George Jones's Song 'He Stopped Loving Her Today'

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Can you hear the pain in these singers voices. George jones writes about a loss in his song “he stopped loving her today.” George jones’ music genre is classic country. When someone dies these songs will make you miss your loved ones even more. In his music he’s had a lot of experiences in his life that he got his music from. George Jones is a country singer from Saratoga, Texas. George jones is 81 years old, his birthday is september 12th, 1931. He started his career by performing on the street. George jones’ best known song is “he stopped loving her today.” “he stopped loving her today” in the song it refers to the death of his wife. The song clearly states that it’s a sadder song. This song is played at a lot of funerals. So this is a

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