Fenton G. "Jonesy" Jones (June 2, 1907 – June 30, 2003) was an American musician, best known as a square dance caller. He was widely described as a "nationally-known ancecaller". Jones was born in 1907 in Los Angeles, California. His mother, who died when Jones was seven years old, was a pianist and guitarist. Jones began calling dances in 1940, touring the United States and calling at various square dancing events. He also called dances regularly at his home state of California. He was known for dressing up in a Western-style at his events he worked, once stating that "short sleeves have been eliminated" while describing what he saw as a "rigid" dress code for square dance callers in a 1952 article. Jones also released records of his calls under the C. P. MacGregor Records label, including "My Little Girl", "Down Yonder" and "Oh Johnny". He had previously recorded his calls, first in 1946 on the Black and White then on Imperial, Capitol, MGM and Mastertone labels.Fenton "Jonesy" Jones Milestone, 1976
/ref> Jones also appeared in many films television series in the 1970s and 1980s, most often uncredited, as a square dance caller. Jones was married to Florence. He is a member of the Square Dance Hall of Fame. He died in 2003. He had resided in

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for majority of his life.Fenton G Jones, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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Interview with Fenton Jones, August 26, 1996Record Database profile for Fenton Jones
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Fenton 1907 births 2003 deaths Musicians from Los Angeles County, California Square dance 1940s in American music 1950s in American music 20th-century American musicians