Grammy-award winning Jack Jones, who sang the iconic Love Boat theme song, has died at age 86.
The singer and actor passed Wednesday night, his family announced, according to KESQ.
In addition to the Love Boat theme song, Jones has also released the popular tracks Wives and Lovers and Lollipops and Roses.
Jones earned two Grammy awards during his career and made frequent appearance on variety shows throughout the 60s and 70s, according to KESQ.
On top of singing, Jones was also an actor with credits in 1982’s Airplane II: The Sequel and 2013’s American Hustle.
A long time resident of the Coachella Valley, Jones received a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 2003.
‘Because of The Love Boat theme, everything was great on ships after that,’ he told 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 S.S. 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; pictured with wife Eleonora in 2015
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