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OFFBEAT: Country music king George Jones dead at age 81
Country music icon George Jones died Friday at 81 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, according to his publicist Kirt Webster. He was hospitalized with fever and irregular blood pressure, forcing him to postpone two shows.
Tammy Wynette and George Jones
Tammy Wynette, left, sings with husband George Jones in an undated picture from the early 1970s. Jones, now 81, one of the late Wynette's five husbands, has announced a final farewell tour.
OFFBEAT: Country music king George Jones bringing final tour to Joliet
Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet announced Thursday they've booked country music George Jones for a spring date as part of his announced "Final Grand Tour."
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OFFBEAT: Loretta Lynn's stage presence still commanding at Drury Lane
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Tammy Wynette and George Jones' Guitar-Shaped Swimming Pool
After marrying in 1969, Tammy Wynette and George Jones built a guitar-shaped swimming pool at their Lakeville, Fla., mansion before moving out in 1972 and divorcing in 1975.
OFFBEAT: 'The Doyle & Debbie Show' and country fun must leave Chicago May 27
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OFFBEAT: 'The Doyle & Debbie Show' taking break from Chicago to perform for Conan O'Brien
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OFFBEAT: 'The Doyle & Debbie Show' a fresh, funny, audience-pleasin' stage escape
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OFFBEAT: Country music king George Jones delivers shaky concert at Blue Chip
I've seen the legendary George Jones perform a number of times, beginning as far back as 1993.
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