Banjo player, radio host for Public Radio Exchange Mark Jones dies from covid-19

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The radio program, produced by Ozark Folk Center State Park and in its sixth season, is distributed by Public Radio Exchange on 140 public and community radio stations across the nation, Dortin said.

Jones followed in his father's footsteps in more than just clawhammer banjo playing, his sister Alisa Jones Wall said. He also learned how to tell a story that made others laugh.

"Everybody at the Opry knew him for telling stories," said Eloise Jones Hawkins, another sister. "They were all funny stories about something that happened to him on the road with another musician."

Banjo player, radio host Mark Jones dies from covid-19 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Mark Jones spent the entirety of his life playing the banjo on stages such as the Grand Ole Opry to the television show "Hee Haw," but it was in Arkansas that the Nashville native found a passion for Ozark tradition.

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