2013
US country singer George Jones, who had a string of #1 songs between the 1950s and 1990s, died aged 81. Nicknamed ‘Possum’, his signature song was “He Stopped Loving Her Today”, a track about love and death. He was married to Tammy Wynette between 1969 and 1975 and the pair recorded several songs together in the 1970s. During his life, Jones had more than 150 hits during his career, both as a solo artist and in duets with other artist.