[3] His mother, who died when Jones was seven years old, was a pianist and guitarist.
He also called dances regularly at his home state of California.
[5] He was known for dressing up in a Western-style at his events he worked, once stating that "short sleeves have been eliminated" while describing what he saw as a "rigid" dress code for square dance callers in a 1952 article.
[5] He had previously recorded his calls, first in 1946 on the Black and White then on Imperial, Capitol, MGM and Mastertone labels.
[6] Jones also appeared in many films television series in the 1970s and 1980s, most often uncredited, as a square dance caller.