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George Jones

US country music vocalist

From: Saratoga, United States
Active: 1931–2013
Rating: ★ 3.65 (3 votes)
Releases: 556

country
classic country
country gospel
honky tonk

About

George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for a long list of hit records, and is well known for his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last two decades of his life, he was frequently referred to as "the greatest living country singer" and "The Rolls-Royce of Country Music".

In 1959, Jones recorded "White Lightning", written by The Big Bopper, which launched his career as a singer. Years of alcoholism and drug addiction severely compromised his health and led to his missing many performances, earning him the nickname "No Show Jones". He died in 2013, aged 81, from hypoxic respiratory failure.

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