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George Jones
Deceased

How Did George Jones Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81
Also known asThe Possum, No Show JonesGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/09/1931Born inSaratoga, Texas, USADied26/04/2013 (aged 81)Died inNashvilleCauserespiratory failureWikidataQ508202 ↗Buried atWoodlawn Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#1017169 ↗

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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Filmography20 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022Louis Armstrong's Black & BluesMovieSelf (voice) (archive sound)91
2011Charlie Louvin: Still Rattlin' the Devil's CageMovieSelf80
2008Tammy Wynette: Legendary PerformancesMoviehimself77
2007Opry Video Classics: Love SongsMovie—76
2007Opry Video Classics : LegendsMovieSelf (archive footage)76
2007Opry Video Classics: Hall of FameMovieSelf (archive footage)76
2007George Jones: Country Legends LiveMovieartist76
2005CMT: Inside FameSeriesSelf74
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSeriesSelf65
1994George Jones: Golden HitsMovie—63
1991Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...SeriesSelf60
1990Waylon: Renegade. Outlaw. Legend.MovieSelf59
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf47
1978Smokey and the Good Time OutlawsMovieGeorge Jones Band47
1974A Poem Is a Naked PersonMovieSelf43
1972The Midnight SpecialSeriesSelf41
1967CMA AwardsSeriesSelf36
1965Forty Acre FeudMovieSelf34
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf31
1958Bat MastersonSeriesJoe, 2nd Bartender27