Nashville will soon be adding another stop for the many tourists who come to the music City every year to indulge in its country music scene: The George Jones Museum will be opening during April to mark the second anniversary of the performer's death, according to his widow Nancy Jones (from The Boot).
The facility will serve as a walking tour of the country music icon's biography, housed in a four-story building on Second Avenue along the Cumberland River. Among the attractions will be sections dedicated to his life before becoming a musician (including his time in the military and as a disc jockey), interactive activities allowing fans to sing along with the performer karaoke-style, and a movie theater showing live video of The Possum in action. Naturally, this being the area of Nashville where Hard Rock Cafe and B.B. King's Blues Club also have locations, there will be a restaurant at the location as well.
It's tough to deny that alcohol played a major influence in Jones' music but considering his struggles with alcoholism, it seems a tad awkward to feature a bar on the top floor, even if it will have a nice view of the river. Furthermore, White Lighting Moonshine—a brand named after Jones' hit of the same name—will host a launch event at the museum during its first week.
Jones, although not a native of Tennessee (born and raised in Texas), was a boon to the Nashville industry, releasing 15 no. 1 songs on the country charts between 1959 and 1985, with scores of other singles making waves on the charts. Among his noted tracks, and arguably one of the greatest country songs of all time, was "He Stopped Loving Her Today."
