What is George Jones?
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |name = George Jones | |image = George Jones.jpg |caption = George Jones performing at Harrah's Metropolis in [[Metropolis, Illinois]] in June 2003| |image_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> |background = solo_singer | |birth_name = George Glenn Jones |<!--Alias field is only for alternate recording names, not nicknames--> |birth_date = {{birth date|1931|9|12}} |origin = [[Vidor, Texas]], U.S. | |birth_place = [[Saratoga, Texas]], [[United States|U.S.]] | |death_date = {{death date and age|2013|4|26|1931|9|12}} |death_place = [[Nashville, Tennessee]] |instrument = [[Acoustic guitar]]<br/>[[Vocals]] | |genre = [[Country music|Country]] | |occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]] | |years_active = 1954–2013 |label = [[Starday Records|Starday]]<br/>[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]<br/>[[United Artists Records|United Artists]]<br/> [[Musicor Records|Musicor]]<br/>[[Epic Records|Epic]]<br/>[[MCA Nashville Records|MCA Nashville]]<br/> [[Asylum Records|Asylum]]<br/>Bandit |associated_acts = [[Tammy Wynette]], [[Merle Haggard]], Jamey Johnson | |website = [http://www.georgejones.com/home/ www.GeorgeJones.com] | }} '''George Glenn Jones''' (September 12, 1931 &ndash; April 26, 2013)<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/arts/music/george-jones-country-singer-dies-at-81.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | work = [[The New York Times]] | accessdate = April 26, 2013| date = April 26, 2013| first = Jon | last = Pareles| title = George Jones, Admired and Copied Country Singer, Dies at 81}}</ref> was an [[Americans|American]] country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to [[Tammy Wynette]]. Jones was born on September 12, 1931 in [[Saratoga, Texas|Saratoga]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web