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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.
Since 1935, "Good Old Mountain Dew" has been rerecorded and covered by a wide variety of folk, old time, and country musicians, including Grandpa Jones, [3] Glen Campbell, and Willie Nelson. [10] Nelson's cover reached number 23 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs and stayed there for six weeks. [11]
In the movie The Stupids, Stanley Stupid, portrayed by Tom Arnold, sings "I'm My Own Grandpa" while on a talk show about strange families. Willie Nelson performed the song on his 2001 album The Rainbow Connection. This song was also performed by Grandpa Jones, who sang it both at the Grand Ole Opry and on the TV show Hee Haw.
Grandpa Jones's 1962 version for Monument Records peaked at number five on Billboard 's US Hot Country Songs chart. [52] The Everly Brothers included their version on their 1968 album Roots . [ 53 ] It appeared as "T for Texas" performed by Tompall Glaser on the 1976 compilation album Wanted!
Grandpa Jones performed his final show at the Grand Ole Opry on Jan. 3, 1998. He suffered a stroke backstage and was taken by ambulance to a Nashville hospital. He died Feb. 19 at age 84.
Grandpa Jones - "Muleskinner Blues" recorded some point in the 60's. David Wiffen - David Wiffen At The Bunkhouse Coffeehouse, Vancouver BC (1965) The Wildwood Boys, a bluegrass band featuring Jerry Garcia , Robert Hunter and David Nelson , played the song as part of their live repertoire in 1963.
The song was recorded in 1959 by country music artist Grandpa Jones. The song was released as a single on the Decca label (9-30823) and peaked at number 21 on the US country music charts. A cover version was recorded by Bob Dylan and The Band in 1967, officially released November 4, 2014, on The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete.
Grandpa breaks of nickel-size pieces of dough, rolls them in cinnamon sugar (he likes a 2 to 1 ratio of sugar to cinnamon) and bakes them at 350° for 12 minutes. They're small cookies, but are ...