LEGENDARY singer Jack Jones has died aged 86.
The Grammy-winner died on Wednesday night after a tragic two-year battle with leukaemia, his step-daughter confirmed.
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Jones was well-known as the theme singer for Wives and Lovers and Love Boat.
The star won two Grammy Awards and received a whopping total of five nominations.
For an unbelievable eight seasons of The Love Boat, that began in 1977, Jones sang the theme song that exuded romance with the words: “Love, exciting and new. Come aboard, We’re expecting you.”
The catchy tune benefited Jones’ career greatly, and the legend released The Love Boat Theme as a single in 1979.
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In 1982 Airplane II: The Sequel, Jones is seen performing the theme song in a cameo as a charismatic lounge singer.
Jones was born into a showbiz family with his mother, Irene Hervey, being an Emmy-nominated actress who was in films and on television for more than 50 years.
And his father, Allan Jones, played the male lead in 1936 Show Boat and in the Marx Brothers’ A Night at the Opera in 1935.
The star, apart from his voice, was known for his ladies’ man persona.
He was married six times, most notably to actress Jill St. John for just over a year in the late 60s.
Jones was also, at one point, romantically linked to actress Susan George.
In 1959 the star had his first recording contract with Capitol Records where he debuted his album This Love of Mine.
On the album was his rendition of the Steve Allen Composition called This Could Be the Start of Something Big.
Capitol was attempting to turn Jones into a rockabilly singer and eventually dropped him – but Kapp Records was there to pick him back up.
And soon Jones hit legendary status with Lollipops and Roses – which was recorded when he was on two weeks’ leave from the US Air Force Reserve.
The single impressively reached number 12 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, which earned him a Grammy in 1962 for best male solo vocal performance.
This also granted him the status as the heir to Frank Sinatra.
Jones soon collected another Grammy in 1964 for Wives and Lovers which rose to number 14 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and was even nominated for Record of the Year.
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