George Jones ~ Memories of Us ~ Columbia, South Carolina 1975

This video clip featuring Country Music Hall of Fame legend GEORGE JONES is from a 1975 concert performance in Columbia, South Carolina.

[@SuzyQ1956]

The good lord blessed us with George Jones, I listen to a lot of country, I always wind right back here listening to him. So grateful we can still watch him on KZbin. He was a gift from heaven.

[@jeffervin2830]

This was the first song I ever heard by George, and after listening to hundreds now, it is still one of the best.

[@dennismosley717]

He was so good you wonder how only one singer in the world could ever be blessed with so much talent.

[@beemerscoot8851]

Sometimes my mind asks why the good lord saw fit to only give us one George Jones. Then I realize he didn’t have to give us one, and I stop thinking that way.

[@d.neilmckay7709]

Possum inhabited a song better than anyone in Country music. A hundred years from now, he will still be the standard by which all others are measured.

[@dorisbeeler7666]

2022 still listening to George

[@annalbin]

I honestly think this is his best song. I cry every time he sings it.

[@tumbleweed576]

Hi @annalbin ~ What a song huh? This was when he was going through his break up with Tammy. In 1975 . You can see all the pain in his eyes.

[@jtcrucial]

george is so immersed in this performance that to witness his profound vulnerability feels almost like a violation of his privacy. "where freckles just don't disappear /and pigtails never rust" - only george can elevate the bathos of this lyric to the sublime. peerless.

[@67plymouth440]

I am not even sure sublime is adjective enough, I really believe GOD gave him that voice for a reason.

[@terribleTed-ln6cm]

Yep

[@vi09]

GEORGE JONES,AND GEORGE STRAIT KNOWS HOW TO SING A COUNTRY SONG!

[@vi09]

GEORGE JONES WAS A GREAT ARTIST! GEORGE STRAIT IS THE KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC 🎶 I LOVE THIS COWBOY!

[@vi09]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL SONGS!

[@charlielohr5252]

the greatest voice in music! not just country!!

[@TheCliff4444]

He's The Best------- There is never going to be near GEORGE!!!

[@terribleTed-ln6cm]

Simply the finest country singer to ever breathe air and stand on dirt.

[@KLUNKET]

He is just soooo damned good it leaves me at a loss for words. I love the shoes Jones was wearing on the cover of this album!

[@possumnj38]

The greatest country singer to ever take a breath!!

[@dmreeoogdaq]

Perfection. Pure, absolute, undiluted, seemingly effortless perfection.

[@marktmoore1]

I agree......wow....this is true country music! He is hands down the greatest singer in history!

[@maddog40100]

Good Country music. Not today's watered down crap they call country music

[@karenbarnett6479]

Difficult to understand that this song was not a chart topper. Just love this song. His voice is at its best for that time in his life.

[@atfourothirtythree]

karen barnett Also what is hard to understand is why only 24 thousand views? Should be 24 million at least. New "no talent" artist are pushing the billion mark while so many haven't ever heard of George Jones. What a shame!

[@disdonc6012]

I guess it's too slow and deep for a chart topper.

[@landfallrealtyllc7609]

Where freckles just don’t disappear and pig tails never rust… doesn’t get any better

[@atfourothirtythree]

​@disdonc6012 so was he stopped loving her today. Even George thought it wouldn't amount to anything calling it a morbid SOB But yes this song is amazing bc George sings it with so much feeling

[@67plymouth440]

I think this song evokes wayback memories in all of us 50's and 60's guys and dolls. With out a doubt, a genuine tear jerker performed by GEORGE with seemingly little effort.

[@lydiadiebel2600]

You can see that musicians behind him know that this was a great performance. For all George's greatness -- and he was the absolute best in any genre -- he was a very variable performer. I saw great concerts and I saw lousy ones. This one, though, is surely among the best. Brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for posting it.

[@thejdogcool]

Yeah, George could get sloppy sometimes; I think having to sing the same songs thousands of times would make you that way. But when he was feeling it, it sure sounded good. You should look up George's full concert in Louisiana in 1983.

[@possumhayes]

yes every night depending on his mood almost every song would be different and Amazing, a one off never to be seen or heard again, we were blessed to have lived in his time

[@davidberry9753]

How was this song not a hit back in the day? This song has excellent poetry!!

[@country571]

all you can say is wow

[@67plymouth440]

Words fail me after that performance. Just a real heartbreaking song by George, what did you or I expect ??

[@berimbolo2947]

His hair looked great! What a good look from the 1970s. What a great voice.

[@bearkatljl]

This is what vocal perfection sounds like. I mean just listen how this man could SING the word dust. Wow.

[@johnnyanon6500]

Where in the name of God can I get this whole show?!

[@aliyahhardy]

George Jones at his best!! In my home state too!! Hell Yea!!

[@GeorgeWoodruff-v9l]

God I love the Possum so glad I got to meet him and a picture with me and The Greatest singer ever....

[@ljallen10]

This song is legendary just like George, and this live version is great. Thank you!!!

[@wanda8345]

Love this song 🎶 one of his greatest.

[@67plymouth440]

Absolute perfection by a Genius, appears effortless on George's part.

[@brendareed5544]

What a song!!! And George sings it the very best.

[@karenlindsay8936]

Brilliant 🎸🎵😍

[@allencathey6838]

saw him many times as a dj in texas, one of his best when he was drunk in beaumont 1979.

