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Grandpa Jones
Person · male · United States · Niagara · born 1913 · died 1998 · recording since 1946
American banjo player and singer (1913–1998)
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Also known as Louis M. Jones · Louis Marshall Jones
Timeline
20 events▣ Album 17◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1910s
1940s
· Debut release
Debut release: I’ve Been All Around This World
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Biography
English biography622 words · 7 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1373018962
Biography
Louis Marshall Jones (October 20, 1913 – February 19, 1998), known professionally as Grandpa Jones, was an American banjo player and old time/country music singer. He was inducted as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1978.
Biography
Jones was born in the small farming community of Niagara in Henderson County, Kentucky, the youngest of 10 children in a sharecropper's family. His father was an old-time fiddle player, and his mother was a ballad singer and adept on the concertina. His first instrument was guitar. Ramona Riggins, one of several women who began to gain some recognition in a musical form long dominated by men was Grandpa's wife and musical partner of over 30 years. Ramona first started playing the mandolin when she was six or seven years old.
Career
Performing as Grandpa Jones, he played the guitar or banjo, yodeled, and sang mostly old-time ballads. By 1937, Jones had made his way to West Virginia, where Cousin Emmy taught Jones the art of the clawhammer style of banjo playing, which gave a rough, backwoods flavor to his performances. His first experience playing music in public came at the age of 11 or thereabouts. The music of the WLS Barn Dance in Chicago was a major influence on Louis, as were the Jimmie Rodgers records his sister brought home. In 1942, Jones joined WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. There, he met fellow Kentuckian Merle Travis. In 1943, they made their recording debuts together for Syd Nathan's upstart King Records.
His recording career was put on hold when he enlisted in the United States Army during World War II. Discharged in 1946, he recorded again for King. Through 1946–1949, when several Opry cast members (Clyde Moody and Chubby Wise among them) and he were invited to become a part of the burgeoning world of television by Washington, DC, entrepreneur Connie B Gay, he became a cast member at the Old Dominion Barn Dance, broadcast over WRVA in Richmond, Virginia.
In the fall of 1968, Jones became a charter cast member on the long-running television show Hee Haw, often responding to the show's skits with his trademark phrase "Outrageous". He also played banjo, by himself or with banjo player David "Stringbean" Akeman. A musical segment featured in the early years had Jones and "his lovely wife Ramona" singing while ringing bells held in their hands and strapped to their ankles. A favorite skit had off-camera cast members ask, "Hey Grandpa, what's for supper?", in which he would describe a delicious, country-style meal, often in a rhyming, talking blues-style. Sometimes, he would describe something not so good; i.e. "Because you were bad, thawed out TV dinners!"
Testimony
A resident of rural Ridgetop, Tennessee, outside Nashville, he was a neighbor and friend of fellow musician David "Stringbean" Akeman. On the morning of November 11, 1973, Jones discovered the bodies of Akeman and his wife, Estelle, who had been murdered during the night by robbers. Jones testified at the trial of the killers; his testimony helped to secure a conviction.
Honors
In 1978, Jones was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. His autobiography, Everybody's Grandpa: Fifty Years Behind the Mike, was published in 1984. In 2023, Jones was inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame in the Historical category.
