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Jun 02, 1949 Died on 16 Jun 1996 (aged 47)
American singer
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About Anthony Armstrong Jones
- Ronnie Jones (born June 2, 1949 in Ada, Oklahoma; died June 16, 1996) was an American country music singer known professionally as Anthony Armstrong Jones, a stage name that he took from the name of the British photographer who married Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.
- A former professional golfer, Jones recorded four albums for Chart Records in that timespan, in addition to charting six times in the Top 40 on the Billboard country singles charts.
- His debut single was a No.
- 22-peaking cover of "Proud Mary," originally by Creedence Clearwater Revival, which served as the title track of his first album.
- Its second single was "New Orleans," originally recorded by Gary U.
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- Bonds. Jones' second album, Take a Letter Maria, produced his biggest hit in its No.
- 8 title track, a cover of the pop hit for R.
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- Greaves.
- Later that year, he released Sugar in the Flowers, which produced singles in "Lead Me Not into Temptation" and its title track.
- Finishing off his single releases that year was a rendition of Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline," which Jones recorded on Take a Letter Maria. Jones later moved to Epic Records, where he charted three singles in 1973, including a No.
- 33 cover of Jim Croce's "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown".
- He recorded for Homa Records in the 1970s but did not have any chart success, and charted for the last time in 1986 with the No.
- 74 "Those Eyes" on the Air label.
- After retiring from the music business, Jones founded a club called Proud Mary in Shreveport, Louisiana.
- He died on June 16, 1996.
