Boy, oh boy… is this the perfect song for Jake Worthington or what? Worthington is one of the few modern country artists that take pride in bringing the classic country sound to the table. The saying “out with the old and in with the new” typically applies in most areas, but not with modern country music. It’s in with the old right now, and artists like Worthington (and Zach Top) are at the forefront of that movement. So it makes sense that, on Gavin Adcock’s forthcoming cover album, Jake Worthington was asked to take care of one of the greatest and saddest country music songs of all time. Everyone is familiar with “He Stopped Loving Her Today” by George Jones. It’s the track that solidified the Possum as a country music great, and was a No. 1 hit for Jones back when it was released in 1980. The country music star didn’t write the song himself (the writers were actually Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman), but the lyrics definitely linked up with the somber feelings George Jones was feeling at that point in his career. His marriage with Tammy Wynette had fallen apart years earlier because of his drug and alcohol abuse, and he was falling out of love with music right around the time he put out “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” Now, it’s one of the most instantly recognizable country songs that exists, and the sorrow in George’s voice certainly came through in his recording. The track very well could go down as the saddest country song ever penned, and the Possums sound was the perfect match for the song’s message. All these years later, it’s a sound that a sad country savant like Worthington can certainly handle as well. Worthington shared a snippet of his George Jones cover this morning with this message saying he’s grateful to be able to record it, and he’s looking forward to people getting to hear the full cover when Country Never Dies releases in a couple of weeks: “Honored to get to sing a song by one of my heroes on Gavin Adcock’s ‘Country Never Dies’ album, out March 13.” View this post on Instagram Wow… that song is in Jake Worthington’s wheel house, without a doubt. It’s the classic cover we didn’t know we needed, and it looks like we’re in store for plenty of other covers when Adcock drops his Country Never Dies album – which features plenty of other artists like Hudson Westbrook, Ashley Cooke, Braxton Keith, Vincent Mason and The Creekers, among others. Gavin Adcock himself will be taking the first and last songs on the album (Gavin Adcock album bookends, if you will), which will be Waylon Jennings’ “Only Daddy That’ll Walk The Line” and Merle Haggard’s “Mama Tried.” It looks like it’ll be quite the interesting project altogether… and I can’t wait to play Jake Worthington’s contribution over and over (and over) again. “Brought together some of my friends and favorite artists to cover these classics by some legendary artists. ‘Country Never Dies.’ Out Friday, March 13.” View this post on Instagram The post Jake Worthington Is Set To Cover George Jones’ 1980 Hit “He Stopped Loving Her Today” On Forthcoming Gavin Adcock Project first appeared on Whiskey Riff.