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George Jones dies
By Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 29 April 2013
American country star George Jones has died aged 81. He died on Friday after being admitted to hospital with a fever and irregular blood pressure, a spokesman said.
Jones had a string of number ones in the US from the 1950s through to the 1990s, and was married to Tammy Wynette for six years in the early 1970s, during which time the couple recorded several songs together. In addition to the awards and hits, Jones’ battle with alcoholism and cocaine addiction also captured the headlines at times, and often threatened to derail his career. Indeed at one point he earned the nickname No-Show Jones because of the frequency with which he cancelled gigs.
He overcame his inner demons, in the main, after marrying his fourth wife Nancy in 1983, though was seriously injured after crashing his car while DUI in the late 1990s, leading to another spell in rehab. Nevertheless, he continued to play live until the end of his life, and was mid-tour at the time of his death.
Amongst those to pay tribute after Jones’ passing was confirmed was Faith Hill, who wrote “we lost one of the best voices God created this morning; our hearts are saddened to hear that George Jones has passed away… our thoughts and prayers are with Nancy and all of the family”, while Keith Urban tweeted: “If I’m blessed enough to make it there, I look forward to you giving me the grand tour. Rest in peace George Jones!”
