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  • Jul 4, 1981
    Barbara Mandrell's "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool," featuring a guest appearance by George Jones, goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Jul 7, 1981
    George Jones' manager tells the Associated Press the singer is once again suffering from a drinking problem, and that he spent four days in a Beaumont, Texas, hospital the previous week for exhaustion
    Jul 15, 1981
    George Jones' longtime companion Linda Welborn moves out
    Jul 29, 1981
    George Jones performs at Pee Wee's dinner club in Nashville. It marks the first performance by Lorrie Morgan as a back-up singer in his band
    Aug 20, 1981
    George Jones fails to show for a concert in Wichita Falls, Texas. He also stiffs two managers at a meeting to reassign his contract
    Aug 29, 1981
    Alabama takes five nominations for the 15th annual Country Music Association awards, while George Jones gets four. Both are up for Entertainer of the Year, along with Barbara Mandrell, The Oak Ridge Boys and Kenny Rogers
    Sep 18, 1981
    More than 25 years after earning his first hit, George Jones finally scores his first gold album from the RIAA, for "I Am What I Am"
    Oct 3, 1981
    Epic Records releases George Jones' "Still Doin' Time"
    Oct 12, 1981
    George Jones repeats as Male Vocalist of the Year while Bobby Braddock and Curly Putnam's "He Stopped Loving Her Today" also returns as Song of the Year during the 15th annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House
    Oct 14, 1981
    George Jones fails to show up at a CBS Records showcase for 4,000 music executives during Country Music Week in Nashville. The "no show" is so typical it goes unaddressed on stage

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