Live at Dancetown U.S.A.

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1987 live album by George Jones and the Jones Boys

Live at Dancetown U.S.A.

Live album by

George Jones and the Jones Boys

Released| 1987
Recorded| June 1965
Genre| Country
Label| Ace
George Jones and the Jones Boys chronology
| Wine Colored Roses
(1986)  | Live at Dancetown U.S.A.
(1987)  | Too Wild Too Long
(1987)

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Live at Dancetown U.S.A. is a live album by American country music artist George Jones. It was recorded in 1965 but was not released until 1987.

## Background

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Recorded in June 1965 at a hall on Airline Drive in Houston during Jones's heyday in the Texas honky tonks, it shows the country star and his backing band the Jones Boys performing his biggest hits, including "White Lightning" and "She Thinks I Still Care." In addition to the Jones cuts, there are several instrumentals and nine songs performed by George's supporting vocalist Don Adams. Perhaps the biggest surprise in the set is the cover of the 1957 rock and roll song "Bony Moronie" by Larry Williams. Jones, who had recorded a handful of rockabilly sides early in his career with Starday, sounds less than enthusiastic as he introduces the number: "We had a request for a fast one. We usually don't do rock and roll numbers. I don't know but a verse of this one but we'll do it. It goes like this."[1]

## Reception

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AllMusic : "Not only is the music superb -- on this date, the Jones Boys featured steel guitarist Buddy Emmons and Cajun fiddler Rufus Thibodeaux - but it illustrates exactly what a honky tonk concert was like in the '60s. For hardcore George Jones fans, it's an essential addition, one that's revelatory and highly entertaining."[2]

## Track listing

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1. "Untitled Instrumental"
2. "One More Time"
3. "White Lightning" (J.P. Richardson)
4. "Something I Dreamed" (Harlan Howard)
5. "Achin', Breakin' Heart" (Rick Hall)
6. "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" (Earl Montgomery)
7. "Window Up Above" (George Jones)
8. "Bonie Moronie" (Larry Williams)
9. "She Thinks I Still Care" (Dickey Lee, Steve Duffy)
10. "Rio City Chimes" (Buddy Emmons)
11. "Accidentally On Purpose" (Jones, Darrell Edwards)
12. "Who Shot Sam" (Jones, Edwards, Ray Jackson)
13. "Intermission Riff" (Steve Graham, Ray Wetzel)
14. "Untitled Instrumental"
15. "Please Talk to My Heart"
16. "Sing a Sad Song" (Wynn Stewart)
17. "Panhandle Rag" (Leon McAuliffe)
18. "Act Naturally" (Voni Morrison, Johnny Russell)
19. "I'm Ragged But I'm Right" (Jones)
20. "Poor Man's Riches" (Benny Barnes, Dee Marais)
21. "Tender Years" (Jones, Edwards)
22. "Where Does a Little Tear Come From" (Majorie Barton/Johnny MacRae)
23. "Jole Blon" (Harry Choates)
24. "Big Harlan Taylor" (Roger Miller)
25. "She's Lonesome Again" (Jones)
26. "The Race Is On" (Don Rollins)

## References

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1. ^ George Jones (1965). Live at Dancetown U.S.A. (video). George Jones Archive. Event occurs at 19:47.
2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Live at Dancetown U.S.A." AllMusic.

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Solo studio albums|

* Grand Ole Opry's New Star
* Country Church Time
* White Lightning and Other Favorites
* George Jones Salutes Hank Williams
* George Jones Sings Country and Western Hits
* George Jones Sings from the Heart
* George Jones Sings Bob Wills
* Homecoming in Heaven
* My Favorites of Hank Williams
* I Wish Tonight Would Never End
* George Jones Sings Like the Dickens!
* I Get Lonely in a Hurry
* The Race Is On
* Mr. Country & Western Music
* New Country Hits
* Old Brush Arbors
* Trouble in Mind
* Country Heart
* Love Bug
* I'm a People
* We Found Heaven Right Here on Earth at "4033"
* Walk Through This World with Me
* George Jones Sings the Songs of Dallas Frazier
* The George Jones Story
* My Country
* If My Heart Had Windows
* I'll Share My World with You
* Where Grass Won't Grow
* Will You Visit Me on Sunday
* George Jones with Love
* George Jones Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne
* George Jones (We Can Make It)
* A Picture of Me (Without You)
* Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)
* In a Gospel Way
* The Grand Tour
* Memories of Us
* The Battle
* Alone Again
* I Wanta Sing
* Bartender's Blues
* My Very Special Guests
* I Am What I Am
* Still the Same Ole Me
* Shine On
* Jones Country
* You've Still Got a Place in My Heart
* Ladies' Choice
* Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
* Wine Colored Roses
* Too Wild Too Long
* One Woman Man
* You Oughta Be Here with Me
* And Along Came Jones
* Walls Can Fall
* High-Tech Redneck
* The Bradley Barn Sessions
* I Lived to Tell It All
* It Don't Get Any Better Than This
* Cold Hard Truth
* The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001
* The Gospel Collection
* Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't
* Burn Your Playhouse Down – The Unreleased Duets

Collaborative studio albums|

* What's in Our Heart (with Melba Montgomery)
* Close Together (As You and Me) (with Melba Montgomery)
* Bluegrass Hootenanny (with Melba Montgomery)
* George Jones & Gene Pitney – For the First Time! Two Great Stars
* George Jones & Gene Pitney – Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee! (with Gene Pitney)
* It's Country Time Again! (with Gene Pitney)
* Double Trouble (with Johnny Paycheck)
* A Taste of Yesterday's Wine (with Merle Haggard)
* Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again (with Merle Haggard)
* George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys

Compilation albums|

* Hillbilly Hit Parade
* George Jones Singing 14 Top Country Song Favorites
* George Jones Sings His Greatest Hits
* The Fabulous Country Music Sound of George Jones
* Long Live King George
* The Crown Prince of Country Music
* A King & Two Queens (with Judy Lynn and Melba Montgomery)
* Blue & Lonesome
* Heartaches & Tears
* Famous Country Duets
* Hits by George
* The Best of George Jones
* All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
* Encore
* Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits
* By Request
* Super Hits
* Friends in High Places
* Super Hits, Volume 2
* 16 Biggest Hits
* 50 Years of Hits
* God's Country: George Jones and Friends

Live albums|

* First Time Live
* Live at Dancetown U.S.A.
* Live with the Possum

Related artists|

* Merle Haggard
* Melba Montgomery
* Johnny Paycheck
* Gene Pitney
* Margie Singleton
* Tammy Wynette

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