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Jones wants to put country back in country music

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 11/9/2009 1:00 AM | Comments: 0 (including replies)

NASHVILLE -- Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years.

When asked about what he thought about music by today's top country stars, the 78-year-old said while they are good, "they've stolen our identity."

Jones made the comment during a recent interview when asked about music by artists like Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift.

"They had to use something that was established already, and that's traditional country music. So what they need to do really, I think, is find their own title, because they're definitely not traditional country music," he said.

"It's good to know that we still do traditional country music. Alan Jackson still does it, so does George Strait. We still have it, and there's quite a few of us that are going to hope that it comes back one of these days."

Jones recently put out a new CD called A Collection of My Best Recollection. It includes some of his most requested songs from throughout his career, including classics like White Lightning and I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair, as well as two previously unreleased ones.

-- The Associated Press

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition November 9, 2009 D8

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