George Jones

George Jones
George Jones
	George Jones performing at Harrah's Metropolis in Metropolis, Illinois in June 2003
Background information
Birth name	George Glenn Jones
Born	September 12, 1931; Saratoga, Texas, U.S.
Origin	Vidor, Texas, U.S.
Died	April 26, 2013 (aged 81); Nashville, Tennessee
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Acoustic guitar; Vocals
Years active	1954–2013
Labels	Starday; Mercury; United Artists; Musicor; Epic; MCA Nashville; Asylum; Bandit
Associated acts	Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Jamey Johnson
Website	www.GeorgeJones.com

George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013)^[1] was an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.

Jones was born on September 12, 1931 in Saratoga, Texas.^[2]^[3] He was raised in Vidor, Texas.

Jones was married to Dorothy Bonvillion from 1950 until they divorced. Then he was married to Shirley Ann Corley from 1954 until they divorced in 1968. Then he was married to Tammy Wynette from 1969 until they divorced in 1975. Then he was married to Nancy Sepulvado from 1983 until his death in 2013. He had four children.

Jones died on April 26, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee from respiratory failure, aged 81.^[4]

Discography

Singles

The Grand Tour

Studio albums

Grand Ole Opry's New Star (1956)
Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't (2005)

George Jones Media

Hank Williams, Jones's biggest musical influence
One of George Jones's duet partners was Melba Montgomery. In the 1960s, they recorded a series of duets such as "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds".
Country singer Tammy Wynette singing prior to the taping of The Johnny Cash Show in Nashville, Tennessee in 1977.
Jones's grave in Nashville