Country legend George Jones dies at 81

Superstar had tumultuous life, years marked by alcoholism

By WND News Services
Published April 26, 2013 at 11:36am

(WASHINGTON POST) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When it comes to country music, George Jones was The Voice.

Other great singers have come and gone, but this fact remained inviolate until Jones passed away Friday at 81 in a Nashville hospital after a year of ill health.

Jones' career was marked by a tumultuous marriage to Tammy Wynette and bouts with alcoholism that led to occasional concert cancellations. (One of his nicknames was "No-Show Jones.")

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