About the Song
In 2004, George Jones celebrated 50 years as a country music legend with a tribute concert recorded for PBS’s SOUNDSTAGE program. Hosted by Reba McEntire, the concert presents live performances of Jones’s greatest hits by 20 country luminaries, including Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, Kenny Chesney, and Martina McBride.
“A Few Ole Country Boys” is a song written by Troy Seals and Mentor Williams, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It is a duet with country musician George Jones. It was released in November 1990 as the first single from his album of duets Heroes & Friends. “A Few Ole Country Boys” peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart[1] and reached number 4 on the Canadian RPM country Tracks chart.By 1990, Randy Travis was country music’s hottest star and the face of the “new traditionalist” movement, a movement that sought to bring back the honky-tonk sound and classic vocals to country music that George Jones had done so much to pioneer.
Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and Christian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.
Active since 1978, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including sixteen that reached the No. 1 position. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life, which sold more than four million copies. The album established him as a major force in the neotraditional country movement. Travis followed up his successful debut with a string of platinum and multi-platinum albums. He is known for his distinctive baritone vocals, delivered in a traditional style that has made him a country music star since the 1980s.