Death
In January 1998, Jones suffered two strokes after his second show performance on the Grand Ole Opry. He died at 7:00 pm Central Time on February 19, 1998, at the McKendree Village Home Health Center in Hermitage, Tennessee, at age 84. He was buried in the Luton Memorial Methodist Church cemetery in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
Other
Wolfe, Charles K. (1998). "Grandpa Jones". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury (editor), New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 269–70.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 35 | 91.7th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 52 | 92.5th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (35 release groups · 17 studio albums)
Albums · 17
1959 · studio album
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A1What'll I Do With the Baby-OA2I Don't Know Gee From HawA3Stay in the Wagon YardA4You Done Me Mean and HatefulA5Grandpa's Getting Married AgainA6Down in the Dixie They Say YouD1Jennie Get the Hoe Cakes DoneD2Hello BluesD3Fix Me a PalletD4The Rain Is Still FallingD5MelindaD6Five String Banjo BoogieGrandpa Jones Makes The Rafters Ring
1962 · studio album
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A1Make The Rafters RingA2Raining Here This MorningA3I've Just Been Gone Too LongA4My Darlin's Not My Darlin' AnymoreA5East Bound TrainA6Count Your BlessingsB1Banjo SamB2GroundhogB3All Night LongB4Going 'Cross The SeaB5I Guess You Don't Remember NowB6Mighty Long Way To Travel1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 28:24
A1Away Out On The Mountain2:51A2My Carolina Sunshine Girl2:29A3Hobo Bill2:39A4Waiting For A Train1:58A5T For Texas2:16A6Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia2:02B1My Little Lady2:38B2You And My Old Guitar2:43B3Brakeman's Blues2:11B4Dear Old Sunny South1:55B5Lullaby Yodel2:31B6Tritzem Yodel2:11Rollin' Along With Grandpa Jones
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 42:22
A1Rock Island Line2:42A2Time Time Time Time2:18A3Chicken Don't Roost Too High2:30A4My Little Nagging Wife2:34A5Take It On Out The Door2:35A6You've Come Back To Me2:40A7My Old Red River Home2:43A8Mule Train3:05B1Going Down Town2:40B2The Bald Headed End Of The Broom2:25B3How Many Biscuits Can You Eat2:38B4I Often Wonder Why You Changed Your Mind2:53B5Happy Little Home In Arkansas2:32B6The Golden Rocket2:57B7Daisy Dean2:20B8Darby's Ram2:501963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 25:38
A1Eight More Miles To Louisville2:17A2Don't Bring Your Banjo Home2:52A3Dark As A Dungeon3:03A4Daylight Saving TimeA5Waiting For A Train1:50A6Old Rattler's Pup2:18B1The All-American Boy2:31B2The Huntin's Over For Tonight2:30B3Pickin' Time2:01B4Mountain Dew2:09B5Old Towzer1:47B6When The Jones' Get Together2:20Grandpa Jones Sings Hits From "Hee Haw"
1969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 26:14
A1Old Rattler1:42A2Eight More Miles To Louisville2:22A3Banjo Sam2:19A4Night Train To Memphis2:18A5Going Across The Sea2:09A6Old Blue2:01B1Mountain Dew1:56B2King Of The Cannon County Hills2:45B3Are You From Dixie1:58B4Trouble In Mind2:35B5Pretty Little Devilish Mary2:07B6The Banjo Am The Instrument2:021971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Fifteen Cents Is All I've GotA2Uncle Eph's Got The CoonA3That Memphis TrainA4Jennie, Get Your Hoe Cakes DoneA5The Feudin' BoogieB1Here Rattler HereB2The Bald Headed End Of The BroomB3How Many Biscuits Can You EatB4Old Rattler's Treed AgainB5My Old Red River Home1974 · studio album
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A1Nashville On My MindA2Sweet Lips (Battle Of Kings Mountain)A3Deep Dark Corner Of My MindA4Green Hills Of HomeA5Old Troop DogA6Four Stone WallsB1Baby-OB2Brown Girl And Fair EleanorB3The Mountain ManB4Four Winds A-Blowin'B5Are You Sleeping Daddy DarlingB6These HillsPoem And Songs Featuring "Christmas Guest"
