"that fashion now agrees with me."" (Rave, November 1966) After leaving A Band of Angels he joined in July 1966 Manfred Mann, an established chart-topping group, as replacement for Paul Jones, who was leaving to start a solo career. Comparisons between d'Abo and Jones became a media preoccupation at the time of the switch, but d'Abo wasted little time dwelling upon it. ""I enjoy being with the group,"" he told Pete Goodman. ""We really do have an enormously wide range of musical tastes among us."" D'Abo's first big hit with Manfred Mann was ""Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James"". It was nearly"
"Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls (1985), Legendary Stardust Cowboys (1986), The Rock Party (1986), The Butcher Shop (1988–93), Minced Meat (1989), Hell to Pay (1990–92), Chris Bailey and The General Dog (1992), Maurice Frawley and The Working Class Ringos (1993–2000), Sacred Cowboys (1994–95), Paul Kelly Band (1996, 1998, 2001–02) and Singers for the Red Black and Gold (1997). In November 1994 Jones released his debut solo album, ""Rumour of Death"", which he co-produced with Dave McCluney for Red Eye Records and Polydor Records. Jones had started planning for his album in 1989 or 1990 but other projects intervened including"
"Paul Jones (singer) Paul Jones (born Paul Pond, 24 February 1942) is an English singer, actor, harmonica player, radio personality and television presenter. He presented ""The Blues Show"" on BBC Radio 2 for thirty two years. Paul Jones was born as Paul Pond in Portsmouth, Hampshire. As ""P.P. Jones"" he performed duets with Elmo Lewis (better known as future founder member of the Rolling Stones, Brian Jones) at the Ealing Club, home of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, whose singers included Long John Baldry and Mick Jagger. He was asked by Keith Richards and Brian Jones to be the lead singer"
"would collect most of the group's royalties. As a result, the band separated from London (who went solo) and recorded a final single as The Sparrows, “Hard Times With The Law”, which hit #13 on the RPM chart in August. During September 1965, The Sparrows added singer/songwriter and guitarist John Kay to the line-up. Art Ayre left at this point to pursue a career in jazz with The Art Ayre Trio (and later Moe Koffman) and ex-The Diplomats and former Mynah Birds keyboard player Goldy McJohn was recruited. The band shortened its name to The Sparrow in May 1966. When"
"due to meet with Brian Jones on the day of Jones's death to discuss a collaboration. Python Lee Jackson Python Lee Jackson were an Australian rock band active from 1965 to 1968, before a brief sojourn in the United Kingdom from late 1968 to mid-1969. The group had recorded a single, ""In A Broken Dream"" (October 1970), featuring Rod Stewart as guest vocalist in April 1969. The group reformed in 1972 and the single was re-released in August: it peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 56 on the United States ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The group"
"Love"" peaked at number eight in the UK charts, and the follow up single ""Try To Understand"" dented the top 25. Their last two singles however, ""Tell Me Like It Is"" and ""Call Me"", failed to make any impact. The group split in March 1966, when Lulu became a soloist. However, before this they toured Poland with the Hollies, becoming one of the first groups to perform behind the Iron Curtain, and recorded their debut single, ""House on the Hill"" b/w ""Most Unlovely"". After the single was recorded, Wendels left to join Tom Jones, to be replaced by Billy Bremner,"
"and the group only released two singles on Parlophone, ""I Need Your Loving"" / ""Please Please Please Please"" (1964) and ""Little Baby"" / ""Roberta"" (1965). In 1964 they released the LPs ""At The Cavern"" and ""Red Hot From Alex"", with American Herbie Goins as lead singer and Danny Thompson, later of Pentangle, on bass. By the time of the group's last album ""Sky High"" (credited to Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated) in 1965, the group included Duffy Power on vocals. Korner dissolved the group in 1966. Blues Incorporated Blues Incorporated were an English blues band formed in London in 1961, led"
"Paul Johnson (singer) Paul Johnson is a British gospel and soul singer who released two albums and a series of singles 1987-1990 on CBS Records. He was formerly a member of Paradise before going solo, and later recorded with Mica Paris. Paul Johnson had been recruited to Paradise when the London Gospel funk group was on a tour of the North of England. At the time Johnson was singing as a member of a Seventh-day Adventist choir, and noted for his high falsetto ""in a style not dissimilar to Earth, Wind & Fire's Philip Bailey"". He was recruited to share"
