From a press release, with SceneInTown inserts, from Webster PR

George Jones

George Jones brings his music back his home state, Texas, during his final tour.

Nashville  — Outback Concerts in association with Country Music Hall of Fame member George Jones announce that Jones is taking his final tour.

George Jones, often referred to as the “the greatest living country singer” will mark the end of an era with 2013’s farewell tour titled “The Grand Tour.’ The tour is expected to make approximately 60 stops next year. “I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair,” “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes,” “White Lightning,” and “He Stopped Loving Her Today” will surely be part of each night’s set list, along with plenty of guests and surprises.

The tour schedule will be posted in the Live Music Calendar, but for now, here’s the dates in Texas and Oklahoma:  Nov. 23, 2012 — Nutty Jerry’s Winnie Arena, Winnie, Texas; Feb. 22, 2013 — Greenville Auditorium, Greenville, Texas; and Nov. 9, 2013 — Choctaw Event Center, Grant, Okla. The tour will culminate back in Nashville on Nov. 22, 2013, when Tanya Tucker and other of his friends join him on the Bridgestore Arena stage.

George Jones is the #2 best-charting country artist of all time, with a staggering list of hit singles in every decade since the ’50s.  The Beaumont, Texas, native also has 143 Top 40 hits to his name, has received two Grammy Awards, was a 2008 Kennedy Center Honor recipient, is a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, was presented with a GRAMMY(r) Lifetime Achievement Award this year, and holds a National Medal of Arts.  At 80, Jones continues to be an active country music superstar, headlining dozens of concerts each year.

For more information on George Jones, please visit www.georgejones.com