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Screenwriter, Actor, Makeup, Singer Born: January 14, 1938 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:A two-time Grammy winner in the early '60s, Jack Jones made a fine living thereafter, blending vocal standards from traditional pop with swinging renditions of contemporary pop and rock hits. The son of the romantic lead actor and recording artist Allan Jones (who had a hit with "The Donkey Serenade") and actress Irene Hervey, Jones began studying the vocal arts in high school, and after graduation joined his father's successful act on the nightclub circuit. Jack left less than a year later, determined to make it on his own, and began playing small clubs around the country. Several years after forging his independence, Jones was spotted in San Francisco and signed to Kapp Records in 1961. Though he was called into the Army soon after, he managed to record the single "Lollipops and Roses," a moderate 1962 hit which earned him a Grammy for Best Performance by a Male Singer. He earned another Grammy for... Full Biography
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