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It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the death of Ben Jones, known to Dukes of Hazzard fans everywhere as "C...
13/08/2026

It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the death of Ben Jones, known to Dukes of Hazzard fans everywhere as "Crazy Cooter" Davenport. Ben Jones passed away at his home in Virginia today, on Aug 9, 2026.

According to his wife, Alma, Ben had a massive heart attack while sitting in his favorite chair, waiting for the Braves game to start.

Ben Jones spent decades entertaining and meeting Dukes fans from all over the world, putting on events big and small. His Cooter's Place locations gave fans a home away from home. But most of all, Ben gave his heart. He talked to fans like they were old friends. He was geniune.

It isn't possible for anyone, other than Alma, to really understand just how much time Ben gave to other people without expecting anything in return. There will never be another Ben Jones.

"Crazy Cooter" Davenport will live forever on The Dukes of Hazzard.

We love you, Ben. And we love you, Alma. We share your heartbreak.

(photo below from 2025, during Ben Jone's retirement event, at a private autograph moment. Photo taken by Zach Hudson.)

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In the mid-1960s, Ann-Margret was one of the most electrifying performers in America. She had starred alongside Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas. She had dazzled in Bye Bye Birdie. Her Las Vegas shows crackled with energy and her beauty was undeniable. But behind the spotlight, she carried a quiet ache. As a child in Sweden, she had been separated from her father for five and a half years while he worked in America. That early wound left her with a deep fear of abandonment that fame could never fill.
Roger Smith understood something about that kind of loneliness. He had been a star himself on the hit television series 77 Sunset Strip, playing a suave private detective from 1958 to 1963. But his health had already betrayed him once. In 1962, doctors discovered a blood clot in his brain that required surgery. His first marriage to Australian actress Victoria Shaw had ended. He was raising three young children. He knew what it felt like to carry private pain behind a public face.
They met in the mid-1960s when Smith invited Ann-Margret to a San Francisco nightclub where he was singing. He took her to dinner the next night. On the third date, she knew. She later said she sensed immediately that he would protect her, that she could depend on him. What struck her most was how he treated her. He did not see an icon or a prize. He saw a person. By their third date, Ann-Margret was certain she had found the man she would marry.
Her parents were not convinced. Her father did not think a divorced man with three children and an uncertain career was good enough for his daughter. Her mother argued with her until both were in tears. But Ann-Margret held firm.
On May 8, 1967, they married at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. It was a small civil ceremony

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