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 28:43
A1Falling Leaves3:02A2Making Plans2:24A3Water Flowing Under The Bridge2:48A4I've Learned To Leave That Up To The Lord2:22A5These Hills2:40B1The Christmas Guest5:34B2I'm The South2:30B3A Mule Named Sam2:29B4Too Late2:51B5House On The Hill2:031978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Kitty KlydeA2Are You From DixieA3My Bonnie Lies Over The OceanA4Good Ole Mountain DewA5Eight More Miles To LouisvilleB1She's The Steppin' Out KindB2Uncle Eph'sB3The New VitaminB4Baldheaded End Of The BroomB5Bile That Cabbage Down1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:04:53
Disc 1A1Old Mountain Dew2:12A2Let Him Go, God Bless Him2:41A3Autoharp Trilogy3:12A4Cannoball Blues2:33A5Red Haired Boy2:25A6My Pretty Quadroon3:53B1I Gave My Love A Cherry2:00B2The Johnson Boys1:51B3Gold Watch And Chain3:25B4Pig In The Pen1:55B5Over The Waterfall1:32B6There Will Come A Time4:26Disc 2C1Muleskinner Blues4:07C2The Flowers Of Edinburgh1:36C3Nellie Bly2:10C4The Banks Of The Ohio2:58C510Th Of November1:45C6The Blind Girl3:22D1Billy Richardson's Last Ride2:40D2Autoharp Concerto1:56D3Falling Leaves2:28D4Ramona's Choice2:08D5Clear The Kitchen3:12D6Down Home Waltz1:26D7Who Will Sing For Me3:00Old Time Country Music Collection
1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:02:36
Disc 1A1She Was Always Chewing Gum1:43A2When The Bee's Are In The Hive2:56A3Young Charlotte5:33A4The All Go Hungry Hash House2:10A5The Code Of The Mountains1:55A6I Don't Love Nobody1:22B1I Wonder Where My Darling Is Tonight2:00B2Pap's Corn Liquor Still2:10B3Where The Silv'ry Colorado Wends Its Way3:17B4Alabam2:18B5Where The Mississippi Washes2:32B6Neighbors3:09Disc 2C1Weary Lonesome Me2:05C2Driftwood On The River3:10C3Dog And Gun2:58C4Grandfather's Clock2:38C5Cabin Just Over The Hill2:34C6I'm On My Way1:55D1Open Up Them Pearly Gates For Me1:50D2When It's Time For The Whippoorwill To Sing2:28D3Down The Old Plank Road2:21D4I'm Getting Grey Hair2:41D5I Am A Pilgrim2:05D6Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes4:461981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 58:00
Disc 1A1Come My Little Pink River2:12A2Bethesda2:41A3Daylight Saving Time3:12A4Greensleeves2:33A5Great Will Be The Coming Of Our Lord2:25B1Had A Big Time Today2:00B2Chuck Ol' Hen1:51B3Charlene3:25B4Come Thy Fount1:55B5The Storms Are On The Ocean1:32B6Don't Bite The Hand That's Feeding You4:26Disc 2C1My Little Home Down In New Orleans4:07C2Old Troupe Dog1:36C3Darby's Ram2:10C4Whiskey Before Breakfast2:58C5Ballad Of Music Row1:45C6Pictures From Life's Other Side3:22D1Sail Away Ladies2:40D2Just Plain Folks1:56D3Kate's Tune2:28D4Wish I Stayed In The Wagon Yard2:08D5Red Bird3:12D6Matthew 241:261984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:22
A1Mountain Dew2:41A2An Old Fool Is The Biggest Fool Of All1:59A3I Can Still Hear Daddy's Fiddle3:22A4Falling Leaves2:32A5Eight More Miles To Louisville2:11A6Are You From Dixie2:00B1You Ain't Never Had Lonesome2:30B2Wake Up Man2:50B3Jonah And The Whale2:42B4Five Rooms Of Heartaches1:58B5Old Rattler1:39B6These Hills2:581995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 24:10
1Away Out on the Mountain2:542My Carolina Sunshine Girl2:313Hobo Bill2:434Waiting for a Train2:005Don't Look Back2:176T for Texas2:217Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia2:068My Little Lady2:429Brakeman's Blues2:1410Falling Leaves2:22Grandpa Jones: Country Music Hall of Fame, 1978
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 27:28
1Eight More Miles to Louisville2:442Mountain Dew2:473Old Rattler2:514How Many Biscuits?2:435Five String Banjo Boogie2:41615 Cents Is All I Got2:517Tragic Romance2:568Jenny Get Your Hoe Cakes2:329Old Rattler's Treed Again2:4610I'm My Own Grandpa2:372008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 26:25
