How The World Learned Of The Death Of George Jones
It came as a shock. Perhaps not as a surprise since he'd been battling health problems and had cancelled several shows. But it was still a shock.
I was sitting in my office when i heard Mark Tassler on-the-air say that he had some news that was among the toughest he ever had to report.
The greatest voice in the history had been silenced. An artist we lovingly called 'The Possum', George Jones had passed away at the age of 81. It had happened that morning, April 26, 2013, at 5:22 A.M.
Here's how much of the country music family learned that George Jones had died.
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