- She learned to play the fiddle from her father, then taught herself several other stringed instruments. She won several amateur contests during high school.
- She met her first husband, country entertainer Louis Marshall "Grandpa" Jones while both were working at Cincinnati radio station WLW. They moved to Nashville in 1947. She made her solo debut on the Grand Ole Opry that year. She performed all over the world with Jones, including shows for service members on the front lines during the Korean War. They later toured U.S. military bases in Europe.
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