"to join Cream in 1966. He refused. Although musically competent, the group's lack of distinctive personality contributed to its lack of long-term success, as did Decca's poor promotion. (By 1970, Decca's only remaining rock acts were The Rolling Stones and The Moody Blues, both of whom handled their own promotion.) In the late Sixties the group returned to its old craft: backing other artists like Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry and Gene Vincent. In 1971 they released a single, ""Ella James"", a Roy Wood-penned song originally recorded by The Move, on the Parlophone label, again without success. Arthur Sharp left in"
"and Tom Jones. Following the band's single and EP, Decca sold their contract to Columbia Records in 1965. The band went through many personnel changes as band members did not like the changes in musical direction that the band heading towards. Only Thomas, Dominic and Cameron remained from the original line-up, and they were joined by two London jazzers, Roy Fry on keyboards and Glyn Thomas on drums. This line-up was to record the band's second single, a James Brown track, ""Tell Me What You Gonna Do"", which had no success. The third line up, in the summer of 1965"
"and blues singer during his football days, and was backed by the band Nightshift, which later became the group War. Jones sang onstage with Ray Charles, performed on ""The Hollywood Palace"" in 1967 and 1968, and on ""The Merv Griffin Show"" in 1970. Jones was the inspiration for the name of the 1977 song ""Deacon Blues"" by Steely Dan. On June 3, 2013, Jones died at 74 of natural causes after suffering from lung cancer and heart disease at his home in Anaheim Hills, California. Jones's death left Rosey Grier as the last surviving member of the Fearsome Foursome, the"
"at the time. He subsequently released a single, ""Jezebel""/""Linda Lu"", in 1965 as Johnny England & The Titans (on which he was backed by popular Wellington band The Premiers). He was replaced by pianist/singer Lou Parun, who had already established himself as a solo performer and had released four singles on the Lexian Records label in 1962 and 1963. Paul Griffin also left during 1964 and he was replaced by Brian Peacock (bass, vocals), who had previously played with Christchurch band The Downbeats. When Roger Simpson left he was not replaced, leaving Rod Stone as the only member from the"
"single was released: Bob Dylan's ""Ballad of Hollis Brown"". By this time the skiffle boom was over but one of the stars of that movement, Chas McDevitt, used Jones' guitar-playing on five albums in 1965 and 1966. Another musician on those sessions was the bluegrass banjo-player, Pete Stanley. In 1966, Jones and Stanley released an album, ""Sixteen Tons of Bluegrass"", but this partnership broke down in 1967, as Jones then turned solo. Jones started to become a singer-songwriter. His first solo album was ""Wizz Jones"" in 1969. Eight of the songs were written by his long-time friend Alan Tunbridge, who"
"Nic Jones Nicolas Paul Jones (born 9 January 1947) is an English folk singer, fingerstyle guitarist and fiddle player who was most active in the years 1964–1982. He recorded five solo albums, and has been a frequent guest performer. Nic Jones was born on 9 January 1947 in Orpington, London, where his father owned a newsagent's shop. The family moved to Brentwood in Essex when Nic was two, and he later attended Brentwood School. He first learned to play guitar as a young teenager and early musical influences included such artists as The Shadows, Duane Eddy, Chet Atkins, Wes Montgomery"
"Jason Jones (musician) Jason ""Gong"" Jones (born August 16, 1978) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Originally a tattoo artist, he was the front man and vocalist of rock band Drowning Pool from 2003 to 2005, providing vocals for the band's 2004 album ""Desensitized"" after Dave Williams' death. He is lead vocalist with the band AM Conspiracy. He is currently involved in a side project called ""Motorhick"". In 2003, Jason Jones was recruited by Texas-based metal band Drowning Pool (at the time C. J. Pierce, Stevie Benton, and Mike Luce) after the loss of their original frontman Dave Williams,"
"John Paul Jones (musician) John Richard Baldwin (born 3 January 1946), better known by his stage name John Paul Jones, is an English musician and record producer who was the bassist in the rock band Led Zeppelin. Prior to forming the band with Jimmy Page in 1968, he was a session musician and arranger. After the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, Zeppelin disbanded and Jones developed a solo career. He has collaborated with musicians across a variety of genres, including Josh Homme and Dave Grohl with the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures. John Baldwin was born in Sidcup, Kent."
"Python Lee Jackson Python Lee Jackson were an Australian rock band active from 1965 to 1968, before a brief sojourn in the United Kingdom from late 1968 to mid-1969. The group had recorded a single, ""In A Broken Dream"" (October 1970), featuring Rod Stewart as guest vocalist in April 1969. The group reformed in 1972 and the single was re-released in August: it peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 56 on the United States ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The group disbanded again later that year. Their early vocalist, Mal McGee (1966–68) died on 17 May 2012."
