Grandpa Jones - The Grandpa Jones Story (2025) [Hi-Res]

The Grandpa Jones Story is an extensive compilation of classic recordings representing the musical legacy of Louis Marshall Jones, better known as Grandpa Jones, a legend of American country music and a Country Music Hall of Fame member (inducted in 1978). This release (a digital reissue scheduled for 2025) showcases his unique combination of talents as a virtuoso banjo and guitar player, yodeler, songwriter, and singer in the Old Time Country and Bluegrass styles. The tracklist features his iconic songs such as "Eight More Miles to Louisville" and "Old Rattler," as well as Gospel tracks, often featuring his wife, the accomplished mandolinist and fiddler Ramona Jones. The album serves as a comprehensive introduction to the legacy of the artist who, over decades, including his time on the show Hee Haw, preserved and promoted old-time American music.

Tracklist:
1. Grandpa Jones - Sweet Dreams of Kentucky
2. Grandpa Jones - My Carolina Sunshine Girl
3. Grandpa Jones - Jesse James
4. Grandpa Jones - It's Raining Here This Morning
5. Grandpa Jones - Eight More Miles To Louisville
6. Grandpa Jones - Tragic Romance
7. Grandpa Jones - Old Rattler
8. Grandpa Jones - Mountain Laurel
9. Grandpa Jones - I'm On My Way Back Home
10. Grandpa Jones - Sweeping Through The Gates
11. Grandpa Jones - There's A Hand That's A-Waiting
12. Grandpa Jones - Old Camp Meeting Time
13. Grandpa Jones - Closer To God Than Ever Before
14. Grandpa Jones - I'll Meet You In The Morning
15. Grandpa Jones - You'll Make Our Shack a Mansion
16. Grandpa Jones - Dark As a Dungeon
17. Grandpa Jones - I'm On My Way Somewhere
18. Grandpa Jones - Rosalee
19. Grandpa Jones - Gone Home