Grandpa Jones

Aliases: "Grandpa" Jones
Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren
Real name: Louis Marshall Jones
Born: October 20, 1913
Died: February 19, 1998
Country: United States
IPI: 00015477194 5 works
00015486389 6 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Country music singer, comedian, banjo player and songwriter. He began on radio as “the young singer of old songs” at a very early age, but received his famous nickname in 1935 while touring with Bradley Kincaid, who maintained that he sounded like a grumpy old man; hence he became “Grandpa” at age 22. Jones was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1978.
Member of: Brown's Ferry Four
The Hee Haw Gospel Quartet
Family: Ramona Jones Spouse
Alisa Jones Daughter
Marsha Jones Daughter
Mark Jones [US] Son

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
8 More Miles to Louisville	Grandpa Jones	May 28, 1946	(18 artists)
East Bound Freight Train	Grandpa Jones	July 1946	(7 artists)
Falling Leaves REL	Grandpa Jones	October 1964	(8 artists) Originally by Grandpa Jones REC
Falling Leaves REC	Grandpa Jones	April 8, 1992	(8 artists) Originally by Grandpa Jones REL
Hello Blues	Grandpa Jones	April 1956	(2 artists)
It's Raining Here This Morning	Grandpa Jones	December 1, 1944	(10 artists)
I've Been All Around This World	"Grandpa" Jones	February 1946	(33 artists)
Mountain Laurel	Grandpa Jones and Ramona	January 1952	(6 artists)
Ridin' on That Train	Grandpa Jones	January 1947	Bill Clifton & The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
The Christmas Guest	Grandpa Jones	November 1969	(4 artists)
The Closer to the Bone (The Sweeter is the Meat)	Grandpa Jones	September 1952	(3 artists)

