George Jones

Born

September 12, 1931

Died

April 26, 2013 (aged 81)

Known as

country singer, songwriter, country musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, recording artist

George Glenn Jones 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", "The Rolls-Royce of Country Music".

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