Her Name Is

"Her Name Is" is a country song written by Bobby Braddock and made famous by George Jones. After a string of single releases that fared poorly on the charts, Jones returned to the Top 5 with the novelty number, which peaked at #3. The song's memorable electric clavinet solo was played by legendary Nashville session ace Hargus "Pig" Robbins. Part of the song's success may have been that fans assumed George was singing about ex-wife Tammy Wynette; indeed, in the liner notes to the Jones retrospective Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits, producer Billy Sherrill confirms that song was "about Tammy." In his 1995 memoir, Jones wryly remarked, "The public believed I was singing about Tammy. Several reporters asked if that were true. I purposely hedged on the question. I was ready to let people think w

Her Name Is

"Her Name Is" is a country song written by Bobby Braddock and made famous by George Jones. After a string of single releases that fared poorly on the charts, Jones returned to the Top 5 with the novelty number, which peaked at #3. The song's memorable electric clavinet solo was played by legendary Nashville session ace Hargus "Pig" Robbins. Part of the song's success may have been that fans assumed George was singing about ex-wife Tammy Wynette; indeed, in the liner notes to the Jones retrospective Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits, producer Billy Sherrill confirms that song was "about Tammy." In his 1995 memoir, Jones wryly remarked, "The public believed I was singing about Tammy. Several reporters asked if that were true. I purposely hedged on the question. I was ready to let people think w