He took off his hat… and the room went still. At George Jones’s funeral in 2013, Alan Jackson stepped onto the Opry stage with quiet respect. Then came the first line: “He said, ‘I’ll love you ’til I die’…”—and time froze. No sound. Just raw emotion hanging in the air. It wasn’t just a song—it was a goodbye. A final tribute to a friend, and to a song once thought too sad to matter. But in 1980, “He Stopped Loving Her Today” didn’t just top charts—it saved George’s career and became a country music legend. That day, Alan didn’t just sing. He honored every goodbye, every love that never really ended… Watch below