Granpa Jones

[lugger2010]

My folks said that Grandpa started "doing" "Grandpa" back when he was a young buck starting out. Is this true?

[Labrabob]

Thanks! Can someone explain the technique that the bass player Has? It appears to be a brush in his hand and a surface is provided for percussion.

[pastorgeorgem]

WELL FYI GRANDPA JONES ERNEST TUBBS ROY ADERHOLT WERE ALL GOOD Friends and Ernie as we knew him an Ganpa Roy Were Cousins so ye can imaging why we love ole grandpa jones and hee haw was alway on every saturday night at our home

[arlichar11]

grandpa was granpa even before he was agrandpa?

[jubinizzle]

HOLY SHIT! It's Grandpa Jones! Thanks for posting!

[Thebanjofellah]

He sure knew how to entertain!

[MrPlottursus]

And here is the best one. Above Grandpa Jone's cabin was a large waterfall. A young girl fell off the waterfall, and it was quite the scandal around Blowing Rock and Graggtown as the young girl was staying with Grandpa Jones at his cabin. There are still a few folks in Blowing Rock who remember Grandpa and his time near Blowing Rock. The Graggs should be compensated for all the music Grandpa Jones stole from them over the years.

[MrPlottursus]

Grandpa Jones was not one of the straightest people who ever lived. Grandpa Jones stole music from the Gragg family near Blowing Rock, North Carolina over a period of several years. Grandpa even bought a cabin on Pilot Ridge, near Gragg Town, so he could be near the true masters of bluegrass. He recorded the Graggs music and took it to the Grand Ole Opry.

[kyokogodai]

That is Ramona, behind to his right, yes?

[PlotPointOne]

Enough of this 50s business. Hee Haw aired from 1969 to 1993.

[ginmillsinger]

Really enjoyed this! Thanks for the Great Post!

5+Star's! :c)

Very best of wishes!

GinMillBill

[packingten]

I sort of hate people running down someone dead. Grandpa Jones was the straightest Star that ever walked. You Guys have to understand this was done in early 50's TV was new Cameras were AWFUL so Peoples eyes looked like they were drunk or high when they wasn't ,not that a lot of Stars didn't drink they DID but Grandpa wasn't one of them,He was totally against Alcohol Drugs,Stealing He was a Tee Totaler Str8 Shooter.. RIP Grandpa We Love you!!

[edmunk]

My dad played music with old Louis Marshall Jones and says he was a good Christian man to be around. Now, that's from someone who hung around him in person and I'll take my old dad's word for it against anyones.

[cmorciego75]

i'm only 33, but remember watchin' HEE-HAW with my father during the late 70's early 80's. It brought back alot of memories watchin' this. We would sit toghther and watch everytime it came on. My father loved country music and alot of those late, great nashville stars. I also loved watchin' it with him. We should try to resurrect HEE-HAW somehow. I'm sure there's a way to do it

[roswell1965]

Wow Grandpa's really got that right leg workin' here :) Love it!!

[dannyd1572]

Now this is entertainment. Pardon me and RIP Grandpa Jones, but Grandpa Jones looks baked!

[packingten]

First of all Grandpa Jones was TOTALLY AGAINST ALCOHOL DRUGS or ANYTHING Illegal!.This Video was made in 1952/55 era, of course some RUDE Person like you wouldn't understand but TV only came to the Public in 1949 Cameras were REALLY BAD, I'm friends with several Nashville Stars Grandpa Jones was a Christian,it makes Me Mad that some person who doesn't know JACK about him would write something based on a poor quality Video. Most People LOVED him go someplace else if you want to assasinate someone

[dannyd1572]

I can't believe you would think I was being disrespectful to Grandpa Jones. I would never do such a thing. Grandpa Jones was a great man and great musician. His "Banjo Am The Instrument" inspired me to go out and buy and banjo and learn it. I never once stated I thought he did or even hinted at the fact that he might be "baked." It was a joke. Didn't you notice I wrote "Pardon me and RIP Grandpa Jones.." I grew up on Hee Haw..its an institution and so is Grandpa Jones.

[BigBoiJC]

not trying to start a fight but DannyD...on here that's how some people pass off an offensive remark. I understood what you meant but i could also see how it was offensive because some people don't mean the apology that proceeds the remark.

[dannyd1572]

Thanks. I hope people understand that. I loved Grandpa Jones and meant no offense. I still love the Banjo song. Now only if I could play it :(

[golo5000]

Oh well this is a Hee Haw crowd, what did you expect other than insanity. LOL.....

[golo5000]

thanks for the info.

[TOYDOLLSKID]

simma down now...... he didnt mean it in a badway.

[dillonabney5]

this is a really old video

[Fozzymaple]

This id from the real glory days of the Opry, whne it was more than just a hat act, when the performers were really, really good, Webb Pierce, the Carters, Grandpa JOnes, Stringbean, Chet Atkins...

[1HOSANNA]

YEE HAAA :)

[hortojc]

Sounds like Chet Atkins playing finger style guitar off camera. Grandpa Jones had the same act his whole career. My dad told me once that Grandpa Jones looked the same when he was a young man.

[toonguy85]

My young son loved anything by Grandpa Jones and we often had trouble finding any of his recordings. I remember we wrote him a letter once on behalf of my son and Grandpa sent him an autographed postcard and a lovely 45 RPM record. What a thoughtful gesture and what a wonderful man!

[angler4941]

I love this song, and the joke at the beginning kinda warms ya up for the song, which makes it sound nicer..

thanks for the post! =)

[joeywomer]

I thought Grandpa Jones played Banjo?

[ffej980]

he played pretty much anything...any stringed instrament...and he played it good

[thaibites]

In his earlier days he played a lot of guitar. That's how you know this is from the 1950's (probably early 50's).

[CowboyBobinpa]

8 More Miles to Loueyville, Great song, He was my hero. If I could only play like him. I got a typed postcard from Grandpa about a week before he Passed on. I have about 8 tunes from Grandpa tabbed out for Frailing Banjo.

[OzBros]

Wow!

The man playing the stand-up bass has a drum-head attached to it and he's plucking the bass strings with a wire brush in his hand.

Now that is unique!

[bigdjindustriez]

That's quite common in bluegrass actually, sounds good though.

[redfoley]

@OzBros The bass player is Ernie Newton - probably the top session man in Nashville at that time . The brush bass technique you describe is something he is widely thought to have introduced.

[schnarj]

he is funny

[schnarj]

good song m8