<P> His recording career was put on hold when he enlisted in the United States Army during World War II . Discharged in 1946, he recorded again for King . In March 1946, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and started performing on the Grand Ole Opry and married Ramona Riggins on October 14, 1946 . As an accomplished performer herself, she would take part in his performances . Jones' vaudeville humor was a bridge to television . His more famous songs include "T For Texas", "Are You From Dixie", "Night Train To Memphis" and "Mountain Dew", and "Eight More Miles To Louisville". </P> <P> In 1969, Jones became a charter cast member on the long - running television show Hee Haw, often responding to the show's skits with his trademark phrase "Outrageous". He also played banjo, by himself or with banjo player David "Stringbean" Akeman . A musical segment featured in the early years had Jones and "his lovely wife Ramona" singing while ringing bells held in their hands and feet . A favorite skit had off - camera cast members ask, "Hey Grandpa, what's for supper?" in which he would describe a delicious, country - style meal, often in a rhyming talking blues style . Sometimes he would describe something not so good; i.e. "Because you were bad, thawed out TV dinners!" </P> <P> A resident of rural Ridgetop, Tennessee, outside Nashville, he was a neighbor and friend of fellow musician David "Stringbean" Akeman . On the morning of November 11, 1973, Jones discovered the bodies of Akeman and his wife, who had been murdered during the night by robbers . Jones testified at the trial of the killers, his testimony helping to secure a conviction . </P> <P> In 1978, Jones was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame . His autobiography, Everybody's Grandpa: Fifty Years Behind The Mike was published in 1984 . </P>

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