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January 10

Singer whose name has escaped my mind

So there's a certain country singer (or blues/bluegrass, can't even remember) I had floating around a few years back, he was about 87 or 85 at the time and I think from Missouri or Kentucky (?). Recorded the mixer dance Oh Johnny. Name has totally escaped my mind, and it's bugging me a lot. Apparently there were rumours of his demise or something in the early 2000s but he came out to refute them, and as far as I know he should still be living. Any idea whatsoever? – Connormah (talk) 03:28, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and it's worth mentioning that I'm about 99% sure he had an article on here as well. – Connormah (talk) 03:35, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There's Slim Dusty's version, though he's Australian. --Jayron32 03:47, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a long list from Allmusic.com. Oh, Johnny (or Oh, Johnny Oh. Or Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh) is a bit of a standard, so there's a thousand versions out there, from everyone from folk singers to big bands and everything in between. Maybe that will help you find the specific version. --Jayron32 03:57, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Don't believe that's a match (Dusty). Could have been Fenton G. "Jonesy" Jones (1907–2003) but I swear that this fellow was alive about 2-3 years ago and I can't find the recording of Jones' online. The name was an unconventional one too I think (something like Fenton...). Will look through the list though. – Connormah (talk) 04:00, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Took a look through the list and did not find anything. Hm.. – Connormah (talk) 04:50, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Looks to be Fenton Jones after some more looking. The person I was looking for seems to have been completely unrelated, haha. Thanks for the help Jayron. – Connormah (talk) 04:27, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]