GEORGE JONES - CONTRACT SIGNED 04/22/1975 - HFSID 68162

GEORGE JONES
8½x15¾ contract from American Federation of Musicians signed by the country music legend for a show at Portage Palace in Chicago, Illinois paying $4,000.
Contract signed: "George Jones". 8½x15¾. Contract is dated April 22, 1975, from American Federation of Musicians/A.Q. Talent, Inc., stating that George Jones and the Jones Boys featuring Jimmy Peppers are to perform a stage show at Portage Palace in Chicago, Illinois. It confirms that George Jones and the Jones Boys featuring Jimmy Peppers will complete two shows beginning at 7:30PM and 10:30PM on Saturday May 31, 1975, for a sum of $4,000. Contract also requires that if the artist is to open and close the show, they will be on stage 2 hours from the beginning and be allowed 1½ hours for their performance. Jones has signed in designated section on bottom right corner. George Jones (1931-2013), considered one of the finest vocalists in country music, ranks second among country music performers in Top 10 hits (only Eddy Arnold has had more). Jones, who won Grammy Awards for Country Male Vocal in 1980 ("He Stopped Loving Her Today", a No. 1 hit) and 1999 ("Choices"), had two No. 1 albums, I'm A People (1966) and Golden Ring (1976), and No. 1 hits with "White Lightning" (1959), "Tender Years" (1961), "She Thinks I Still Care" (1962), "Walk Through This World With Me" (1967), "We're Gonna Hold On" (1973), "The Grand Tour" (1974), "The Door" (1975), "The Golden Ring" (1976), "Near You" (1977), "Still Doin' Time" (1981), "Yesterday's Wine" (1982) and "I Always Get Lucky With You" (1983). Jones, who was married to country artist Tammy Wynette, his third wife (1969-1975), also recorded a number of duets with her, including "We Can Make It", both during and after their marriage (the couple would reunite for duets in 1980 and 1995). Jones, who also appeared in the feature films Forty Acre Feud (1965), From Nashville with Music (1969) and The Longest Yard (1974), chronicled his successes and his turbulent personal life in his 1996 autobiography, I Lived To Tell It All. Normal mailing folds. Binder holes at top center edge. Staple holes upper left corner. Correction fluid used throughout. Otherwise, fine condition.