By Jane Cohen and Bob Grossweiner
At 76, two-time Grammy-award winning country music icon George Jones is still going strong. With his career spanning 53 years and logging nearly 100 concerts a year, Jones exhibits no signs of slowing down and already has shows on the books through October 2008.
His concerts last two hours, sometimes longer. “If the audiences are good, I just let ‘em run,” he said in an interview with on his website.
Among his signature hits are: “He Stopped Loving Her Today;” “White Lightning;” “Window Up Above;” “She Thinks I Still Care;” “The Grand Tour;” “Why, Baby, Why;” “A Picture of Me Without You;” “Good Year For The Roses;” “The Race Is On;” ”Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes;” and “Choices.”
George Jones 2007/2008 tour dates:
October
19 – NV Las Vegas, Texas Station
20 – NC Wendover, Peppermill Casino
21 – MT Helena, Helena Civic Center
23 – SD Rapid City, Rushmore Theatre
24 – SD Sioux Falls, Washington Pavilion
November
16 – TX Abilene, Civic Center
17 – NM Epanola, Big Rock Casino
18 – NM Mescalero, Inn of the Mountain of Gods Casino
23 – MI Mt. Pleasant, Soaring Eagle Casino
24 – IN Nashville, Little Nashville Opry
29 – OK Tulsa, Brady Theater
30 – OK Thackerville, Winstar Casino
December
1 – OK Norman, Riverwind Casino
6 – GA Macon, Macon Auditorium
7 – GA Atlanta, Cobb Energy PAC
8 – MS Greenville, Harlow’s Casino
January 2008
31 – TN Knoxville, Tennessee Theatre
February
1 – MS Tunica, Sams Town
2 – MT Helena, Sams Town
23 – FL Winterhaven, Cypress Gardens Adventure Park
March
22 – ND Devils Lake, Spirit Lake Casino
May
17 – IN Nashville, Little Nashville Opry
18 – TN Nashville, Ryman Auditorium
30 – IN French Lick, French Lick Resort & Casino
31 – PA Burgettstown, Pepsi Roadhouse
June
1 – PA Lancaster, American Music Theater
6 – IL Danville, David S. Palmer Arena
7 – WI Wisconsin Dells, Crystal Grand
12 – TX Ft. Worth, Bass Performance Hall
13 – TX Wichita Falls, Kay Yeager Coliseum
July
18 – SC Myrtle Beach, Alabama Theater
19 – AL Montgomery, Performing Arts Center
25-26 – TN Pigeon Forge, Country Tonight Theater
August
29 – SD Huron, South Dakota State Fair
30-31 – MN Walker, Northern Lights Casino
October
3-4 – SC Myrtle Beach, Alabama Theater