Louis Marshall Jones, known professionally as Grandpa Jones, was an American banjo player and "old time" country and gospel music singer. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Former NFL defensive lineman Arthur Jones has died. The Baltimore Ravens, who drafted Jones in 2010, announced his passing Friday afternoon. "We are terribly saddened to learn of Arthur Jones’ sudden ...

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins (The Father) is set to star in A Visit To Grandpa’s, an adaptation of the coming of age story by celebrated Welsh author Dylan Thomas. DJ Caruso, who ...

From Spring 1st, Year 3, you can visit Grandpa's Shrine and meet his ghost; he will then evaluate how well you are doing on the island. This evaluation is linked to how many candles are lit at the ...

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

Hours after UFC president Dana White announced heavyweight champion Jon Jones retired from mixed martial arts, the Albuquerque Journal reported Jones faces another legal issue. A criminal summons ...

Gailard Sartain, the character actor and comedian whose breakthrough role on Hee Haw launched a career of playing Southern good-ol’-boy that included his memorable performance as The Big Bopper in ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Would original Banjo-Kazooie composer Grant Kirkhope return to score a new entry in the series? Absolutely. Does he think there will be a sequel for ...

ASHLAND — The Highlands Museum and Discovery Center in downtown Ashland will present a live presentation of the story of Grandpa Jones, the musician and comedian who became famous for his appearances ...

A few songs, like “Top Gun” bear the stripped-down, more straightforwardly rootsy influence of Al Menne’s solo work. But as a vocalist, Menne is more expressive and affecting than ever, alternating ...

Quincy Jones, best known as the architect of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and the man who made stars collide for 1985's "We Are the World," had a long career as a composer and trumpeter who broke down ...

As a producer, arranger, composer, bandleader and recording artist, he made a powerful mark on nearly every genre he touched. He died Sunday, at 91. By Ben Sisario Quincy Jones, who died at 91 on ...