1Mountain Dew2:452My Darlings Not My Darling Anymore2:473Goin' Down Town2:444I Don't Know Gee From Haw2:375Chicken Don't Roost Too High2:336Fast Moving Night Train2:137She's Gone and Left Another Broken Heart2:478My Little Nagging Wife2:329Are There Tears Behind Your Smiles2:4410Stay in the Wagon Yard2:43
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | I’ve Been All Around This WorldSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1I’ve Been All Around This World 2Our Worlds Are Not the Same | February 1946 | ||
| 1948 | Darby's Ram / Take It on Out the DoorSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksADarby's Ram BTake It on Out the Door | 1948 | ||
| 1957 | Eight More Miles To Louisville / Dark As A DungeonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:20AEight More Miles To Louisville2:17 BDark As A Dungeon3:03 | 1957 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1953 | Purple RobeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracksA1Purple Rose A2From the Manger to the Cross A3Dark as a Dungeon B1I'll Meet You in the Morning B2On the Jericho Road B3The Wrath of God | 1953 |
Album · 14
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Grandpa Jones Sings His Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracksA1Old Rattler A2Steppin' Out Kind A3Eight More Miles To Louisville A4I'm My Own Grandpa A5Uncle Eph's Got The Coon A6Fifteen Cents Is All I Got B1It's Raining Here This Morning B2Send In Your Name And Address B3Are You From Dixie B4Grandpa's Boogie B5East Bound Freight Train B6Mountain Dew | Compilation | 1958 | |
| 1972 | Grandpa Jones LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracksA1Fix Me A Pallet A2The Air, The Sunshine And The Rain A3Old Rattler's Pup A4My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean B1Rocky Top B2I Don't Love Nobody B3John Henry B4The Last Old Shovel B5Southern Bound | Live | 1972 | |
| 1976 | The Grandpa Jones StorySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 48:46Disc 1 A1Sweet Dreams of Kentucky2:12 A2My Carolina Sunshine Girl2:41 A3Jesse James3:12 A4Raining Here This Morning2:33 A5Eight More Miles to Louisville2:25 B1Tragic Romance2:00 B2Kentucky1:51 B3Old Rattler3:25 B4Mountain Laurel1:55 B5I'm on My Way Back Home1:32 Disc 2C1Sweeping Through the Gates4:07 C2There's a Hand That's A-Waiting1:36 C3Old Camp Meeting Time2:10 C4Closer to God Than Ever Before2:58 C5I'll Meet You in the Morning1:45 D1You'll Make Our Shack a Mansion2:40 D2Dark as a Dungeon1:56 D3I'm on My Way Somewhere2:28 D4Rosalee2:08 D5Gone Home3:12 | Compilation | 1976 | |
| 1977 | 16 Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 43:31A1Mountain Dew2:43 A215 Cents Is All I Got2:47 A3Eight More Miles to Louisville2:41 A4Uncle Eff's Got the Coon2:39 A5East Bound Freight Train3:04 A6She's the Stepping Out Kind2:37 A7I'm My Own Grandpa2:38 A8Old Rattler's Treed Again2:44 B1Old Rattler2:50 B2Are You From Dixie2:34 B3There's a Hole in the Ground2:49 B4Grandpa Boogie2:39 B5My Old Red River Home2:27 B6It's Raining Here This Morning2:51 B7Here Rattler Here2:49 B8Jonah and the Whale2:39 | Compilation | 1977 | |
| 1992 | The Country Music Hall of Fame: Grandpa JonesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 38:041Rattler's Pup2:29 2Eight More Miles to Louisville2:20 3Dark as a Dungeon3:07 4When the Jones' Get Together2:24 5Mountain Dew2:13 6Falling Leaves2:35 7Daylight Saving Time2:03 8It Takes a Lot of Living2:31 9The Huntin's Over for Tonight2:34 10The All-American Boy2:36 11Don't Look Back2:21 12Waiting for a Train1:56 13Old Towzer1:54 14Don't Bring Your Banjo Home2:59 15Pickin' Time2:06 16Cindy1:56 | Compilation | 1992 | |
| 1994 | Good Ole Mountain DewSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 22:221Old Rattler1:45 2Eight More Miles to Louisville2:21 3Banjoe Sam2:21 4Night Train to Memphis2:26 5Nashville on My Mind2:19 6Old Blue2:04 7Mountain Dew2:00 8King of Cannon County Hills2:46 9Are You From Dixie2:03 10T for Texas2:17 | Compilation | 1994 | |
