▁number ▁ 5 ▁on ▁Country ▁Music ▁Television ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Songs ▁in ▁Country ▁Music . ▁ ▁Background ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Williams ▁was ▁enjo ying ▁a ▁successful ▁stre ak , ▁re le asing ▁multiple ▁hits , ▁including ▁" H on ky ▁Ton k ▁Blues ", ▁" H alf ▁as ▁Much ", ▁" S ett in ' ▁the ▁Wood s ▁on ▁Fire ", ▁" J amb al aya ▁( On ▁the ▁Bay ou )" ▁and ▁" You ▁Win ▁Again ". ▁While ▁his ▁career ▁was ▁so aring , ▁his ▁marriage ▁to ▁Aud rey ▁She pp ard ▁became ▁tur bul ent . ▁He ▁developed ▁serious ▁problems ▁with ▁alco hol , ▁morph ine ▁and ▁pain kill ers ▁pres cribed ▁to ▁ease ▁his ▁severe ▁back ▁pain ▁caused ▁by ▁sp ina ▁b if ida . ▁The ▁couple ▁divor ced ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁and ▁Williams ▁moved ▁in ▁with ▁his ▁mother . ▁ ▁So on ▁after , ▁Williams ▁met ▁Bill ie ▁Jean ▁Jones ▁back stage ▁at ▁the ▁R yman ▁Aud itor ium , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Sh re ve port , ▁Louisiana , ▁" who ▁was , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁d ating ▁F aron ▁Young . ▁Williams ▁started ▁d ating ▁Jones , ▁upon ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Young ▁and ▁soon ▁began ▁to ▁plan ▁their ▁marriage . ▁While ▁driving ▁from ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee ▁to ▁Sh re ve port ▁to ▁announ ce ▁the ▁wed ding ▁to ▁her ▁parents , ▁Williams ▁talked ▁to ▁her ▁about ▁his ▁previous ▁marriage ▁and