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George Jones out of hospital, ‘doing great’

George Jones has been released from the hospital after being treated for pneumonia, a spokeswoman for the country singer said Monday.Jones, 74, entered Nashville's Baptist Hospital on Thursday and was released Saturday."He's at home recovering and is doing great," said Evelyn Shriver, spokeswoman for Jones' Bandit Records.Shriver said she didn't know when the singer would resume his concert tour i
/ Source: The Associated Press

George Jones has been released from the hospital after being treated for pneumonia, a spokeswoman for the country singer said Monday.

Jones, 74, entered Nashville's Baptist Hospital on Thursday and was released Saturday.

"He's at home recovering and is doing great," said Evelyn Shriver, spokeswoman for Jones' Bandit Records.

Shriver said she didn't know when the singer would resume his concert tour in support of his 2005 album, "Hits I Missed ... And One I Didn't."

Jones, whose hits include "He Stopped Loving Her Today," "The Race Is On," "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" and "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair," has been performing at about 95 shows a year.

Problems with drug and alcohol abuse earlier in his career earned him the nickname "No Show Jones," but Jones has said he's been sober for years.

Jones, a Texas native who was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992, was critically injured in March 1999 when his sport utility vehicle crashed into a bridge about a mile from his Franklin home.