Bobby Brown Hospitalized

Bobby Brown, who was jailed last Friday after pleading guilty to a 1996 drunken driving charge, was admitted to a hospital in Atlanta on Tuesday.

Brown was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital after complaining of an undisclosed ailment. The thirty-three-year-old singer had been sentenced to eight days in prison but was to be released three days early for good behavior, and therefore will not have to return to the DeKalb County Jail. Brown was also ordered to perform 240 hours of community service and pay $2,600 in fines as part of his sentence.

Brown faces other charges in Georgia stemming from a November arrest for possession of marijuana, speeding and having no driver's license or proof of insurance.

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Song Stories

“(We're Not) The Jet Set”

George Jones and Tammy Wynette | 1973

George Jones and Tammy Wynette were still married when they recorded the tongue-in-cheek "(We're Not) The Jet Set." The lyrics, written by Nashville songwriter Bobby Braddock, who also penned Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" and Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today," make fun of the good life by declaring, "We're not the Jet Set/We're the old Chevrolet set." Braddock recalled that while writing the song, he needed the name of a city that evened out the rhyme he had with "Riviera" and "Missourah." “I got out a Rand McNally atlas," he said. "In the first part are the maps. The last part is an alphabetical listing of cities. I wanted a rustic, small-time sound. I went to the listing for Missouri. And I found 'Festus.' I loved the sound of it."

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