George Jones, considered by many the best male country singer in the era when country was country, died today in a Nashville hospital at 81. Jones, who had many health issues over his long and raucous life, died of natural causes.

George Jones, considered by many the best male country singer in the era when country was country, died today in a Nashville hospital at 81. Jones, who had many health issues over his long and raucous life, died of natural causes.