Covers by Grandpa Jones

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Alabam	Grandpa Jones	June 12, 1978	Cowboy Copas
	And So You Have Come Back to Me	Grandpa Jones	April 1961	Stoneman Family REC, Weaver Brothers REL
	Are You from Dixie	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	March 1950	(unknown)
	Away out on the Mountain	Grandpa Jones	May 1963	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	Billy Richardson's Last Ride	Grandpa Jones	1979	Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart)
	Brakeman's Blues	Grandpa Jones	May 1963	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	Cannonball Blues	Grandpa Jones	1979	(unknown)
i	Cluck Ol' Hen	Grandpa Jones	1981	(unknown)
	Come and Dine	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	October 1950	The Happy Four
	Come My Little Pink	Grandpa Jones	1981	Stringbean and His 5-String Banjo
i	Come Thou Fount	Grandpa Jones	1981	(unknown)
	Darby's Ram	Grandpa Jones	1981	(unknown)
	Darby's Ram	Grandpa Jones and Delmore Brothers	May 24, 1948	(unknown)
	Dark as a Dungeon	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	October 1950	Merle Travis
	Dark as a Dungeon	John Hartford, Grandpa Jones, Marty Stuart & Thom Bresh	1993	Merle Travis
	Dear Old Sunny South	Grandpa Jones	December 1952	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	Devilish Mary	Grandpa Jones	July 1964	Roba Stanley - William Patterson
	Down the Old Plank Road	Grandpa Jones	June 12, 1978	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee
	Driftwood on the River	Grandpa Jones	June 12, 1978	Elton Britt
	Empty Mansion	Grandpa Jones	1966	J.B. Whitmire's Blue Sky Trio
	Fair and Tender Ladies	Grandpa Jones Family	May 23, 1985	(unknown)
	Going Across the Sea	Grandpa Jones	November 1969	Uncle Dave Macon
	Gold Watch and Chain	Grandpa Jones	1979	The Carter Family
	Gone Home	Grandpa Jones	1966	Carl Story and His Ramblin' Mountaineers
	Grandfather's Clock	Grandpa Jones	June 12, 1978	Edison Male Quartette
i	Greensleeves	Grandpa Jones	1981	(unknown)
	Hobo Bill	Grandpa Jones	May 1963	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	How Many Biscuits Can You Eat	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	October 1948	Dr. Humphrey Bate and His Possum Hunters
	I Am a Pilgrim	Grandpa Jones	June 12, 1978	Norfolk Jubilee Quartet
	I Gave Myself a Cherry	Grandpa Jones	1979	(unknown)
	I'll Meet You in the Morning	Grandpa Jones	1966	J. B. Whitmire Blue Sky Trio
	I'm My Own Grandpa	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	March 1948	The Jesters [US1] REL, Lonzo and Oscar with The Winston County Pea Pickers REC
	I'm No Communist	Grandpa Jones	May 1952	Lulu Belle and Scotty
	I'm Tying the Leaves (So They Won't Come Down)	Grandpa Jones	July 1964	Byron G. Harlan
	Jesse James	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	March 1950	Bentley Ball
	Jonah and the Whale	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	November 1949	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader
	Just over in the Glory Land	Grandpa Jones	1966	(unknown)
	Keep on the Firing Line	Grandpa Jones	1966	Howard Haney
	King of the Cannon County Hills	Grandpa Jones	November 1969	Porter Wagoner
	Kitty Clyde	Grandpa Jones	April 1949	Wm. B. Houchens
	Little Liza Jane	Grandpa, Merle, Ramona & Rose Lee	May 23, 1985	Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band
	Lookin' Back to See	Ruby Wells and Grandpa Jones	May 1954	Jim Edward Brown - Maxine Brown
	Lullaby Yodel	Grandpa Jones	May 1963	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	Methodist Pie	Grandpa Jones	July 1964	Bradley Kincaid
	Mountain Dew	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	1947	Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Lulu Belle and Scotty
	Move It on Over	Cowboy Copas and Grandpa Jones	September 1947	Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
	Muleskinner Blues	Grandpa Jones	1979	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	Mule Train	Cowboy Copas and Grandpa Jones	November 1949	Buz Butler and Cass County Boys
