He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Rebecca Prince Jackson and Louis Jones, Sr.

After attending Central High School in Galveston, he served as a medic with the US Army during the Korean War under the name Louis Prince, and worked as a longshoreman and shipyard worker.

[4] Jones also worked as a backup singer on many of Robey's productions for the Peacock and Duke labels in the late 1950s, including recordings by Bobby "Blue" Bland and "Big Mama" Thornton.

[1] He performed and toured with the Bobby Scott Orchestra, and sang back-up for singer Maxine Brown, playing in New York City and in a residency in Bermuda.

Returning to Texas, he recorded his own songs "Come on Home" and "I'll Be Your Fool" for Lelan Rogers' Houston-based Sabra label.