| 1997 | Everybody's GrandpaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1998 | An American OriginalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 1:12:101Grandfather's Clock2:41 2Old Rattler2:07 3Alabam2:22 4Eight More Miles to Louisville2:24 5Dog and Gun3:02 6Sweet Dreams of Kentucky2:29 7She Was Always Chewing Gum1:45 8Open Up Them Pearly Gates for Me1:52 9Dark as a Dungeon2:49 10Darby's Ram1:44 11Neighbors3:12 12Old Mountain Dew2:14 13Driftwood on the River3:14 14Muleskinner Blues4:10 15Daylight Savings Time1:57 16My Little Own Home Down in New Orleans2:04 17Old Camp Meeting Time2:13 18Jesse James2:28 19It's Raining Here This Morning2:25 20I Don't Love Nobody1:25 21Nelly Bly2:12 22I Gave My Love a Cherry2:11 23Down the Old Plank Road2:27 24I Am a Pilgrim2:09 25Billy Richardson's Last Ride2:43 26Tragic Romance3:00 27I Wish I'd Stayed in the Wagon Yard1:58 28Cannonball Blues2:37 29The All Go Hungry Hash House2:11 30Are You From Dixie?2:05 | Compilation | 1998 | |
| 1998 | 28 Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 1:13:001Mountain Dew2:45 215 Cents Is All I Got2:50 3You'll Make Our Shack A Mansion2:39 4Eight More Miles To Louisville2:44 5Bald Headed End Of The Broom2:27 6Old Rattler2:49 7Down In Dixie (Where They Say You All)2:23 8East Bound Freight Train3:03 9Time, Time, Time, Time2:19 10Take It On Out The Door1:50 11Get Back On The Glory Road2:48 12I'm Tying The Leaves So They Won't Come Down2:51 13You Done Me Mean And Hateful2:44 14I Don't Know Gee From Haw2:36 15I'm My Own Grandpa2:38 16Chicken Don't Roost Too High2:33 17Tragic Romance2:55 18Daisy Dean2:37 19Are You From Dixie2:35 20Five-String Banjo Boogie2:39 21How Many Biscuits Can You Eat1:54 22Old Rattler's Treed Again2:42 23Grandpa's Getting Married Again2:43 24It's Raining Here This Morning2:53 25Our Fathers Had Religion2:35 26Don't Sweet Talk Me2:11 27Uncle Eph's Got The Coon2:39 28My Little Nagging Wife2:38 | Compilation | 19 May 1998 | |
| 2006 | Steppin' Out KindSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 1:14:111It's Raining Here This Morning2:52 2I'll Be Around If You Need Me2:51 3Grandpa's Boogie2:43 4Heart Stealin' Mama3:35 5Eight More Miles to Louisville2:43 6Alimony Trouble2:53 7Five String Banjo Boogie2:42 8Ridin' on That Train2:56 9Darby's Ram3:43 10Take It on Out the Door2:37 11The Feudun' Boogie3:05 12Mule Train3:08 13Move It on Over2:57 14What'll I Do With the Baby-O2:43 15Steppin' Out Kind2:41 16Don't Sweet Talk Me2:11 17Send in Your Name and Address3:18 18That Depot in the Sky2:49 19Old Rattler2:44 20You'll Make Your Shack a Mansion2:41 21Get Back on the Glory Road2:48 22There's a Grave in the Waves of the Ocean2:55 23Maybe You Will Miss Me When I'm Gone2:21 24There's a Hole in the Ground2:47 25When Mussolini Laid His Pistol Down2:51 26Two-Time Annie2:37 | Compilation | 14 March 2006 | |
| 2007 | Wash My Jumpers, Starch My OverallsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 35 tracks1Down in Dixie Where They Say You All 2Bald Headed End of the Broom 3Banjo Sam 4Going Across the Sea 5Any Old Time 6Dear Old Sunny South 7Away Out on the Mountain 8T for Texas 9Night Train to Memphis 10Rosalee 11Kickin' Mule 12Liza's Up the Simmon Tree 13Pickin' Time 14Are You From Dixie 15Falling Leaves 16Eight More Miles to Louisvlle 17Uncle Eph's Got the Coon 18Mountain Dew 19Goin' Down to the River 20Old Rattler 21My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans 22Jesse James 23Its Raining Here This Morning 24Nelly Bly 25Down the Old Plank Road 26I Wish I'd Stayed in the Wagon Yard 27Cannon Ball Blues 28The All Go Hungry Hash House 29Fix Me a Pallet (live) 30Dooley (live) 31The Air, the Sunshine and the Rain (live) 32Castles in the Air (live) 33I Don't Love Nobody (live) 34The Last Old Shovel (live) 35Cindy (live) | Compilation | 2007 | |
