Thursday, April 5, 2012

Country star George Jones released from hospital

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2008 file photo, George Jones arrives for the Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Jones is hospitalized in Nashville. Jones, 80, has been admitted into a Nashville area hospital with an upper respiratory infection and was to stay overnight for observation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2008 file photo, George Jones arrives for the Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Jones is hospitalized in Nashville. Jones, 80, has been admitted into a Nashville area hospital with an upper respiratory infection and was to stay overnight for observation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

(AP) ? Country music legend George Jones is out of the hospital after nearly a week of treatment for an upper respiratory infection.

A statement from Jones' publicist, Kirt Webster, says Jones "wants to thank all his friends and fans for their prayers and well wishes over the past few days."

The statement says Jones will be resting at home until his next concert on April 20 in Mahnomen, Minn.

Webster has denied rumors that 80-year-old had been suffering from pneumonia. He was admitted to a Nashville-area hospital last Thursday and was treated with antibiotics.

The Country Music Hall of Fame member is known for dozens of classic country hits, including "White Lightning" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today."

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Online: http://www.georgejones.com

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