Jim Jones
Born | May 13, 1931 |
Hometown | Crete, Indiana, United States |
Height | 5'8" (1.73m) |
Spouse | Marceline Baldwin (m 1949 - 1978) |
Children | Jim Jon Prokes , Lew Eric Jones , Jim W. Jones Jr. , Stephan Gandhi Jones , Stephanie Jones , Agnes Pauline Jones , John Moss Jones , Timothy Glen Jones , Suzanne O. Jones |
Parents | James Thurman Jones , Lynetta Putnam |
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Jim Jones Doubles Down On His Thought That Pusha T Isn’t A ‘Top 50’ Rapper
- After a clip went viral of Jim Jones disputing Pusha T’s place on Billboard’s Top 50 Rappers list, everyone is convinced Jones believes Pusha T’s spot is questionable at best.
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30 years later: New book delves into Branch Davidian tragedy near Waco
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Jim Jones and Quiet Luxury are Front and Center In New VEERT Collection
There isn't a musician alive that doesn't know VEERT. Now they are launching a Ready-To-Wear collection that epitomizes quiet luxury
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Jim Jones Recalls Being “Punked” By Dr. Dre During Studio Session
"It was the first time I ever had somebody really make me do my verse over like 20 times."
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Jim Jones Defends Saying Drake Is Greatest Rapper of All Time
In an appearance on 'The RapCaviar Podcast,' Dipset rapper Jim Jones doubled down on his assertion that Drake is the greatest rapper of all time.
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Hear Nathaniel Rateliff Join Forces With Rappers Jim Jones and Conway The Machine
This new version of Rateliff's 2021 track "Survivor" was produced by Mike Cash
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‘American Cults’ shows how religious zealotry is huge part of US history
“American Cults: Cabals, Corruption, and Charismatic Leaders” by Jim Willis; Visible Ink Press (368 pages, $54.95) ——— What’s the difference between a cult and a church? Often, it depends on where you stand. To the believers inside, their religion provides guidance and security. To the suspicious outside, that creed often looks like a legally sanctioned way to steal. And the truth? That’s ...
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BOOK: ‘American Cults’ shows how religious zealotry is huge part of U.S. history
What’s the difference between a cult and a church? Often, it depends on where you stand. To the believers inside, their religion provides guidance and security. To the suspicious outside, that creed often looks like a legally sanctioned way to steal. And the truth? That’s something Jim Willis tries to uncover in “American Cults: Cabals, Corruption, and Charismatic Leaders.” And he begins by ...
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Judge said court had ‘no power to prosecute’ without Idaho attorney general. Here’s why
“I’m disappointed that more harmonious relations weren’t achieved,” one former attorney general said.
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Column: California lawmaker who survived Jonestown, Jan. 6 reflects on Trump, Jim Jones and Congress
The Bay Area's Jackie Speier is retiring after more than 40 years in public life that began when she was shot five times in a deadly ambush in Guyana.
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Lawson Hager, 78, led the band, played his horn and inspired young musicians
He was director of the Cowboy Band and dean of HSU's School of Music.
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Filmmaker Sally El Hosaini Puts Spotlight on Jonestown Mass Murder-Suicide With Feature ‘Jones’ (EXCLUSIVE)
MARRAKECH – Director Sally El Hosaini, whose Working Title-produced “The Swimmers” opened the Toronto Film Festival, is turning her attention to one of the biggest mass murder-suicide stories in history with her forthcoming project “Jones.” The Welsh-Egyptian director, who recently signed with CAA, told Variety at the Marrakech Film Festival that she began working on […]
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