Jack Jones dies: Who was he and what was the cause of death?
Crooner Jack Jones, winner of two Grammy Awards and known for performing the famous ‘Love Boat’ theme song, has died at the age of 86.
Singer Jack Jones, best known for creating and performing the soundtrack for the famed series ‘The Love Boat’, has died at the age of 86, his family announced.
The artist had been suffering from leukemia for two years and was ultimately unable to overcome the disease, eventually passing away at Eisenhower Medical, a hospital in California.
Jack Jones dies: Who was he?
Jones' artistic side ran in the family, as he was the son of actress Irene Hervey and singer and actor Allan Jones, who starred in two of the Marx Brothers' best-known films: A Day at the Races and A Night at the Opera.
His connections in show business may have helped him get in touch with record companies that began to give him his first opportunities as a singer when he was just over twenty years old.
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Jones was one of the most recognizable voices of American pop in the 1960s, which also allowed him to work in film, television and theater. On the small screen, in fact, he became a regular, especially on variety shows.
His complex personal life also helped his fame, as he was married six times. On the big screen, he made a cameo appearance on ‘Airplane! 2’.
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Jones’ first marriage was to well-known actress Jill St. John, but it only lasted three years. After that, in just one year, he married Gretchen Roberts.
Between 1976 and 1982 his wife was Kathy Simmons and, the longest marriage of all, with Kim Ely, between 1982 and 2005. His last wife, and now widow, was Eleonora, whom he married in 2009.
Throughout his career he recorded more than 60 studio albums and won two Grammy Awards in 1961 and 1963, both for ‘best male pop vocal performance’. The works for which he won were “Wives and Lovers” and “Lollipops and Roses.”