Posted on Sep 14, 2006

Murray, Ky., Sept. 14 — Legendary country music star George Jones will appear in concert at Murray State University’s Lovett Auditorium, Friday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Two-time Grammy winner Jones celebrated his 50th anniversary as a recording artist in 2004 with the release of a 3-CD set titled “George Jones’s 50 years of Hits,” featuring one hit for each year of his career. He first hit the charts in 1955 with “Why Baby Why” and continued with a string of hits that have made him one of the most well known names in country music today. Over his career he has been named Male Vocalist of the Year 10 times by six different music organizations. Jones was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992. Ten years later he received the National Medal of Arts from President George W. Bush. This award is the nation’s highest honor for artistic excellence. From “Why, Baby, Why” to “Choices” he has charted more singles (166) than any artist in any music format. Some of his signature hits include “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” “A Picture of Me Without You,” “Good Year for the Roses,” “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes” and “The Race is On.” Jones has also been the focus of several television specials including HBO specials “With a Little Help from My Friends” in 1981 and “Influences” in 1991. He was also featured in the 2004 50th Anniversary Tribute special on PBS. In 1996, Jones told his life story in I Lived to Tell it All, which went to number six on the New York Times Best Seller List. In 2003, Jones entered the food business with his own variety of country style breakfast sausage and hamburger patties, as well as a line of marinades and barbeque sauces, and his own Tennessee Sipping Water named “George Jones White Lightning.” His products can be found in more than 10,000 supermarkets, mostly in southeast states. At the age of 75, Jones is comfortable in his own voice and still going strong, headlining nearly 100 concerts a year. Tickets for the concert in Murray can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com. Place phone orders at 753-6466 locally, or toll free at 1-877-4474. Tickets outlets are also available in Paducah at FYE in the Kentucky Oaks Mall, DJ’s Music in Paris, Tenn., Schnucks and Kroger in Carbondale, Ill., and Kroger in Marion and Mt. Vernon, Ill.