HE BECAME THE ONLY MAN IN NASHVILLE WHO WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS OWN FUNERAL. In 1999, Nashville nearly collapsed under the rumor that George Jones had died. Radio stations played his classics nonstop. Fans gathered outside the hospital, some crying like they’d just lost a part of their own past. One local station even aired an entire memorial broadcast, convinced the legend was gone for good. But George… was still there, lying quietly in the ICU, stubborn as ever. Two days later, as Nancy held his hand, she felt it move. George opened his eyes. The room erupted in tears, laughter, and sheer relief. He looked around, squinted a little, and whispered with that familiar raspy humor: “Well… did y’all miss me?” Only George Jones could make Nashville mourn—and then laugh—on the same day. And do you know which song they were playing at that moment?
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