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I am surprised there hasn't been more responses on his passing. He was a true icon. Is it an age thing? I read somewhere on the internet today, where someone (I presume very young) metioed Dixie Chicks and Shania Twain was "Old School country".
Since I work a normal day I obviously missed the airing of the memorial. But mother of Mary- Vince Gill and Patty Loveless tore me down. I liked that the parts I was able to see (I guess they are only up until the Grand Ole Opry has them pulled for copyright purposes) showed a true breadth of who he was instead of glossing everything over.
To me he was one of those people who represented a place in time so fully that it feels like we are losing the context as well as the singer. I doubt musice ever sees the likes of George Jones (and especially the George/Tammy pairing) ever again. People just don't have as much to gain or lose or the freedom to drift in and out of their vices anymore. I know they moved past one another in their personal lives but "He stopped loving her today' and "Til I can make it on my own' remain the ultimate statement and response songs for me.
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