| 2011 | Makes the Rafters RingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 32 tracks · 1:17:561Make the Rafters Ring2:38 2It's Raining Here This Morning2:29 3I've Just Been Gone Too Long2:23 4My Darlin's Not My Darlin' Anymore2:33 5Eastbound Freight Train2:27 6Count Your Blessings2:11 7Banjo Sam2:22 8Groundhog2:00 9All Night Long2:14 10Going 'Cross the Sea2:10 11I Guess You Don't Remember Now2:36 12Mighty Long Way to Travel2:16 13Away Out on the Mountain2:55 14My Carolina Sunshine Girl2:32 15Hobo Bill2:42 16Waiting for a Train2:00 17T for Texas2:20 18Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia2:05 19My Little Lady2:42 20You and My Old Guitar2:46 21Brakeman's Blues2:14 22Dear Old Sunny South1:59 23Lullaby Yodel2:35 24Tritzem Yodel2:15 25The Ladies Man2:17 26The Thing2:18 27I Don't Love Nobody1:49 28These Hills2:47 29What Does the Deep Sea Say?2:50 30Tragic Romance2:49 31I'm Tying the Leaves (So They Won't Come Down)2:48 32Oh Captain Captain2:54 | Compilation | 2011 | |
| 2023 | Bread and Gravy: The Complete Recordings 1952-1955Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 47 tracks · 1:51:22Disc 1 1Retreat Cries My Heart2:16 2Mountain Laurel2:31 3Stop That Ticklin' Me2:06 4T.V. Blues2:13 5I'm No Communist2:18 6Pickin' on Me2:12 7Sass-A-Frass2:25 8The Closer to the Bone2:10 9Old Rattler's Son2:08 10Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea2:38 11Pap's Corn Likker Still2:42 12Bread and Gravy2:54 13You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet2:10 14You're Never Too Old for Love2:35 15My Heart Is Like a Train2:32 16The New Vitamine2:36 17Y'all Come2:15 18The Trader2:30 19Old Rattler2:13 20Old Blue2:39 21Some More Mountain Dew2:37 22Looking Back to See2:14 23Standing in the Depot2:32 24A High Silk Hat and a Gold Top Walking Cane2:21 Disc 21Papa Loves Mambo2:09 2Gotta Marry Off Our Daughter2:13 3Keep on the Sunny Side of the Life2:08 4Some Little Bug Is Going to Find You2:47 5Gooseberry Pie2:38 6Old Dan Tucker2:09 7Matrimony Ridge2:05 8Spring Fever2:34 9Heard O' Turtles2:11 10In the Future2:32 11The Champion2:03 12What Has She Got1:56 13Kissin' Games2:25 14I'm Getting Gray Hair2:24 15How to Catch a Man (On the Minnie Pearl Plan)2:52 16And That's Good Enough for Me2:29 17Men (Uh-Huh)2:34 18I Wisht They Would!2:10 19I Wonder Where That Man O' Mine Has Went2:25 20Jealous Hearted Me2:15 21Never Been Kissed2:35 22Huntin' Season2:04 23Me1:57 | Compilation | 8 December 2023 | |
| — | Pickin' TimeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 23:441All American Boy2:32 2Dark as a Dungeon3:04 3Mountain Dew2:11 4Eight More Miles to Louisville2:18 5Don't Bring Your Banjo Home2:56 6The Huntin's Over for Tonight2:32 7Old Rattler's Pup2:26 8Pickin' Time2:04 9Old Towzer1:49 10Waiting for a Train1:52 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Grandpa Jones head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 35 | 91.7th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 52 | 92.5th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
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| Sheppard Brothers(band) | — | present | |
| The Hee Haw Gospel Quartet(band) | — | present |
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gospel music · country music
2 shared genre tags · from United States
9 wikis
Red Foley
United States · Person
gospel music · country music
2 shared genre tags · from United States
16 wikis
Charlie Rich
United States · Person
gospel music · country music
2 shared genre tags · from United States
18 wikis
Wanda Jackson
United States · Person
gospel music · country music
2 shared genre tags · from United States
31 wikis
Glen Campbell
United States · Person
gospel music · country music
2 shared genre tags · from United States
45 wikis