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How Aristotle Jones became the ‘Appalachian Soul Man’

by Chadd ScottApril 9, 2026April 9, 2026

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Aristotle Jones learned Appalachian Soul music porch-pickin’ with his grandfather Robert Jones. The elder Jones didn’t play Bill Monroe or Carter Family Appalachian music. He played Black Appalachian music informed by the South, by gospel, by Delta blues.

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