	My Carolina Sunshine Girl	Grandpa Jones	March 1963	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	My Little Lady	Grandpa Jones	May 1963	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	My Little Old Home down in New Orleans	Grandpa Jones	1981	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	My Pretty Quadroon	Grandpa Jones	1979	The Beverly Hill Billies REC, Bud Billings—Carson Robison (Carson Robison, Frank Luther) REL
	Nellie Bly	Grandpa Jones	1979	Victor Mixed Chorus
	Night Train to Memphis	Grandpa Jones	March 1963	Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
	No Tears in Heaven	Grandpa Jones	1966	The Chuck Wagon Gang
	Oh, Captain Captain	Grandpa Jones	July 1964	Vernon Dalhart
	Old Camp Meetin' Time	Grandpa Jones	1966	(unknown)
	Old Dan Tucker	Grandpa Jones	1955	Harry C. Browne
	Old Joe Clark	Joe, Grandpa, Merle, Rose Lee, Ramona & Alisa	May 23, 1985	(unknown)
	Old Rattler	Grandpa Jones	October 1947	George Reneau
	On the Jericho Road	Grandpa Jones	1966	Propes Quartet
	Open Up Them Pearly Gates for Me	Grandpa Jones	June 12, 1978	Bud Billings—Carson Robison (Carson Robison, Frank Luther)
i	Over the Waterfall	Grandpa Jones	1979	(unknown)
	Papa Loves Mambo	Minnie Pearl and Grandpa Jones	October 1954	Johnnie Ray
	Peach Pickin' Time down in Georgia	Grandpa Jones	May 1963	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	Pickin' Time	Grandpa Jones	January 1959	Johnny Cash
	Pictures from Life's Other Side	Grandpa Jones	1981	Smith's Sacred Singers
	Pig in the Pen	Grandpa Jones	1979	Arthur Smith Trio
i	Red Haired Boy	Grandpa Jones	1979	Paddy Doran
	Rock Island Line	Grandpa Jones	April 1956	Rock Island Colored Booster Quartet PRF, Kelly Pace and Group REC, Lead Belly REL
	Sail Away Ladies	Grandpa Jones	1981	"Uncle Bunt" Stephens
	She Was Always Chewing Gum	Grandpa Jones	June 12, 1978	Uncle Dave Macon
	(Somewhere) Somebody's Waiting (For You)	Grandpa Jones	July 1964	Frank C. Stanley
	Stay in the Wagonyard	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	December 1950	"Peg" Moreland
	'T' for Texas	Grandpa Jones	October 1962	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	The All-American Boy	Grandpa Jones	January 1959	Bill Parsons and His Orchestra
	The All Go Hungry Hash House	Grandpa Jones	June 12, 1978	Uncle Dave Macon
	The Banks of the Ohio	Grandpa Jones	1979	Piedmont Log Rollers - Vocal by Mr. Patterson
i	The Flowers of Edinburgh	Grandpa Jones	1979	Don Messer and His Islanders
	The Glory Land Way	Grandpa Jones	1966	Jenkins' Sacred Singers
	The Golden Rocket	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	April 1951	Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) and His Rainbow Ranch Boys
i	The Johnson Boys	Grandpa Jones	1979	Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US])
	The Storms Are on the Ocean	Grandpa Jones	1981	The Carter Family
	Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes	Grandpa Jones	June 12, 1978	Vernon Dalhart, Carter Family
	Tragic Romance	Grandpa Jones	1964	Cowboy Copas
	Tritzem Yodel	Grandpa Jones	October 1962	(unknown)
	Trouble in Mind	Grandpa Jones	November 1969	Thelma La Vizzo
	Turn Your Radio On	Grandpa Jones	1966	Lulu Belle & Scotty and Five String Banjo
	Uncle Eph's Got the Coon	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	June 1950	Dunham Jubilee Singers
	Waiting for a Train	Grandpa Jones	April 1963	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	Weary Lonesome Me	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	October 1949	Merle Travis REC, Jimmy Walker and His Western Stars REL
	We'll Understand It Better (Bye and Bye)	Merle, Grandpa, Joe & Rose Lee	May 23, 1985	Frank and James McCravy
	When It's Time for the Whippoorwill to Sing	Grandpa Jones	June 12, 1978	Delmore Brothers
	When the Bees Are in the Hive	Grandpa Jones	June 12, 1978	Macdonough & Bieling & Hayden Quartet with Orchestra
i	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Grandpa Jones	1981	(unknown)
	Whispering Hope	Marsha Jones & Cast	May 23, 1985	Beulah Gaylord Young and Clara Moister
	Who Will Sing for Me	Grandpa Jones	1979	The Stanley Brothers
	You and My Old Guitar	Grandpa Jones	May 1963	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]

