Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And if there were anyone to sing this song, it would be a former Marine with a history full of broken bottles and broken marriages ...
One man’s “worst song I’ve ever heard” is another man’s “greatest song of all time,” at least, that was the case for George Jones and the track that would become one of his most career-defining hits.
When George Jones and his backing band approached the 80th countoff to J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson’s “White Lightning”, they probably weren’t thinking they were dealing with a future ...
More than six decades later, the song has one of the most colorful stories in music history, proving even chaotic recording sessions can produce unforgettable results.