Loni Anderson and Jack Jones arrive for “The Bob Hope Memorial Tribute” present on the Academy of Tv Arts and Sciences headquarters in Los Angeles’ North Hollywood space Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003. Picture: AP/Reed Saxon
RANCHO MIRAGE, California—Jack Jones, a Grammy-winning crooner recognized for “The Love Boat” tv present theme music, has died. He was 86.
Jones died Wednesday evening at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, California, after battling leukemia for greater than two years, in response to an announcement from his supervisor, Milt Suchin.
Jones started his singing profession within the Fifties and within the Nineteen Sixties received two Grammy Awards for greatest vocal efficiency, one on the music “Lollipops And Roses” and one on the music “Wives and Lovers.”
He was nominated for a number of different Grammys in later years, together with for the album “Jack Jones Paints A Tribute To Tony Bennett” in 1999.
In 1980, his “Love Boat” tv present theme music rose to No. 37 on the Billboard US Grownup Up to date songs chart. Jones was additionally a frequent visitor on the favored romantic comedy present during which visitor stars, starting from Gene Kelly to Janet Jackson, would come aboard for a cruise and fall in love with each other.
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A social media account for “The Ed Sullivan Present,” an American tv selection present that aired for many years, posted on X on Thursday that Jones lit up the present with clean vocals and unforgettable performances.
“His music will eternally encourage us,” the publish mentioned. “Thanks for the recollections, Jack. Relaxation in peace.”
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