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George Jones’ funeral will take place on Thursday, May 2nd at The Grand Ole Opry
House in Nashville, Tennessee, starting at 10 am and will be open to the
public.
"George would have wanted his fans and friends everywhere to be
able to come and pay their respects along with his family," said publicist Kirt
Webster.
"Thanks to George’s friends, fans, and loved ones for the
outpouring of love at this terrible time," said Nancy Jones. "I love you
all."
A private visitation for family, friends, and fellow performers
will take place on Wednesday evening. Since this is private, please call
615-777-6995 x230 for time and location.
Daryl Wayne Dasher is undeniably a child of the old school.
His music is certainly of the traditional country mindset, even down to the
voice, with sounds strangely raw and grinding compared to the smooth edited
vocals of modern country singers. Listening could take you back to a simpler,
more authentic time in the history of country music, with Daryl’s glaringly
honest emotion being conveyed in tracks such as ‘Soldier’ (admitting he’d
rather the war was over so he could just go home). There are a multitude of
musical influences on display too, from mainstream country of the 1960s and
1970s (‘Hello Sky!’, ‘I’ve Tried (I’m Dry)’, ‘What Does It Mean’) to bluegrass
(‘Ride Along’, ‘Mountains of Montana’). Overall Daryl constructs a
long-disappeared nostalgic musical landscape, peppered with introspective
musings and heart-breaking laments, with a firm traditional structure that
would put other contemporary artists’ claim to tradition to shame.