“George "Little Hat" Jones (October 5, 1899 – March 7, 1981). Jones, born in Bowie County, Texas, was a street busker in the 1920s in San Antonio. First recorded on 15th June 1928 where he recorded just one track but also played on 9 tracks for Alger "Texas" Alexander, later on 21st June he recorded a further 4 tracks and in 1930 Jones was recorded for the last time and these three sessions represent the entirety of Jones's recorded output: ten songs of his own and nine with Texas Alexander. Jones never recorded another song, and died at the age of 81 in 1981, in Naples, Texas. More info on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Hat_Jones”

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