Footwear Song Top Ten: Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes (#1)

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As the old song says, put my little shoes away. It's time to polish this series off, the one that's dealt with favorites that have footwear (nine "shoes" and one "sneakers") in the title. Not much of a surprise to see this one at the top of the list, I suppose. Here it is. #1: Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones The answer to the question in the title? No one. That's one of the problems with music today: they're looking for "the next" (insert whoever was popular five months ago), not a singularly unique sound to blaze his/her/their trail. All the people Jones mentioned in this song -- from "the outlaw who walks through Jessi's dream" (Waylon Jennings) to "Jerry Lee and Charlie" (Lewis and Rich) -- had a completely different style. That's what made them so great, so worthy of being mentioned in this lovely tribute song...and so irreplaceable. Just like the man singing the song. Thanks for reading. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes Written by Troy Seals and Max D. Barnes Recorded by George Jones From Who's Gonna Fill Thier Shoes, 1985 Who's gonna play the Opry: