Jones died Wednesday night at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, California, after battling leukemia for more than two years, according to a statement from his manager, Milt Suchin.

World Series kicks off tonight as the Yankees face the Dodgers in LA. For the first time since 1981, fans from coast to coast are getting ready to experience the thrill of a Yankees/Dodgers World Series.

Jack Jones, a singer who found fame and chart success on the easy-listening side of the street in the 1960s, and who later became etched in television-watching America’s psyche with the “Love Boat” theme,