This morning Ranch Radio will try to get your feet movin', your heart pumpin' and maybe bring back some fond memories. Our tune is the traditional Paul Jones done by Adolph Hofner & His San Antonians (his earlier recordings were with "His Texans" and his later recordings were with "The Pearl Wranglers").The song was recorded on February 28, 1941 in the WBAO Studio at the Blackstone Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. In addition to Adolph Hofner on vocals & guitar, the musicians on this cut were: Emil Hofner [steel], J.R. Chatwell [fiddle], Buck Wheeler [bass], Johnny Rives [fiddle/drums], and Bert Ferguson [piano]. I don't know who blew the whistle. It was originally released as OKeh 06184, and is available on his 26 track CD South Texas Swing.
The last time I danced to a Paul Jones was a long time ago at the old Corona gym. As I recall the ladies formed an inner circle and the males an outer circle, with the two circles going in opposite directions. When a band member blew a whistle and hollered "Paul Jones" you grabbed whoever was in front of you and they became your partner until the whistle blew again and then you formed the circles once more. All ages, sizes and shapes took part. If you were lucky you drew a good looking gal and if you weren't...well you got to dance with some folks you probably never would have asked. The worst was drawing someone who couldn't dance, but everyone had a good time.
How about you? When, where and how did you do the Paul Jones?
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