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George Jones Sick, Cancels Concert in Minnesota

Jacquelyn Martin, AP

MAHNOMEN, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota casino says legendary country singer George Jones is ill and has canceled a concert scheduled this week.

Jones was scheduled to perform Friday at Shooting Star Casino, Hotel and Event Center in Mahnomen. That concert had been rescheduled from April when Jones needed more time to recover from an upper respiratory infection.

Shooting Star released a statement from Jones' management team, saying the 81-year-old singer has gotten a virus and is being treated by doctors.

Jones apologized to his fans for the inconvenience.

Shooting Star says there are no plans to reschedule the performance. Ticket-buyers will receive a refund in seven to 10 days.

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James Gammons

Does anyone know if the concert in Jackson Tennessee is still on. Don't want to travel fron St. Louis Missouri to Jackson if the concert is a no go?

November 15 2012 at 5:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bettysue113098

TAKE CARE GEORGE AND HOPE YOU GET WELL SOON. MY MOTHER WAS SUCH A LOVER OF YOUR MUSIC. I REMEMBER AS AK ID SHE HAD YOUR ALBUM GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES AND SHE WORE IT OUT TILL IT WOULDNT PLAY ANYMORE AND SO SHE TOLD MY DAD TO GO GET ANOTHER COPY. THEYARE BOTH GONE BUT I ALWAYS REMEMBERED THAT ABOUT YOUR MUSIC IN OUT HOUSE. HOPE YOU GET BETTER VERY SOON.

November 02 2012 at 4:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Thelma

Love you George, Love your music. Country music is not like , country music anymore . You, Merle even Allan Jackson do not get played on the radio like alot of so called country singers.

November 02 2012 at 3:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jhkbass

lolve his music a real county singer not like what we have now trying to sing country,

November 02 2012 at 2:30 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
saggillman

I miss not seeing George much on TV anymore . He was and is THE GREATEST ! These new ones are ok I guess but nothing like the 70's was !!! Too much Rock & Roll added now I think ! COUNTRY WAS COUNTRY in those days ! We had George, Randy Travis,John Anderson, Willy and Waylon plus others that were tops ! I could go on and on here Ha hA God Bless ya George, GET WELL SOON !

November 02 2012 at 11:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jamesmabank

Nobody could have made or sang any song any better than George Jones.

November 02 2012 at 10:47 AM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
mean ass

George your health is more important than anything and dont push your self to get right back to singing. take awhile and get better know matter how long it takes..dont want anything to happen to you. do like 1 cocert a week cause i would go crazy if anything happen to you. your my favorit singer. please take care of your self. lots of love to you and Nancy...
Pamela

November 02 2012 at 2:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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