[Nfbf-l] R I P George Jones

[Alan Dicey]

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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