WFMU's Beware of the Blog — George Jones will celebrate his 77th birthday on Friday, Sept. 12. Here are some tribute records to remind us of his awesome talent. Ken Scott - George Jones Is Still The Best (2:56) Chuck Pollard - I Wish George Jones... more info

New York Times — Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey were also part of the group receiving the Kennedy Center’s annual honors for lifetime achievement in the performing arts on Tuesday. more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Barbra Streisand, Morgan Freeman, Twyla Tharp, George Jones and Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of the Who are the 2008 recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. more info

Starpulse — WASHINGTON (AP) - Barbra Streisand, actor Morgan Freeman and country singer George Jones will be awarded the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement in the arts, [...] Read more! more info

Totally Fuzzy — Paul said... Original Versions of Songs Covered by Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris Tompall & The Glaser Brothers - Streets Of Baltimore Gene Pitney & George Jones - That's All It Took ... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info