The Possum is getting his own museum.
George Jones, one of country's all-time greatest talents, will be honored in downtown Nashville with the George Jones Museum, Rolling Stone reports. "We are overjoyed to share George's legacy and memory with the Nashville community," the singer's widow Nancy Jones said in a statement. "We hope that this will draw George's friends and fans worldwide to our great city. George and I made this our home, and he would be happy to know that we found a home to continue his legacy in the heart of Music City."
A date hasn't been given for when the museum will open, but after renovations to the building are complete, the location will house a gift shop, restaurant, music venue, event space and, most importantly, some of the singer's memorabilia.
The Country Music Hall of Famer died on April 26, 2013 at the age of 81. A memorial concert was held last November in his honor and featured performances by George Strait, Kid Rock, Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Alan Jackson and Charlie Daniels. Jones' influence on the genre had a far reach. "Most people's voices are a gift from God," Garth Brooks noted once. "With George Jones, I think it started out as a gift from God and then they built a body around it because anybody who has ever wanted to sing country music wants to sound like George Jones."
Nashville is a fitting place for the museum since Jones spent the last few years of his life there playing shoes and taking in the beauty of Tennessee. "My relaxation is when I get back to my farm here in Tennessee," he told Rolling Stone in 1996. "I'm into miniature horses, and we take them to shows. We're just having a ball. They're like pets: follow you around just like your puppy dog."
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