Al Jones

*1932 Grayson Country, VA

2nd version

By Praguefrank, Dick Grant

SESSIONS

Early 1965 Unknown - Al Jones and the Spruce Mountain Boys

001 OUT IN THE COUNTRY Glenmar 1000

002 REACHING FOR THE SUN  Glenmar 1000

fall 1965 unknown - Al Jones and the Spruce Mountain Boys

003 12265 SPRUCE MOUNTAIN SLIDE Rebel  F-254

004 12365 HOW THE STORY HAD TO END  F-254

early 1966 unknown - Al Jones and the Spruce Mountain Boys

005 3866 SPRUCE MOUNTAIN FIDDLE  F-260

006 3966 DREAMIN’ AND GRIEVON‘  F-260

1967 unknown - Al Jones and the Spruce Mountain Boys

007 TEARDROPS MIXED WITH RAIN  F-271

008 BANJO SHUFFLE  F-271

ca. 1975 Paragon Sound Studio, Silver Spring, MD - Al Jones, Frank Necessary and Spruce Mountain Boys (Frank Necessary [vcl/banjo], Al Jones [vcl/gt], Buddy Davis [vcl/mandolin], James Thomas [bass], Billy Baker [fiddle])

009 YOU'RE NOT EASY TO FORGET   Rounder 0050 

011 I'D RATHER BE ALONE  Rounder 0050                                                 

012 LOST TO A STRANGER  Rounder 0050                                                  

013 HOW THE STORY HAD TO END  Rounder 0050                                             

014 SKIP HOP AND WOBBLE   Rounder 0050                                                

015 BLUE EYED DARLING   Rounder 0050                                                  

016 COME BACK TO ME IN MY DREAMS     Rounder 0050                                     

017 LET THOSE BROWN EYES SMILE AT ME   Rounder 0050                                   

018 HEY HEY HEY   Rounder 0050                                                         

019 NO ONE BUT YOU  Rounder 0050                                                      

020 LONG GONE  Rounder 0050                                                           

021 LETTERS HAVE NO ARMS Rounder 0050                                                  

022 GOING HOME  Rounder 0050                                                           

1979 Old Homestead Studio, Brighton, MI – Buzz Busby, Al Jones, Frank Necessary (Buzz Busby [ld vcl-4/baritone vcl-1/ mandolin], Frank Necessary [ld vcl-6/tenor vcl-3/ banjo], Al Jones [ld vcl-2/ tenor vcl-5/ gt])

023 WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HEARTACHES  -1-2-3 Old Homestead OHS-90145

023 DON’T COME RUNNING BACK TO ME  -1-3-4  Old Homestead OHS-90145         

024 MARCHING THROUGH DIXIE  -instr.- Old Homestead OHS-90145                   

025 STONE WALL -1-2-3 Old Homestead OHS-90145                               

026 QUINCY’S SPECIAL –instr.- Old Homestead OHS-90145                         

027 STONY MOUNTAIN, WEST VIRGINIA -1-5-6 Old Homestead OHS-90145             

028 SILVER DEW ON THE BLUEGRASS  -3-6 Old Homestead OHS-90145             

029 SOUTH TO OLD MEXICO -1-5-6 Old Homestead OHS-90145                      

030 NOBODY’S DARLING BUT MINE -1-5-6 Old Homestead OHS-90145                

031 IT’S A LONG LONG WAY -4-5  Old Homestead OHS-90145                     

032 BANJO RIFF-instr.-  Old Homestead OHS-90145                              

033 LONG BLACK  LIMOUSINE -1-4-5  Old Homestead OHS-90145                   

034 SHE’S JUST A CUTE THING -1-2-3 Old Homestead OHS-90145                   

035 PLANT SOME FLOWERS BY MY GRAVESIDE -1-2-3   Old Homestead OHS-90145     

1984 Webco Recording Studio, 8705 Deanna Drive, Gaithersburg, MD - Al Jones, Frank Necessary and Spruce Mountain Boys (Al Jones [ld vcl-1/gt], Frank Necessary [ld vcl-/banjo], Karen Spence [high baritone vcl-3/bass], Buzz Busby [mandolin])

036 MY FRIEND DON RENO -1-3 Webco WLPS-0113
037 STEPPIN' OUT ON YOU -1 Webco WLPS-0113
038 TEAR DROPS MIXED WITH RAIN -1 Webco WLPS-0113
039 OUT IN THE COUNTRY -1 Webco WLPS-0113
040 YELLOW STONE GAP KENTUCKY Webco WLPS-0113
041 FORGOTTEN HOW TO PRAY -2 Webco WLPS-0113
042 CROSSING THE SUMMIT Webco WLPS-0113
043 DREAMIN' AND GRIEVIN' -1 Webco WLPS-0113
044 YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE -2 Webco WLPS-0113
045 SHUFFLE OF MY FEET -1 Webco WLPS-0113
046 REACHING FOR THE SUN -1 Webco WLPS-0113
047 GIVE MOTHER MY CROWN -2 Webco WLPS-0113

