Veteran singer Anton Jones who has excelled in the Sri Lankan music scene for more than five decades,
passed away today at the age of 79,Anton who was born on June 3, 1937 in Hulstdorf, had released almost over 40 cassettes and 10 CDs. Anton Jones who had also worked as a stenographer for a state bank for 35 years, became popular following hits like ‘Mini Gawuma’, "Kanthoruwa Kanthoruwa Mama Weda Karana" , "Maru Sira", "Sepala Ekanayake", "Premawathi Manamperi", "Polonnaruwe Podi Wije" and hundreds of other songs.