- Buddy Jones
Buddy Jones (1906- October 20, 1956) was an American
Western swing musician who recorded in the 1930s and 1940s.Life
He was born in
Asheville, North Carolina . In 1935 he made his first recordings forDecca Records . He recorded some 80 tracks over the next six years, including country blues as well as risqué honky tonk numbers such as "I'm Going to Get Me A Honky Tonky Baby" and "She's Sellin' What She Used to Give Away". Some of his recordings were duets withJimmie Davis , and he also recorded with his brother Buster Jones on steel guitar. He also made recordings with a band including pianistMoon Mullican , fiddlerCliff Bruner and Bob Dunn (steel guitar) [ [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=11:difoxqu5ldfe allmusic ((( Buddy Jones > Overview ))) ] ] .His 1939 recording "Rockin' Rollin' Mama" is notable for the lines "Waves on the ocean, waves in the sea/ But that gal of mine rolls just right for me/ Rockin' rollin' mama, I love the way you
rock and roll " [ [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_027b.html The Straight Dope: Who invented the term "rock 'n' roll"? ] ] . This dates from some 15 years before this phrase came into common parlance, and is particularly remarkable in that it was sung by a white singer.In the early 1940s Jones married, ended his recording career, and became a police officer in
Shreveport, Louisiana [ [http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:J6hLgQE1FXQJ:www.talentondisplay.com/countrycalDEC.html+%22buddy+jones%22+%22moon+mullican%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=75&gl=uk&client=firefox-a 403 Forbidden ] ] .References
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