[@67plymouth440]

BEYOND WORDS. I CANT EVEN THINK OF ANYTHING TO SAY IN PRAISE

[@disdonc6012]

One of his best live renditions ever.

[@jackreeves4685]

It does not get any better than this...one of his greatest & one of my favorites.

[@OlSgtLove]

Love this ol song ...It really hits home now that we are up in age ....kinfolk and friends have pass on ...wish I could roll it back to 1975 ....Me and my wife now going on 42 years together ...High-school ❤ Sweethearts and that's the way we are ...Soulmates ...

[@lenaandersson7270]

Forewer in my HEART..🎤🎸.🎼🎵🎶❤❤ G.J.

[@marionkenny6722]

George.sings it like he means it

[@justinvanderschaaff5545]

Man I would love to see this whole show

[@brianrathbone7365]

Wow I love it please put up more if you can. This is just to priceless to not post the whole show if you can.

[@bazthehandyman]

No one to compare.

[@possumhayes]

ah just wonderful tnx so much to historysc, this is AMAZING and so great to get these rare live ones on here , the worlds greatest , doin it like no one else will ever be able to

[@jjw650jones5]

This video tears my heart out

[@theresakearney1306]

My favourite,This is the song I'll pick as one the best..

[@WAC551993]

Loved his voice, you know it took me a couple times to really get into that song, when i was 20 yrs.old in 1975, but man how could you not like anything he sang, he was amazing.

[@hagerdon8368]

Love this song !!!!!

[@Danny-eg8gu]

Love it

[@gladashell]

+ a million. That might have been his show of shows.

[@loisdargan1459]

Another great song from George with such heartbreak and emotion.

[@ericsmith7007]

If there is any chance of obtaining the whole show on this night I would be happy to pay. Is this a possibility? I have probably watched this over a hundred times and it gets better each time!

[@gary0050]

ERIC SMITH plz jesus

[@atfourothirtythree]

I as well. Would love if the whole concert were released.

[@justinvanderschaaff5545]

Still looking for more from this concert 🤞🏻

[@Sam-fc8ik]

I’d love to see more from this too

[@arashtaji3940]

Love it!

[@denniscross3430]

George looks heartbroken in this and a tear rolling down his cheek wouldn't be out of place what a wonderful singer he was.

[@nngg9377]

My favourite sound in the world ❤ could it get any better

[@weenttaguy223]

remarkable how this genius can sing and never ever go off key...I bought this album back then in 1975, the range in his voice is clearly demonstrated in this album especially with the song "What I Do Best" & "I Just Don't Give A Damn" the whole damn album was great!

[@alongcamejones6844]

Yes. More please.

[@raymomdarthur5159]

great song and video.

[@wanda8345]

My favourite song he is absolutely the best. 😮😢

[@breakfastwithtrees9524]

Jesus Loves You

[@annalbin]

Recorded as first single after he and Tammy divorced. It sounded as though he might be singing directly to her face to face. And I honestly wondered if he was going to cry. I did.

[@atfourothirtythree]

He is crying. Tears are in his voice ..he felt every word he sang

[@landfallrealtyllc7609]

Thanks for posting! Is this the only song from this show that was captured on video? Would love to see more from this one.

[@Siamonbfb60]

I saw George with Willie Nelson, Dottie WEst in the mid 80’s in an open field concert in Lexington, SC. Anyone else there from our state????

[@jackieselvey6639]

One of the Best. Tks

[@juanitawhitley4319]

Who's gonna fill his shoes?

[@dalefrancis1455]

He truly was the best

[@ToddFColeman]

Awesome video. Thank you for posting. I live in Columbia. What venue was this? Although this was before my time, its such an honor to see this legend perform. The Voice of Country Music.

[@mrhistorysc]

This concert was at the SC State Fair.

[@tommytwomommy]

My how far the State Fair has fallen

[@vi09]

THANK YOU FOR your BEAUTIFUL SONGS!!

[@jasontaylor5449]

Jimmy Peppers sang behind George perfectly. I wonder what he’s doing now.

[@jackstoner1608]

Peppers passed due to Cancer in 2019.

[@mysteryjesus]

Where can we see the rest of this concert?

[@mildred2595]

😊😊

[@dianneknox2960]

What wrong with the dude singing with George. He keeps looking back at the band all the time like he was in charge of them.

[@hopesheppard477]

So sad, George was taking cocaine when he released this song memories of us.

[@dolfan413]

George looks healthy here, not sure he had started using cocaine at this time

[@annalbin]

Nope. He had not started cocaine then.

[@helenschrock9737]

Sound is sooo low

[@dianneknox2960]

What’s with that crazy one looking around the other boys all the time. He acts like he’s in charge and telling them what to do. I don’t think he lasted to long.

[@dickhead9214]

I personally think the studio version of this song lacks the punch this performance has, it's all in the phrasing of his words and the emotive, plaintive backing shuffle of his band.

[@ptothej100]

I agree. I think this song has to be played live, in order to communicate the emotion. I'm amazed at the ability of the band and george, to perform this song so slow and soft. Timing is everything and this is a masterpiece.

[@dickhead9214]

ptothej100 couldn’t have been more spot on!

[@beemerscoot8851]

George could always walk out on a stage and perform better than in the studio. I think the producers held him back in the studio.

[@jimbrent6037]

Love it