[Nfbf-l] R I P George Jones
Alan Dicey
adicey at bellsouth.net
Fri Apr 26 15:51:45 UTC 2013
George Jones, country superstar, has died at 81
Friday, April 26, 2013
George Jones, country superstar, has died at 81
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
By: The Associated Press, Published on Friday April 26 2013
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE -
George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens
of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking
classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today," has died.
He was 81.
Publicist Kirt Webster says Jones died Friday at Vanderbilt University
Medical Center in Nashville after being hospitalized with fever and
irregular blood pressure.
Known for his clenched, precise baritone, Jones had Number 1 songs in five
separate decades, 1950s to 1990s, and was idolized not just by fellow
country singers, but by Frank Sinatra, Pete Townshend, Elvis Costello, James
Taylor and countless others.
In a career that lasted more than 50 years, "Possum" recorded more than 150
albums and became the champion and symbol of traditional country music, a
well-lined link to his hero, Hank Williams.
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