Once pegged as an heir to Frank Sinatra, the son of Allan Jones and Irene Hervey also had hits with 'Lollipops and Roses,' 'The Impossible Dream' and 'Call Me Irresponsible.'
Jack Jones, the silky Grammy-winning crooner who had hits with “Lollipops and Roses,” “Wives and Lovers” and “The Impossible Dream” before inviting TV viewers to set a course for adventure onJones died Wednesday night at Eisenhower Medical in Rancho Mirage, California, after a two-year battle with leukemia, his stepdaughter Nicole Whitty toldJones was born into a showbiz family. His mother, Irene Hervey, was an Emmy-nominated actress who spent more than 50 years in film and on television.
Capitol, which was trying to turn Jones into a rockabilly singer, dropped him, but Kapp Records picked him up, and he struck gold right out of the gate with “Lollipops and Roses,” recorded while he was on two weeks’ leave from the U.S. Air Force Reserve. After he found success a year later with “Call Me Irresponsible,” which Sinatra had recorded, Jones collected another Grammy in 1964 forcomposition rose to No. 14 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and was nominated for Record of the Year but lost to Henry Mancini’s “Days of Wine and Roses.”Over the years, “Wives and Lovers” became another one of his standards.
In addition to his stepdaughter Nicole, survivors include his wife, Eleonara, whom he married in 2009; his daughters, Crystal and Nicole; another stepdaughter, Colette; grandchildren Grace, Mercer and Agnes; and his dog, Ivy.
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