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GEORGE JONES IN CONCERT
George Jones appears in concert at the Pechanga Indian Reservation's Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA, on February 17, 2006. (UPI Photo/Roger Williams)

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George Jones, the iconic country music singer known by generations for his distinctive voice and phrasing, died Friday in Nashville at 81, his publicist said.
Three-month-old twin sisters found in a New Jersey apartment with their mother's body are doing well, police said.
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No sale for George Jones Tenn. estate
Country singer George Jones rejected the highest bid for his Tennessee estate at a weekend auction, the auction company said.
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George Jones cancels more shows
Ailing U.S. country music star George Jones is "doing much better" but canceled performances through May 20 so he can focus on his recovery, his Web site said.
Singer George Jones hospitalized
American country music star George Jones has been hospitalized in Nashville with an upper respiratory infection, his publicist said.
Glen Campbell set for Grammy honor
The Recording Academy says it will honor Glen Campbell and the Allman Brothers Band with Lifetime Achievement Awards at a ceremony in Los Angeles.
Singer-songwriter Dobie Gray has died in Nashville from complications of cancer surgery, a friend told The New York Times. He was 71.
Mandrell makes Country Hall of Fame
Barbara Mandrell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch