Grammy-winning crooner Jack Jones, known for 'The Love Boat' theme song, dies at 86

Jack Jones, a Grammy-winning crooner known for "The Love Boat” tv show taxable song, has died

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- Jack Jones, a Grammy-winning crooner known for “The Love Boat” tv show taxable song, has died. He was 86.

Jones died Wednesday nighttime astatine a infirmary successful Rancho Mirage, California, aft battling leukemia for much than 2 years, according to a connection from his manager, Milt Suchin.

Jones began his singing profession successful nan 1950s and successful nan 1960s won 2 Grammy Awards for champion vocal performance, 1 connected nan opus “Lollipops And Roses" and 1 connected nan opus “Wives and Lovers.”

He was nominated for respective different Grammys successful later years, including for nan medium "Jack Jones Paints A Tribute To Tony Bennett" successful 1999.

In 1980, his “Love Boat” tv show taxable opus roseate to No. 37 connected nan Billboard U.S. Adult Contemporary songs chart. Jones was besides a predominant impermanent connected nan celebrated romanticist drama show successful which impermanent stars, ranging from Gene Kelly to Janet Jackson, would travel aboard for a cruise and autumn successful emotion pinch 1 another.

A societal media relationship for “The Ed Sullivan Show,” an American tv assortment show that aired for decades, posted connected X connected Thursday that Jones lit up nan show pinch soft vocals and unforgettable performances.

“His euphony will everlastingly animate us,” nan station said. “Thank you for nan memories, Jack. Rest successful peace.”