Who's gonna fill their shoes?

I woke up this morning humming...not singing.

There is one thing I can't do and that is sing!

But I admire those men and women that do. In fact, I'm mesmerized by them.

The music world lost another Country Music Hall of Famer on Friday. George Jones passed away at the age of 81.

Who's gonna fill his shoes?

The song "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" is going through my head at this very moment as I peck away at my laptop. If we all could sing like George Jones what a wonderful world this would be.

Who's gonna fill their shoes? They're all gone now. Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Lefty Frizzell, Hank Thompson, Marty Robbins, Bob Wills,  Elvis, Patsy Cline, June Carter Cash, and Tammy Wynette...just to name a few.

The list below contains some of the all-time greats who have blessed this world with their talent and have left us with a tune or two, or hundreds in some cases, of which we will all remember as we continue to walk this Earth.

Rest in Peace, George Jones. You won't be forgotten.

The list:

Roy Acuff
Rex Allen
Stringbean Akeman
Eddy Arnold
Chet Atkins
Bobby Austin
Gene Autry
Hoyt Axton
Molly Bee
Johnny Bond
Albert Brumley
Jethro Burns
Carl Butler
Pearl Butler
Archie Campbell
Henson Cargill
Johnny Cash
June Carter Cash
Ray Charles
Vassar Clements
Patsy Cline
Cowboy Copas
Skeeter Davis
Alton Delmore
Rabon Delmore
John Denver
Big Al Downing
Roy Drusky
David Dudley
Johnny Duncan
Freddy Fender
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Lester Flatt
Red Foley
Lefty Frizzell
Don Gibson
Vern Gosdin
Hawkshaw Hawkins
Homer Haynes
Goldie Hill
Doyle Holly
Johnny Horton
David Houston
Harlan Howard
Tommy Jackson
Waylon Jennings
Grandpa Jones
Royce Kendall
Hank Locklin
Ira Louvin
Uncle Dave Macon
Jimmy Martin
Monty Matthews
Dale McBride
Roger Miller
Bill Monroe
George Morgan
Buck Owens
Johnny Paycheck
Minnie Pearl
Carl Perkins
Webb Pierce
Gene Pitney
Elvis Presley
Eddie Rabbitt
Boots Randolph
Jerry Reed
Del Reeves
Jim Reeves
Charlie Rich
Don Rich
Tex Ritter
Marty Robbins
Jimmie Rodgers
Roy Rogers
Johnny Russell
Dan Seals
Sammi Smith
Red Sovine
Hank Snow
Lew DeWitt
Wynn Stewart
Mel Street
Hank Thompson
Mel Travis
Ernest Tubb
Conway Twitty
Townes Van Zandt
Billy Walker
Charlie Walker
Porter Wagoner
Dottie West
Doyle Wilburn
Teddy Wilburn
Bob Wills
Hank Williams I
Boxcar Willie
Sheb Wooley
Tammy Wynette
Faron Young

What a list.

Of course, there are so many more who are still with us today...still crooning away...still taking us away from our aches and our pains for three minutes at a time. I often wonder where they are tonight as they bellow out their tunes, whether they are singing at a small, tucked-away tavern in the Ozarks or whether they are in concert somewhere across this great nation of ours.

As I continue to peck away, another song enters my head. The performer: Ronnie Milsap. The song: "Lost in the 50s, Again". That's me. I can't sing, but I sure can listen.