2013 Al Jones And The Spruce Mountain Boys (Al Jones [vcl/gt], Tom Mindte [vcl/mandolin], Russ Hooper [dobro], Tom Neal [banjo], Jerry Steinberg [bass], Patrick McAvenue [fiddle])

048 CALLING YOUR NAME Patuxent CD 249

049 CHEAP LOVE AFFAIR Patuxent CD 249

050 NANCY Patuxent CD 249

051 HOMESICK Patuxent CD 249  

052 LOVE AND WEALTH Patuxent CD 249

053 RAINBOW Patuxent CD 249  

054 I CAN NEVER SHED ANOTHER TEAR MY DARLING Patuxent CD 249  

055 AS LONG AS I LIVE Patuxent CD 249

056 IRON CURTAIN Patuxent CD 249

057 STONE WALL Patuxent CD 249  

058 MY FRIEND FRANK Patuxent CD 249

059 THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME Patuxent CD 249 

2017 unknown - Al Jones, Billy Baker, Dee Gunter (Al Jones [vcl], Dee Gunter [vcl], Billy Baker [fiddle], Carroll Swam [gt], Russ Hooper [dobro], Mark Delaney [banjo], Tom Mindte [mandolin/vcl], Marshall Wilborn /Stefan Custodi [ bass])

060 LEAVING DETROIT  CD 320  

061 BONAPARTE'S RETREAT  CD 320  

062 HAD A DREAM ABOUT MAMA LAST NIGHT  CD 320  

063 SALLY ANN  CD 320  

064 LOSING YOU  CD 320  

065 JUST A MEMORY  CD 320  

066 BILL CHEATHAM  CD 320  

067 GIVE MOTHER MY CROWN  CD 320  

068 LITTLE WHITE CHURCH  CD 320

069 I CAN'T GIVE MY HEART  CD 320  

070 JUST AN OLD STANDBY  CD 320  

071 PLEASE PLAY THE JUKEBOX  CD 320

 

ALBUMS

Rounder 0050 Al Jones, Frank Necessary and Spruce Mt. Boys:  You're Not Easy To Forget; Crying My Heart Out Over You; I'd Rather Be Alone; Lost To A Stranger; How The Story Had To End; Skip Hop And Wobble; Blue Eyed Darling;  Come Back To Me In My Dreams; Let Those Brown Eyes Smile At Me; Hey Hey Hey; No One But You; Long Gone;  Letters Have No Arms; Going Home - 76   

Old Homestead OHS-90145 Al Jones and Buzz Busby and Frank Necessary:  What Do You Know About Heartaches; Don't Come Running; Marching Through Dixie; Stone Wall; Quincy's Special; Stoney Mountain West Virginia; Silver Dew On The Bluegrass Tonight; South To Old Mexico; Nobody's Darling But Mine; It's A Long Long Way; Banjo Riff; Long Black Limousine; She's Just A Cute Thing; Plant Some Flowers By My Grave - 81                                      

Webco WLPS-0113 Traditional Bluegrass At Its Best: My Friend Don Reno; Steppin' Out On You; Tear Drops Mixed With Rain; Out In The Country; Yellow Stone Gap Kentucky; Forgotten How To Pray; Crossing The Summit; Dreamin' And Grievin' ; You Don't Love Me Anymore; Shuffle Of My Feet; Reaching For The Sun; Give Mother My Crown – 21-02-85 w. Frank Necessary

Patuxent Music CD 249 Hard Core Bluegrass: Calling Your Name; Cheap Love Affair; Nancy;  Homesick;  Love and Wealth;  Rainbow;  I Can Never Shed Another Tear My Darling;  As Long as I Live; Iron Curtain; Stone Wall;  My Friend Frank; This World Is Not My Home – 21-02-14

Patuxent Music CD 320 Just A Memory: Leaving Detroit; Bonaparte's Retreat; Had a Dream About Mama Last Night; Sally Ann; Losing You; Just a Memory; Bill Cheatham; Give Mother My Crown; Little White Church; I Can't Give My Heart; Just an Old Standby; Please Play the Jukebox – 19-05-18 Al Jones, Billy Baker, Dee Gunter

 

SINGLES

Glenmar                                 

1000  Out In The Country  / Reaching For The Sun - 65                         

Rebel                                  

F 254  Spruce Mountain Slide / How The Story Had To End - 65 

F 260  Spruce Mountain Fiddle / Dreamin' and Grievin' - 03-66 

F 271  Teardrops Mixed With Rain/Banjo Shuffle - 67