George Jones - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	12-September-1931
Place of Birth	Saratoga (Hardin County, Texas)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	Thumper Jones, George "Thumper" Jones, Thumber Jones, George Glenn Jones, Georges Jones
Profession	Singer, Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Musician
George Glenn Jones was an American musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including "White Lightning", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last 20 years of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer. Country music scholar Bill C. 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 common jealousy 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 gave Jones the nickname "The Possum." Jones said in an interview that he chose to tour only about 60 dates a year. 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, but ended in divorce in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps until his discharge in 1953. He later married Shirley Ann Corley in 1954. In 1959, Jones released a cover version of "White Lightning" by J. P. Richardson, which launched his career as a singer. After his second marriage ended in divorce in 1968, he married fellow country music singer Tammy Wynette a year later. Several years of alcoholism severely deteriorated his health and led to Jones 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 Jones became mostly sober. Jones died in 2013, aged 81, from hypoxic respiratory failure. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. During his life, Jones had more than 150 hits during his career, both as a solo artist and in duets with other artists.

Awards by George Jones

Check all the awards nominated and won by George Jones.

2011

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy of Country Music Vocal Event of the Year	Country Boy

2008

Kennedy Center Honors

2006

Grammy Hall of Fame Award	Honored for : He Stopped Loving Her Today

2005

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance	Funny How Time Slips Away

2002

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year	Beer Run

2001

Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year

Honored for : Too Country

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year	Too Country
Academy of Country Music Vocal Event of the Year	Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)
Academy of Country Music Vocal Event of the Year	Too Country
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals	Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)

1999

Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Honored for : Choices

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy of Country Music Vocal Event of the Year	A Country Boy Can Survive
Academy of Country Music Album of the Year	Cold Hard Truth
Academy of Country Music Song of the Year	Choices
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year	Choices
Grammy Award for Best Country Album	Cold Hard Truth
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance	Choices

1998

Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Honored for : She Thinks I Still Care

Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year

Honored for : You Don't Seem to Miss Me

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year	You Don't Seem to Miss Me
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year	You Don't Seem To Miss Me

1997

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy of Country Music Vocal Event of the Year	You Don't Seem to Miss Me
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year	You've Got a Friend in Me
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals	You Don't Seem to Miss Me

1996

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year	One

1995

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year	A Good Year For the Roses
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals	A Good Year for the Roses

1994

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year	Rhythm Country and Blues
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals	Patches

1993

Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year

Honored for : I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year	I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair
Country Music Association Award for Music Video of the Year	I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year	I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance	I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair

1991

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year

1990

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals	A Few Ole Country Boys

1987

American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Video Artist

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year	Wine Colored Roses
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year	The Right Left Hand
American Music Award for Favorite Country Video	Who's Gonna Fill Those Shoes
American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Video Artist

1986

Country Music Association Award for Music Video of the Year

Honored for : Who's Gonna Fill Those Shoes

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Music Video of the Year	Who's Gonna Fill Those Shoes

1983

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year	I Always Get Lucky With You
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year

1982

Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year	Still the Same Ole Me
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year

1981

Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year	I Am What I Am
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance	Still Doin' Time

1980

Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year

Honored for : He Stopped Loving Her Today

Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year

Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Honored for : He Stopped Loving Her Today

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year	He Stopped Loving Her Today
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance	He Stopped Loving Her Today

1976

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year

1975

Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year

1973

Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year

1972

Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year

1971

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year

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