George Jones: The Life and Times of a Honky Tonk Legend

From an impoverished boyhood in East Texas to the honky tonk circuit and the tumultuous marriage to the Queen of Country, Tammy Wynette, from a simultaneous rise to superstardom and a descent into alcoholic hell, Allen documents all the tragic turns in the singer’s life, including the marriages, alcoholism and drug abuse, and missed dates. Photos. Birch Lane Press.