Songs written by Grandpa Jones

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
East Bound Freight Train	Grandpa Jones	Grandpa Jones	December 1944	Covered by (7 artists)
Eight More Miles to Louisville	Grandpa Jones	Grandpa Jones	April 1946	Covered by (18 artists)
Falling Leaves	Grandpa Jones	Grandpa Jones REC,REL	December 18, 1958	Covered by (8 artists)
Hello Blues	Grandpa Jones	Grandpa Jones	March 14, 1956	Covered by (2 artists)
It's Raining Here This Morning	Grandpa Jones	Grandpa Jones	January 1944	Covered by (10 artists)
King of the Cannon County Hills	Grandpa Jones	Porter Wagoner	September 11, 1968	Covered by Grandpa Jones
Ridin' on That Train	Grandpa Jones	Grandpa Jones	April 1946	Covered by Bill Clifton & The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
The Christmas Guest	Grandpa Jones, Bill Walker [US2]	Grandpa Jones	July 18, 1969	Covered by (4 artists)
The Closer to the Bone (The Sweeter is the Meat)	Grandpa Jones	Grandpa Jones	May 20, 1952	Covered by (3 artists)
Tragic Romance	Grandpa Jones	Cowboy Copas	July 1945	Covered by (23 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
An Evening with Grandpa Jones	Grandpa Jones	April 1963	Decca
Everybody's Grandpa	Grandpa Jones	August 1967	Monument
Family Album	Grandpa Jones	1979	CMH Records
Family Gathering	Grandpa Jones	1981	CMH Records
Grandpa Jones' Old Time Country Music Collection	Grandpa Jones	June 12, 1978	CMH Records
Grandpa Jones Remembers the Brown's Ferry Four	Grandpa Jones	1966	Monument
Grandpa Jones Sings Hits from "Hee Haw"	Grandpa Jones	November 1969	Monument
Grandpa Jones Sings Real Folk Songs	Grandpa Jones	July 1964	Monument
The Country Music Hall of Fame	Grandpa Jones	April 8, 1992	MCA Records
The Other Side of Grandpa Jones	Grandpa Jones	1964	King [US]
Yodeling Hits	Grandpa Jones	May 1963	Monument

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
8 More Miles to Louisville	Grandpa Jones	May 28, 1946	King [US]
Darby's Ram	Grandpa Jones and Delmore Brothers	May 24, 1948	King [US]
Dark as a Dungeon	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	October 1950	King [US]
East Bound Freight Train	Grandpa Jones	July 1946	King [US]
Falling Leaves	Grandpa Jones	October 1964	Monument
Five-String Banjo Boogie	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	June 1950	King [US]
I'm My Own Grandpa	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	March 1948	King [US]
I'm No Communist	Grandpa Jones	May 1952	RCA Victor
It's Raining Here This Morning	Grandpa Jones	December 1, 1944	King [US]
It's Raining Here This Morning	Grandpa Jones	April 1961	King [US]
I've Been All Around This World	"Grandpa" Jones	February 1946	King [US]
Jesse James	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	March 1950	King [US]
Kitty Clyde	Grandpa Jones	April 1949	King [US]
Lookin' Back to See	Ruby Wells and Grandpa Jones	May 1954	RCA Victor
Mountain Dew	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	1947	King [US]
Mountain Laurel	Grandpa Jones and Ramona	January 1952	RCA Victor
Move It On Over - Move It On Over	Cowboy Copas and Grandpa Jones - Fairley Holden	September 1947	King [US]
Mule Train	Cowboy Copas and Grandpa Jones	November 1949	King [US]
My Old Red River Home	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	October 1948	King [US]
Night Train to Memphis	Grandpa Jones	March 1963	Monument
Old Dan Tucker	Grandpa Jones	1955	RCA Victor
Old Rattler	Grandpa Jones	October 1947	King [US]
Old Rattler's Son	Grandpa Jones	December 1952	RCA Victor
Our Fathers Had Religion	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	November 1949	King [US]
Papa Loves Mambo	Minnie Pearl and Grandpa Jones	October 1954	RCA Victor
Pickin' Time	Grandpa Jones	January 1959	Decca
Ridin' on That Train	Grandpa Jones	January 1947	King [US]
Rock Island Line	Grandpa Jones	April 1956	King [US]
Sass-a-Frass	Grandpa Jones	September 1952	RCA Victor
Stay in the Wagonyard	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	December 1950	King [US]
'T' for Texas	Grandpa Jones	October 1962	Monument
The Christmas Guest	Grandpa Jones	November 1969	Monument
The Golden Rocket	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	April 1951	King [US]
Weary Lonesome Me	Grandpa Jones and His Grandchildren	October 1949	King [US]

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Merle & Grandpa's Farm and Home Hour	various artists	May 23, 1985	CMH Records
	Saturday Night Shuffle (A Celebration of Merle Travis - The Man & His Music)	various artists	1993	Shanachie

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