The Lagniappe Sessions :: Daniel Romano on George Jones

Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus.

The music world lost a giant in April: George Jones, White Lightening himself -- the Possum. For this installment of The Lagniappe Sessions our favorite Canadian country crooner, Daniel Romano, pays tribute to the legend covering "I Can Still See Him In Your Eyes" and "There's The Door". Jones' body may have been laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville, but his firebolt spirit is less easily contained. Romano, in his own words, below.

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