| First Name |
George
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| Middle Name |
Glenn
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| Last Name |
Jones
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| Full Name at Birth |
George Glenn Jones
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| Alternative Name |
No-Show Jones, Possum, Thumper Jones, No Show Jones, The Possum, King George
|
| Birthday |
12th September, 1931
|
| Birthplace |
Saratoga, Texas
|
| Died |
26th April, 2013
|
| Place of Death |
Nashville, Tennessee
|
| Buried |
Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery
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| Height |
5' 7" (170 cm)
|
| Build |
Average
|
| Hair Color |
Blonde
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
|
| Sexuality |
Straight
|
| Religion |
Baptist
|
| Ethnicity |
White
|
| Nationality |
American
|
| Occupation Text |
Country Musician, Actor
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| Occupation |
Country Musician
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| Claim to Fame |
Walk Through This World With Me" Single
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Country, Rockabilly, Gospel
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| Music Genre |
Country, Religious
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| Year(s) Active |
1954–2013, 1953–2013
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| Music Style |
Traditional Country, Country-Pop, Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Gospel, Country Gospel, Religious
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| Music Mood |
Melancholy, Poignant, Sentimental, Plaintive, Reflective, Lush, Yearning, Earnest, Nocturnal, Organic, Laid-Back/Mellow, Bittersweet, Romantic, Wistful, Dramatic, Intimate, Earthy, Autumnal, Joyous, Rollicking, Passionate
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| Instrument |
Guitar, Vocals
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| Instrument (text) |
Acoustic guitar, Vocals
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| Record Label |
Starday, Mercury, United Artists, RCA Records, Musicor, Epic, MCA Nashville, Asylum, Bandit, RCA
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| Associated Acts |
Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson, Jennette Hicks, Melba Montgomery, Johnny Paycheck, Emmylou Harris, Ray Price, Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Ernest Tubb, Hank Thompson, David Allan Coe, Porter Wagoner, Johnny Cash Johnny Paycheck
|
| Official Websites |
http://www.georgejones.com
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George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) 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, Jones is frequently referred to as "the greatest country singer", "The Rolls-Royce of Country Music", and had more than 160 chart singles to his name from 1955 until his death in 2013.
