George Jones's first country #1, the 1959 single 'White Lightning,' was written by which rock and roll star who died that same year?

J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson

Jones's 1980 career-reviving landmark 'He Stopped Loving Her Today,' often called the greatest country song ever, was written by which songwriting pair?

Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman

Whitey Shafer and Lefty Frizzell

Dallas Frazier and Doodle Owens

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

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