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George Jones & Tammy Wynette
George Glenn Jones married Virginia Wynette Pugh on February 16, 1969. They became Country Music Royalty and produced many hits together including “We’re Gonna Hold On” and “Golden Ring”. At the beginning things were good. Each had a history of failed marriages, but that wasn’t going to keep them from trying to find happiness together. In 1970, their daughter, Tamala Georgette, was born.
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What was supposed to be a happy time, soon became chaotic as Jones was committed to a padded cell at Watson Clinic in Lakeland, Florida. During his 10 day stay, he detoxed from a drinking binge.
Jones had a history of alcohol abuse prior to his marriage to Wynette. It turns out Jones’ father also had issues with alcohol. In his autobiography I Lived to Tell it All, the star shared, “The Jones family makeup doesn’t sit well with liquor… Daddy was an unusual drinker. He drank to excess but never while working, and he probably was the hardest working man I’ve ever known.”
George Jones and Tammy Wynette will always be remembered for their impact on country music— together and separately. They have received many honors and awards few country artist will ever achieve. Honors such as Wynette’s 1998 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the 2011 decision by the U.S. Library of Congress to preserve her original 1968 recording “Stand By Your Man”. Jones became a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008 and in 2012 he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992. Through these remarkable achievements their legacy will live on as a significant part of country music history.
