Jones cancels shows due to illness
Thursday, April 26, 2012 – George Jones is recuperating from upper respiratory infection and continues to rest at his Franklin, Tenn. home, forcing the cancellation of nine shows. Most of the concerts were in Canada.
Although, George is doing much better, doctors are ordering mandatory recovery time forcing all tour dates through May 20th, including the entire Canadian run to be postponed," a press release said. Jones was hospitalized for several days earlier this month.
Earlier this month, a web site said the intent was to return to performing on April 20.
Canceled dates are:
April 28 Caruthersville, Mo, Lady Luck Casino
May 11 Pembroke, Ont., Pembroke Memorial Centre
May 12 Rama, Ont., Casino Rama
May 13 Kahnawake, QC, Kahnawake Sports Complex
May 15 Halifax, NS Halifax Forum
May 16 Woodstock, NB, Carlton Civic Centre
May 18 Bouctouche, NB, Civic Centre
May 19 New Glasgow, NS, New Glasgow Stadium
May 20 Yarmouth, NS, Mariner Centre
More news for George Jones
- 10/18/24: New Jones recordings ready for release
- 12/20/22: Concert with Paisley, Bentley, Tucker honors Jones on 10th anniversary of death
- 08/04/15: Producer Billy Sherrill dies at 78
- 04/24/15: Jones Museum opens
- 01/13/15: Museum honoring The Possum opens in April
- 10/15/13: CMAs pay homage to The Possum
- 09/16/13: Jones tribute concert enlists Strait, Reba, Shelton, Lambert
- 05/08/13: Jones farewell show becomes tribute
CD reviews for George Jones
George Jones tends to rely on his past these days, so it's not surprising that "The Hits" is his new CD. The 24-song set does include a few previously unreleased songs, but that may not be enough to persuade all but the diehards to buy this.
Jones recorded Eddy Raven's I Should Have Called and Al Anderson-Steven Bruton's I Ain't Ever Slowing Down about five years ago with Keith Stegall producing, and both appear here for the first time. The former is a bit poppy, ...
As retrospectives go, this new 28-track collection of George Jones' work from the 1970s is a bit of an anomaly. While most other compilations present chart-topping singles in chronological order, this single-disc set from the Australian reissue specialists at Raven Records provides an overview of Jones' total artistic output for the entire decade, regardless of chart position. This approach works well in this case because it covers songs not usually included on George Jones compilations. ...
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