By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Country music legend George Jones' final standing ovation, after a career filled with them, came on Thursday afternoon at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. And the song that brought about 4,000 fans and friends to their feet was Jones' signature song, "He Stopped Loving Her Tod...

(Reuters) - Country music legend George Jones will be remembered in a public memorial service featuring former First Lady Laura Bush and a list of speakers and musical performers including Brad Paisley and Alan Jackson on Thursday at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. Jones, whose honky-tonk career spanned more than six decades, d...

George Jones plans to go out with a bang! The legendary country star has added Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt and more special guests to his sold out final concert in Nashville

NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Country singer Alan Jackson is known for telling true-to-life tales but he says a song about his wife's battle with cancer, "When I Saw You Leaving (For Nicey)," was tougher than most. In fact, he admits it was the hardest tune he's ever had to record. The heartfelt song about Denise, his...

NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Country singer Alan Jackson is known for telling true-to-life tales but he says a song about his wife's battle with cancer, "When I Saw You Leaving (For Nicey)," was tougher than most. In fact, he admits it was the hardest tune he's ever had to record. The heartfelt song about Denise, his wife of 30 years, is the closing tr...