Fenton "Jonesy" Jones started his calling in Southern California in the early 1940s. He had the stereotypical look and sound of a square dance caller and this gained him notoriety on several films made by Fox, Columbia and Monogram, and in television shows by General Electric's Halls of Ivy, Bonanza, Warner Brothers, and MGM. Among the first to make square dance recordings, Jonesy initially appeared on the Black and White label in 1946, and since called for Imperial, Capital, MGM and Mastertone records, as well as many years on the C.P. MacGregor label. A member of the Square Dance Hall of Fame, Jonesy was honored with Callerlab's most prestigious Milestone award in 1975.