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George Jones: That’s not country music
TweetNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn’t a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years.
When asked about what he thought about music by today’s top country stars, the 78-year-old said though they are good, “they’ve stolen our identity.”
Jones made the comment during a recent interview when asked about music by artists such as Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift.
“They had to use something that was established already, and that’s traditional country music. So what they need to do really, I think, is find their own title, because they’re definitely not traditional country music,” he said.
“It’s good to know that we still do traditional country music. Alan Jackson still does it, so does George Strait. We still have it, and there’s quite a few of us that are going to hope that it comes back one of these days.”
Asked whether he’d ever branch out to a completely different genre of music, such as heavy metal or rap, Jones laughed and said: “Rap? That’s tacky.”
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You tell em George! Strange enough, I'm not even a country music fan (my genre is blues based rock and roll). I am most definitely a huge fan of George Jones, however. His music transcends all genres, and I believe he may be the best song stylist of any genre that ever lived. There would be probably be more country music fans if there was more authentic country music being played instead of this warmed-over pop crap. To my ear, this music is nothing more than pop music cleverly laced with the occasional pedal steel thrown in there so they can package it as "country". Tammy Wynette (R.I.P.) is probably up there in heaven laughing her head off at these pop tarts! Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Hank Snow, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette, and George Jones are country artists in the truest form. These folks left a big legacy for the next generation. Who's gonna fill their shoes? Certainly not these wannabes.