George Jones News

A tribute concert to Mr. Jones - the country singer who died last month , and was nicknamed "No-Show" for the performances he missed because of drinking and drugs - was canceled on Thursday, hours before it was to begin.

Somewhere in the recent past country music lost its soul. Too many personal trainers, cliche-cluttered songs, and pop sensibilities left the music in the People magazine pop culture Dumpster.

To Jones' credit, his love of Bluegrass music allowed for such bands to be a part of his show.

The Kernal and His New Strangers are not just your archetypical country music group that likes to sit around listening to George Jones and drinking beer.

Watching the team of about 50 workers move around the 19th-century home in Rutledge Hill that would soon open as Husk restaurant felt like being inside a time-lapse video.

Country-crooner Corb Lund and his Hurtin' Albertans punched out a bunch of country tunes for Wednesday's jammed Cowichan Theatre.

THOUGH he grew up in the farmlands of Culpeper, Virginia, singer Big Kenny says his musical tastes were not limited to the country sounds the region is known for.

Powerball craziness has taken over the country and that was definitely the case for at least one store in Wilmington.

Kacey Musgraves isn't necessarily the spokesperson for modern country music but her debut album, "Same Trailer Different Park," is powerful enough to shift the direction of the genre.

One woman pop country juggernaut Taylor Swift is an unstoppable force in today's music business, not just in country, but cutting across genres.

Though Taylor Swift has become one of the biggest pop stars in the world, she's still a country girl at heart.

Country singer and songwriter Tyler Farr was born and raised in Garden City, Missouri.

Jeff Whitlow and the Old Barn Band will open the show for Martin Delray. They have put together a "George Jones Tribute" to include in their performance.

Bluegrass musician and Lenox native Mason Zink looks every inch the country music star with his blue jeans, brown cowboy boots and tan sports jacket, accented by gold lapel clips.

I guessed they'd just cancel the George Jones farewell concert set for Nov. 22 in Nashville.

George is considered by many to be the greatest country singers of all times. He and Tammy Wynette were among the best duets of all times.

These days, country music is all about artists such as Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and Jason Aldean.

Yes, she is blowing us away with her grace and rhythm on Dancing With the Stars .

Editor's Note: Country legend George Jones died two weeks ago, on April 26, 2013, in Nashville.

For those of us whose mothers are serious country music fans, I'd originally planned to recommend a couple of concert DVDs featuring the late George Jones at the top of his game.