visitGeorge Jones was the ultimate honky-tonk singer, a raggedy baritone who charted dozens of hits about love, loose living and redemption.Mr. Jones, who died Friday at age 81, often seemed to inhabit one of his country songs, which included "White Lightning," "A Picture of Me Without You" and "Walk Through This World With Me."In this undated photo, Country singer George Jones is shown performing...

Source : WSJ | 22 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Tonk

US country singer George Jones dead at 81

George Jones performs his song He Stopped Loving Her Today in Nashville, Tennessee on Nov 6, 2002. Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday, April 26, 2013, at the age of 81. -- FILE PHOTO: REUTERSWASHINGTON (REUTERS) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life...

Source : Straits Times | 22 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Tonk

U.S. country singer George Jones dead at 81

Kennedy Center Honoree country singer George Jones holds hands with his wife Nancy as they arrive at the Kennedy Center for the Gala in Washington,December 7, 2008.(Reuters) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday at age 81, his spokesman said.Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included...

Source : Reuters India | 22 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Tonk

Hopes raised for Saudi relief for Tonk royals

revived hopes for a similar relief to the ex-royal family of Tonk. Unlike, the Malappuram royals, who sought financial compensation, the Tonk family are pursuing for new buildings for the demolished ones to provide free accommodation to hajis of Rajasthan.also these will be demolished as per the expansion plan. These buildings are known as 'Rubaths.'The then nawab of Tonk, Ibrahim Ali Khan, had co...

Source : Times Of India | 25 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Tonk

No more open defecation in rural Rajasthan's Tonk

Zargar, Tonk (Rajasthan), April 11 : A few years ago, Shadima Bi, like many other children in Hajipura village in Rajasthan's Tonk district, would feel embarrassed going out in the open to defecate. These days, the morning ablutions do not occupy her thoughts as her village is now open defecation free (ODF)."Earlier we would go out to defecate in the open and face embarrassment. In the night we wouldn't...

Source : Newkerala | 37 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Tonk

No more open defecation in rural Rajasthans Tonk

few years ago, Shadima Bi, like many other children in Hajipura village in Rajasthan's Tonk district, would feel embarrassed going out in the open to defecate. These days, the morning ablutions do not occupy her thoughts as her village is now open defecation free (ODF)."Earlier we would go out to defecate in the open and face embarrassment. In the night we wouldn't go out because we felt insecure....

Source : Webindia123 | 37 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Tonk

Not scared of ghosts, says Yash Tonk

actor Yash Tonk, who features in an episode of "Ek Thhi Naayka", a promotional episode for thriller film "Ek Thi Daayan", says he is not scared of ghosts.Yash features in one of the "Ek Thhi Naayka" stories, which has his "Kaahin Kissii Roz" co-star Mouli Ganguly as the 'naayka'."I am not scared of ghosts. I have never experienced any such thing in my life and may be if I experience any such thing...

Source : Headlinesindia | 67 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Tonk

Not scared of ghosts, says Yash Tonk

TV actor...

Source : Webindia123 | 67 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Tonk

Not scared of ghosts, says Yash Tonk

Source : Webindia123 | 67 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Tonk

Son Volt Dials Up the Honky-Tonk

the 1980s, Jay Farrar helped birth and nurture a music movement that melded garage rock, folk and punk with the twang and drawl of country. Now, with "Honky Tonk," his new album with his band Son Volt, Mr. Farrar takes the rock out of the "alt-country" sound and strips it down to what he calls its "fiddle and steel-guitar aesthetic."A homage to the Bakersfield Sound as played by the likes of Buck Owens...

Source : WSJ | 79 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Tonk