POP/ROCK - March 1, 1988

George Jones has climbed back on the wagon again, according to the country singer’s wife. “He’s gained about 12 pounds and he’s never looked better or felt better,” she told the Nashville Banner. Jones failed to finish some dates last summer after what band members described as “falling off the wagon.” “Whenever he drank, it just affected him strong,” Nancy said. “But maybe it was a good thing because it’s made him quit. Last week, he said it was the first time he ever walked on stage and wasn’t nervous.”