And he needs it now less than ever, as country legend George Jones passed away Friday at 81.
Among Jones final studio albums were 2005's Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't and 2006's Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again. In the former, he revisited songs that he'd originally decided against recording which later went on to be hits for other artists. In the latter, he teamed up with fellow legend Merle Haggard on a record in which each man covered five of the other's songs, then teamed up for duets. Although his voice wasn't the amazing instrument it had been in his prime, a slightly worn George Jones vocal outperforms 90 percent of Nashville at the top of its game and it made these two swan songs fine releases in their own right.
Happy trails, Ol' Possum.
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