HR 453 Summary

• House of Representatives resolution mourning the death of country music singer George Jones, who died April 26, 2013, at age 81 in Nashville, Tennessee.

• George Jones was born September 12, 1931, in Saratoga, Texas, began performing on streets at age 11, and achieved his first hit in 1955 with "Why Baby Why."

• Jones won Grammy Awards in 1981 for "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and 1999 for "Choices"; was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992; and was honored at the Kennedy Center in 2008.

• Jones recorded over 150 albums and achieved number one songs across five separate decades from 1950 through 1990, recording duets with artists including Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, and Willie Nelson.

• Resolution expresses gratitude for Jones's abundant life and musical legacy while extending sympathy to his friends and family.