Jake Brennan
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Appearances Over Time
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He quit missing tour dates.
He got his debts in order.
He became more present in the lives of his children.
And George Jones was finally able to give up drugs and drinking.
George performed sober for the first time in decades in 1984.
Fans were delighted to hear that his singing voice, once ravaged by cocaine, was coming back stronger and stronger with each new release.
And with a run of hit singles like She's My Rock, George gave all the credit for his turnaround to Nancy.
It was a happy ending that no one could have predicted just a few years earlier.
George Jones was finally able to move on past Tammy Wynette.
He was finally able to leave his demons behind for good.
And that's how the story went in all of the songs.
But that's the thing about a song.
George Jones weaved his Lexus SUV through a busy stretch of I-65 in Nashville.
He had his cell phone pressed to his ear as early mixes from his latest album blasted from the car speakers.
It was just after 1 p.m.
on March 6, 1999.
Over the sound of the music, George could hear a faint whisper.
He glanced in the rearview mirror, but the back seat was empty.
He changed lanes and passed the sedan.
He looked back again and nearly jerked the wheel into a guardrail when he saw a de-doodle and the old man staring back at him.