George Loves His Whiskey

Drinking songs with old time Country go hand in hand, like two peas in a pod, old time Country Musicians wrote drinking songs just as much as Irish Musicians. Some even lived the life of a drunken songster. Breaking the law after a drug infused night of playing at a rowdy honky tonk was an every night occurrence for some. Others escaped johnny law by the skin of their fingers. George Jones are one of those drunken Country musicians that not only sing the life of a drunkard but also lived many years with the bottle in his hand. At one point in his life he was picked up for drinking and driving, not that drinking and driving is such a far fetched arrest but on a lawnmower it was. He was on his way to the liquor store an apparently driving at 2mph was much quicker. But for years he battled the bottle, many times losing and sinking back into the depths of the sea of whiskey. This song Tennessee Whiskey has got to be on the top of my list of favorite George Jones songs, comparing women to alcohol was probably the only way George could compare women, two of his favorite things wraped up into one song. A true musician friend of mine does a beautiful cover of this song, Steve Abbott can do justice to this song, next time you see him play at Walkhams Gate Pub playing his heart out on stage request this song, step back and be amazed. Steve's band with Bob Little Just BS are soon releasing their first album so keep an eye out and pick it up. I listened to the master copy yesterday and was blown away with the quality of production done by Bob himself. Well done bys'.