George Jones - Wild Irish Rose!

George Jones ~ Wild Irish Rose.

George Jones is rated by many as the greatest American country singer of them all and his vocal techniques are a study all on their own. The above song though was written by Bobby Braddock who came to Nashville to play piano for the late great Marty Robbins and the song is intended as a tribute for those who fought in the Vietnam war and in many cases were forgotten about when they returned. Some of the great writers of anti-war songs include artists such as Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Billy Joel, Buffy Sainte-Marie and I'm sure you could add a few yourself. Irish artists who have covered George Jones songs include Mick Flavin and Matt Leavy and if you're reading this in some far foreign place on a check out you'll be amazed at how good they are. The above video was posted by GeorgeJonesOfficial and a big thank you there. A visit to Youtube and Wikipedia to to check out all the comments and names is a must and some of them are very recent.

George Jones: September 12th 1931 - April 26th 2013.