Before Grandpa Jones (real name Louis Marshall Jones) became a worldwide personality through his association with the long-running TV show Hee Haw, gospel music was a significant part of both his live and studio presentation since the '30s. On 16 Sacred Gospel Songs, Jones is joined on several cuts by the Brown's Ferry Four, covering many of those songs that remained forever in his repertoire: "Praise God! He Loves Everybody," "You Must Be Born Again," and "Can't You Hear Him Calling." Jones also covers "Dark as a Dungeon," ...
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Before Grandpa Jones (real name Louis Marshall Jones) became a worldwide personality through his association with the long-running TV show Hee Haw, gospel music was a significant part of both his live and studio presentation since the '30s. On 16 Sacred Gospel Songs, Jones is joined on several cuts by the Brown's Ferry Four, covering many of those songs that remained forever in his repertoire: "Praise God! He Loves Everybody," "You Must Be Born Again," and "Can't You Hear Him Calling." Jones also covers "Dark as a Dungeon," a song written by his one-time Depression-era collaborator, Merle Travis. ~ Al Campbell, Rovi
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