shine:
b. From the 1977 compilation All-Time Greatest Hits Volume 1
3. She Still Thinks I Care - 1962
a. From 1962 I think. A couple of seconds missing from the beginning.
b. A much later concert performance. I don’t have a date, guessing late 80s.
4. Walk Through This World With Me – 1967
a. On Porter Wagoner Show
b. Undated early performance for TV
c. On Hee Haw, 1969
5. We’re Gonna Hold On (with Tammy Wynette) – 1973
6. The Grand Tour – 1974.
a. An appearance on That Good Ole Nashville Music in 1974, introduced by Tammy Wynette: The Grand Tour (embedding disabled)
b. From a fairly recent concert.
7. The Door - 1975
8. Golden Ring (with Tammy Wynette) – 1976 .
a. An appearance on Hee Haw in 1978 which also includes an outtake from a skit and Tammy singing You and Me
(just click on the title below – I couldn’t embed the video)
b. This performance from 1983.
9. Near You (with Tammy Wynette) 1977. A concert at Wembley Stadium UK (date unknown)
10. He Stopped Loving Her Today – 1980
a. On the Ronnie Prophet Show in Canada, July 1980
b. On Hee Haw probably 1980
c. A more recent performance. Could someone explain to me how George looks better now than he did 25 years ago?
11. “(I Was Country) When Country Wasn’t Cool” (with Barbara Mandrell) – 1981. I haven’t found a video of this yet, but here’s the audio track at rhapsody.com: Cool
12. Still Doin’ Time - 1981 (click on the title to go to the rhapsody.com player)
13. Yesterday’s Wine (with Merle Haggard) – 1982
14. I Always Get Lucky With You (Church, Haggard, Powers – 1981) George Jones’ last number one hit was this cover of a 1981 Merle Haggard song released by George in 1983. This live performance is from 1985.
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