In 1969, Grandpa Jones suddenly found himself with a weekly national television audience, and was only too happy to record his classic repertoire anew.
He'd lost none of his spark and the material still held up, not only familiar fare like "Mountain Dew" and "Old Rattler" but also songs that began to figure in rock music anew, such as "Old Blue." And this LP helped set the stage for the live album that followed.