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RIP Jack Jones

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Kate1949 Thu 24-Oct-24 22:17:24

Anyone remember him? Lovely soothing voice.

dragonfly46 Thu 24-Oct-24 22:20:39

Oh yes I had a huge crush on him. He had wonderful eyes.

merlotgran Thu 24-Oct-24 22:32:00

I loved his voice, especially singing All The Things You Are.

RIP

Babs03 Thu 24-Oct-24 22:35:23

So good looking back in the day. Loved ‘if you go away’ and ‘the shadow of your smile’.

Allira Thu 24-Oct-24 23:08:23

I hadn't realised he was 86.

My DD loved him and his mellow voice when she was a teenager, unusual for someone of her age then.

RIP Jack Jones

gulligranny Fri 25-Oct-24 14:39:14

I had quite a few of his LPs, he had a gorgeous voice.

Tenko Fri 25-Oct-24 14:43:48

Who is Jack jones ?

HelterSkelter1 Fri 25-Oct-24 14:53:36

An american singer Tenko. As said above lovely voice. Very popular. Has just died from leukaemia at 86. Lots to read about him on the internet of course. Had 6 wives!!

Redhead56 Fri 25-Oct-24 15:00:34

I thought he had a lovely voice why he was compared to Frank Sinatra was beyond me Sinatra couldn’t sing.

Septimia Fri 25-Oct-24 15:47:17

And he was Jack Jones junior - his father was a popular singer, too.

Anniebach Fri 25-Oct-24 15:51:03

RIP

grumppa Fri 25-Oct-24 16:43:05

I thought this referred to the trade union leader at first, and was thinking I never knew he could sing!

Patsy70 Fri 25-Oct-24 16:53:42

I also had a crush on Jack Jones. Such a handsome man, with beautiful eyes and a lovely voice. RIP 💐

Allira Fri 25-Oct-24 16:55:54

grumppa

I thought this referred to the trade union leader at first, and was thinking I never knew he could sing!

So did I. Jack Jones, CH MBE
Died in 2009 aged 96
After his retirement he campaigned for pensioners' rights.

Georgesgran Fri 25-Oct-24 20:24:22

Sorry Tenko but why didn’t you just google his name first?

Smileless2012 Fri 25-Oct-24 20:27:00

Oh he was one of my mum's favourites and I have an LP of his that was her's. Yes he did have a lovely voice RIP flowers.

merlotgran Fri 25-Oct-24 22:19:21

grumppa

I thought this referred to the trade union leader at first, and was thinking I never knew he could sing!

😂😂😂

Daddima Sun 27-Oct-24 11:27:02

Sorry I missed this, and posted another thread! The Bodach and I saw him many times in Glasgow. He was a very handsome man, and could sing too.

youtu.be/WKherhX1CPM?si=RYMUkFx5PKlzXNpM

nahsma Sun 27-Oct-24 12:17:55

Allira

grumppa

I thought this referred to the trade union leader at first, and was thinking I never knew he could sing!

So did I. Jack Jones, CH MBE
Died in 2009 aged 96
After his retirement he campaigned for pensioners' rights.

And me! Jack Jones, general secretary of the TGWU, chairman of the TUC, I knew him at the TUC, he was a lovely man, very kind, very helpful to a very junior member of staff. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Jones_(trade_unionist)

Daddima Sun 27-Oct-24 12:35:36

nahsma

Allira

grumppa

I thought this referred to the trade union leader at first, and was thinking I never knew he could sing!

So did I. Jack Jones, CH MBE
Died in 2009 aged 96
After his retirement he campaigned for pensioners' rights.

And me! Jack Jones, general secretary of the TGWU, chairman of the TUC, I knew him at the TUC, he was a lovely man, very kind, very helpful to a very junior member of staff. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Jones_(trade_unionist)

And there now is yet another Jack Jones, a Welsh singer and poet, apparently.

Cumbrianmale56 Sun 27-Oct-24 12:42:23

I can remember my parents buying a Jack Jones LP in the seventies, where Jones sung covers of songs by soft rockers Bread called Bread Winners. He was quite good at singing covers and was also well known for singing the theme tune to The Love Boat.

Suzysues Sun 27-Oct-24 13:53:41

My dad loved his music. He used to sing all the songs to us. I loved the song "Wives and Lovers"
youtu.be/mZbusN-n8rE?si=sT81OMztCJb9Phx2

HousePlantQueen Sun 27-Oct-24 13:58:51

Jack Jones was part of the soundtrack of my childhood, along with Frank Sinatra and Matt Monro,

4allweknow Sun 27-Oct-24 14:40:34

Goodness, just looked at his many LPs I have last week. I went to a few of his concerts met him 4 times (one back stage due to the job my DH had at that time). His eyes, his voice, I just melted. RiP

Kate1949 Sun 27-Oct-24 15:26:17

He was certainly a very attractive man.