Georgette Jones, daughter of late country music stars Tammy Wynette and George Jones, recalls Nashville’s answer to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
During the final weeks of her life, Tammy Wynette had her ex-husband on her mind.star passed away in 1998 at age 55 of heart failure. She and George Jones, country music’s first power couple, are the subjects of the Showtime series"George & Tammy," starring Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon. The show, which premiered in late 2022 and is now up for four Emmys, aims to pull back the curtain on their tumultuous marriage.
From left: Jessica Chastain, Georgette Jones and Michael Shannon arrive for the premiere event of Showtime's limited series"George & Tammy" at the Goya Studios in Los Angeles on Nov. 21, 2022.," the fellow singer-songwriter shared."My mom just wanted to be in Nashville. She was so happy to finally make it and feel like she was getting established… And my dad was just sick of it.
Other issues plagued Nashville’s answer to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. They were married from 1969 to 1975."Of course, my dad had problems with drinking," said the 52-year-old."But my mom also developed medical issues which caused multiple surgeries and then addiction to pain pills. So all of that pulled them apart.
back then — it was very much a taboo thing to talk about," Georgette explained."You looked down on people with addiction as if this was a moral issue or a discipline problem within themselves. No one looked or talked about addiction like we do now. Today, we realize it’s a medical problem, a psychological problem. It’s something that needs to be addressed throughout your life. But in those days, there was a stigma. No one wanted to address those problems.
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