GEORGE JONES - Austin City Limits (1980) with new 2022 DES stereo mix

George Jones Live
w/ The Jones Boys
+ Johnny Gimble

Austin City Limits 603
Recorded: November 11th 1980
Aired: January 26th, 1981

New audio mix and mastering - JD Myers (July 23-24, 2022)

Follow George Jones:

George Jones - Acoustic Guitar
Johnny Gimble - Fiddle/vocals
Ray Emmett - Bass
James Payne - Piano
Robert Dixon - Electric Guitar / harmony vocals
Mark Dunn - Drums
Calvin Leiter - Pedal Steel Guitar

SETLIST
0:07 - 1. The Race Is On
2:25 - 2. Bartender's Blues
6:34 - 3. Once You've Had the Best
9:32 - 4. Jambalaya
12:03 - 5. Picture Of Me Without You
14:37 - 6. Ida Red
17:20 - 7. Her Name Is
19:33 - 8. Some Day My Day Will Come
22:32 - 9. Take Me Back To Tulsa
25:32 - 10. White Lightnin'
28:25 - 11. I'm Not Ready Yet
31:45 - 12. Me and Jesus
36:08 - 13. Milk Cow Blues
39:11 - 14. Maiden's Prayer
40:58 - 15. He Stopped Loving Her Today
Medley: Walk Through This World With Me/The Window Up Above/She Thinks I Still Care

[kevinw]

There is only ONE George Jones. he was in a league by himself.

[patrickmurphy]

Early 80s George was George at his best. Same for Merle.

[michaelyolch]

What Nashville has done to country music is an absolute tragedy.

[rexoates]

“If we could all sing like we wanted to, we’d all sound like George Jones”. Waylon Jennings

[kennypughcountrymusic]

The steel guitar player wearing a blue Tammy Wynette t-shirt. Priceless!

[charleschristie]

I am 84 years old and George Jones music will always the best to me.

[RedDevilMoto]

Someone asked me one time who the greatest country singer was..and i replied "You mean other than George Jones?"

[dakotatreasurehunter]

I was fortunate to see George live twice.

[NPB]

George Strait is great but George Jones will always be the King!

[shodanart]

George Jones sets the bar for what country music is!

[shawnn]

This is Country at its best. Love ol George Jones. Today’s Country don’t hold a candle to this.

[KayGillespie-lo]

George Jones was the best country singer there ever was or ever will be .

[BillStuart-zq]

There will never be another George Jones!
Unbelievable story and life!

[MrChadperkins]

He might have been crazy, but my God, the man could sing a country song.

[rickjri]

Someone in the music industry should bring back this music

[wren]

No one can duplicate his style. Original and one of a kind. ❤

[direwolf]

i got to thank the grateful dead for bringing george jones & country music to brooklyn ny in 1970 ..

[whiteoak]

dude was so talented that the rest of life seemed boring.

[JeannieHughes-ml]

this.is.real.country music 🎶🎶🎶🎶 George Jones Great entertainer beautiful voice great personality 💕💕💕💕

[Sluggo]

Dammm…what aperson would pay to see this again..in real life