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How many times did George Jones record White Lightning?
As Jones recalls in his 1997 memoir, I Lived to Tell It All, it took more than 80 takes to record “White Lightning” because he had arrived at the session highly inebriated. “I was drinking heavily throughout the session, and Killen later said we did 83 takes before we got one we could use,” Jones wrote.
Who played guitar on White Lightning?
Everyone in the Quonset Hut was still reeling from the loss of those three icons, and they hoped “White Lightning” could serve as some sort of last-minute tribute to the Big Bopper. Producer Buddy Killen had even put together an A-list studio band for the occasion, with Pig Robbins on piano and Floyd Jenkins on guitar.
When did George Jones record White Lightning?
1959
In 1959, George Jones notched his first ever Number One single with the rambunctious ode to moonshine, “White Lightning.” But the then 27-year-old singer, who would go on to be heralded as the greatest country vocalist that ever lived, didn’t write the song.
What was George Jones’s first number one hit?
White Lightning
“White Lightning” Jones scored the first No. 1 hit of his career with this rollicking track, which was written by the Big Bopper, who was killed in a plane crash the week before Jones recorded the song.
What is the saddest George Jones song?
He Stopped Loving Her Today
Perhaps one of the saddest songs in all of country music, George Jones’ classic ballad, “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” tops this list of sad country songs. This song was one of the first to employ the end-of-song revelation device that so many artists have imitated since its release.
Is White Lightning a drug?
White Lightning-Synthetic Forms Of Cocaine And LSD.
How many #1 does George Strait have?
60 number one hits
Listen to all of King George’s greatest hits. Over his 33-year recording career, Strait has had 60 number one hits, more than any other performer in history. That’s combining the number of songs that have topped the Billboard chart (44) with the number that have topped the Mediabase chart (16).