Since we've been debating the good, bad and ugly of honky-tonk in these (Web) pages lately, this marks a good point to announce the new American Beat/Sony reissue of two George Jones classics, 1972's A Picture of Me (Without You) and the next year's Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half As Bad As Losing You). Combined onto one disc, the albums represent the epitome of Billy Sherrill's countrypolitan sound and are a long way from anything that can be described as traditional honky tonk.
Even though the lyr
