Brad Paisley Performs “He Stopped Loving Her Today” At George Jones Tribute Concert

For a special tribute concert, Brad Paisley performed George Jones’ iconic song “He Stopped Loving Her Today.”

Paisley took part in a special called Great Performances – George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum in partnership with PBS.

Great Performances – George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum was filled with all-star performances.

The special was filmed on April 23, 2023 at Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, two days before the tenth anniversary of Jones’ passing.

It aired on PBS on Friday, February 23, 2024. Other tributes were performed by Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker, Jelly Roll, Dierks Bentley, Sam Moore, Wynonna, Jamey Johnson, Uncle Kracker, Trace Adkins, Lorrie Morgan, Tracy Lawrence, Justin Moore, Sara Evans, Joe Nichols, and more.

What did Brad Paisley sing at the George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum event?

Paisley was given the task of performing what some consider to be the greatest country song of all time, “He Stopped Loving Her Today.”

Jones released the song, albeit reluctantly at first, on April 14, 1980. In fact, the last thing he said before releasing it was, “Nobody’ll buy that morbid son of a bitch.”

It ended up being released as the lead single from his album I Am What I Am. It became his first solo number one song in six years.

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Paisley only sang the opening line of the iconic song and the crowd went absolutely wild, knowing they were in store for a treat.

If you’d like to watch the entire tribute concert, you can do so here.

Watch Paisley perform “He Stopped Loving Her Today” below.