Jack Jones, Grammy Award winner who sang the iconic song Love Boat, has died at the age of 86.
The singer and actor died Wednesday night, his family announced, according to reports KESQ.
In addition to the Love Boat title track, Jones has also released the popular songs Wives and Lovers and Lollipops and Roses.
Jones won two Grammy Awards during her career and made frequent appearances on variety shows throughout the ’60s and ’70s, according to KESQ.
In addition to singing, Jones was also an actor with credits in 1982’s Airplane II: The Sequel and 2013’s American Hustle.
Jones, a longtime resident of the Coachella Valley, received a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 2003.
“Because of the theme of The Love Boat, everything was great on the boats after that,” he said. Las Vegas Magazine during a 2016 interview. ‘I did six weeks a year. They gave me the best suite on the ship, and it was the SS Norway. We just had a great time.’
Grammy Award-winning Jack Jones, who sang the iconic Love Boat theme song, has died at age 86; in the photo 2010
Jones photographed with his wife Eleonora in 2015
