Country singer George Jones dead at 81

WASHINGTON, Apr 27:  George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died yesterday at age 81, his spokesman said. Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included hits such as “He Stopped Loving Her Today” and “Window Up Above,” died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville. (agencies)