1959 George Jones - White Lightning (#1 C&W hit for 5 wks)

More than 150 charted singles over four decades of a legendary career…and this was Jones’ first to reach #1. The writer J. P. Richardson (aka The Big Bopper) did not benefit from the song’s success as he had recently perished in the plane crash that also claimed the lives of Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly.

The original single was issued on Mercury 71406 - White Lightning (J.P. Richardson) by George Jones

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