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ungodly music with much cursing in his
performances. You see, the legacy has been
handed down over a half century — divorce,
alcohol, drugs and immorality — and it just
intensified from one generation to the next.
Don't we see something like that in the Bible
that tells us that's the way it's going to be?
A group called The Kendalls sing a song that
says "Heaven's Just a Sin Away," speaking of
immorality. George Jones is considered the
father of country music. He also recorded
Gospel songs. Here they are: 1959, “Country
Church Times”; “Homecoming in Heaven,”
1962; “We Have to Sing About Jesus,” 1972;
“The Gospel Way,” 1974; “The Gospel
Collection,” 2003. Then he's got a song titled
"Honky-tonk Myself to Death"; “Biggest Hits,”
Tammy Wynette and George Jones; "God's
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