WHO'S GONNA FILL THEIR SHOES
GEORGE JONES
SONGWRITERS: MAX D. BARNES & TROY SEALS
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: WHO’S GONNA FILL THEIR SHOES
LABEL: EPIC RECORDS
GENRE: COUNTRY
YEAR: 1985
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 –
April 26, 2013) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame
for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", as
well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the
last two decades of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest
living country singer. Country music scholar Bill
Malone writes, "For the two or three
minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics,
and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming
similarly involved." Waylon
Jennings expressed a similar opinion in his
song "It's Alright": "If we all could sound like we wanted to,
we'd all sound like George Jones." The shape of his nose and facial
features earned Jones the nickname "The Possum".
Born in Texas, Jones first heard country
music when he was seven, and was given a guitar at the age of nine. He married his first wife,
Dorothy Bonvillion, in 1950, and was divorced in 1951. He served
in the United States Marine Corps and was
discharged in 1953. He married Shirley Ann Corley in 1954. In 1959,
Jones recorded "White Lightning",
written by J. P. Richardson,
which launched his career as a singer. His second marriage ended in divorce in
1968; he married fellow country music singer Tammy Wynette a year later. Years of alcoholism compromised his health and led to
his missing many performances, earning him the nickname "No Show
Jones". After his divorce from Wynette in 1975, Jones married his fourth
wife, Nancy Sepulvado, in 1983 and became sober for good in 1999. Jones died in
2013, aged 81, from hypoxic respiratory
failure.
George Jones has been called "The Rolls
Royce Of Country Music" and had more than 160 chart singles to his name
from 1955 until his death in 2013. Johnny
Cash once said, "When people ask me
who my favorite country singer is, I say, 'You mean besides George
Jones?'"
"Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" is a
song written by Troy Seals and Max D. Barnes and recorded by American country
music singer George Jones.
It was released in June 1985 as the first single and title track from the álbum
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes. The
song peaked at number three on the Hot
Country Singles chart.
You know this old
world is full of singers
But just a few are chosen
To tear your heart out when they sing
Imagine life without them
All your, radio heros
Like the outlaw that walks through Jesse's dream
No, there will never
be another
Red-headed stranger
A Man in Black and Folsom Prison Blues
The Okie from Muskogee
Or Hello Darling
Lord I wonder, who's gonna fill their shoes
(Chorus:)
Who's gonna fill their shoes
Who's gonna stand that tall
Who's gonna play the Opry
And the Wabash Cannonball
Who's gonna give their heart and soul
To get to me and you
Lord I wonder, who's gonna fill their shoes
God bless the boys
from Memphis
Blue Suede Shoes and Elvis
Much too soon he left this world in tears
They tore up the Fifties
Old Jerry Lee and Charlie
And old Go Cat Go still echoes through the years
You know the heart of
country music
Still beats in Luke the Drifer
You can tell when hew sings I Saw the Light
Old Marty, Hank and Lefty
Why I can feel them right here with me
On this Silver Eagle rolling through the night
(Repeat chorus)
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