"lead vocals with Paradise's Doug Williams and featured on all three of the band's albums. In 1986 Johnson attracted the enthusiastic attention of Paul Weller. His concerts on the London Gospel circuit led to a recording contract and his self-titled first album with CBS. His 1989 second album ""Personal"" received favourable reviews in the Jazz and Soul press, but failed to make impact commercially charting at number 10 for 1 week on the album chart. Albums: Singles: Paul Johnson (singer) Paul Johnson is a British gospel and soul singer who released two albums and a series of singles 1987-1990 on"
"Spencer P. Jones Spencer Patrick Jones (28 October 1956 – 21 August 2018) was a New Zealand guitar player and singer-songwriter from Te Awamutu. From 1976 he worked in Australia and was a member of various groups including The Johnnys, Beasts of Bourbon, Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls, Chris Bailey and The General Dog, Maurice Frawley and The Working Class Ringos, and Sacred Cowboys. He also issued ten albums as a solo artist. In May 2012 ""Australian Guitar"" magazine rated Jones as one of Australia's Top 40 best guitarists. Spencer Patrick Jones was born 28 October 1956 and grew"
"Phalon Jones Phalon R. Jones, Jr. (1948 – December 10, 1967) was an American soul and R&B musician. Jones was a saxophonist for The Bar-Kays musical group, which recorded with and also played backup for Otis Redding. James Alexander has described Jones as ""the ladies' man"" of the group. Jones and three other members of The Bar-Kays died along with Redding in a plane crash in Lake Monona while on their way to a performance in Madison, Wisconsin. Ben Cauley, Jones' bandmate in The Bar-Kays, was the sole survivor of the accident. Cauley reported that he had been asleep until"
"as his drummer. Replacing Levon Helm, who had quit, Jones would accompany Dylan with the other members of what would become The Band, on his world tour of Australia and Europe. It was during this tour while performing at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England, on May 17, 1966, that the audience jeered Dylan for playing the electric guitar during the latter half of the show. Jones' career with Dylan would be cut short when Dylan had to temporarily stop performing in order to recover from a motorcycle accident. At this time, Jones had decided to pursue a career"
"recording a live album ""Bye Bye Blues"" (1983), but reformed soon afterwards. In the new millennium they recorded albums such as ""Stepping Out"" (2002) and ""Thank You Brother Ray"" (2004), which paid tribute to Ray Charles. Now in their thirty-ninth year as a band, they still perform across Europe with the same line-up. The Blues Band The Blues Band is a British blues band formed in 1979 by Paul Jones, former lead vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann, and vocalist/slide guitarist Dave Kelly, who had previously played with the John Dummer Blues Band, Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker."
"Mann's singer Paul Jones suggested putting together an all-star band to mark the occasion. The band included Eric Clapton on guitar, Paul Jones on harmonica and Jack Bruce on bass (from Manfred Mann), Steve Winwood on vocals and Pete York on drums (from the Spencer Davis Group), and Ben Palmer on piano (who had previously played with Clapton and Jones as a member of the Roosters). Originally, Ginger Baker was intended to fill the drummer's position, but he was unavailable at the time. The Powerhouse only recorded a few songs in March 1966 (produced by Boyd), three of which were"
"Paul ""Wine"" Jones Paul ""Wine"" Jones (July 1, 1946 – October 9, 2005) was an American contemporary blues guitarist and singer. Music writer Paul Du Noyer noted that Jones, R. L. Burnside, Big Jack Johnson, Roosevelt ""Booba"" Barnes and James ""Super Chikan"" Johnson were ""present-day exponents of an edgier, electrified version of the raw, uncut Delta blues sound"". Jones was born in Flora, Mississippi, and learned to play guitar by the age of four. In his teens he played at house parties, and later worked with James ""Son"" Thomas and harmonica player Little Willy Foster. However, Jones played music mainly"
"1967 to embark on a solo career, as well. Earlier in the decade, Martin ceased playing piano for the group, and Lucy Smith became the group's accompanist and musical director. Under the direction of Smith, the sound of the group began to change slightly, as song arrangements become more choral sounding in nature, drum beats became more prevalent than in previous recordings, and the electric bass guitar was added. It was also during this time that Roberta Martin became ill. Martin retired the group for a short period of time in the mid 60's, though the group came together in"
"Billy Paul Paul Williams (December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016), known professionally as Billy Paul, was a Grammy Award-winning American soul singer, known for his 1972 #1 single, ""Me and Mrs. Jones"", as well as the 1973 album and single ""War of the Gods"" which blends his more conventional pop, soul, and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences. He was one of the many artists associated with the Philadelphia soul sound created by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell. Paul was identified by his diverse vocal style which ranged from mellow and soulful to low and raspy."
"The Manfreds The Manfreds is a British pop group, formed in 1991 as a reunion of former members of the 1960s pop group Manfred Mann, however without their eponymous founder Manfred Mann. The original members of Manfred Mann, minus keyboard player Mann, reformed in 1991 to celebrate guitarist Tom McGuinness's 50th birthday, and to promote a Manfred Mann compilation released around the same time. The absence of Mann forced them to adopt a different name. Original singer Paul Jones, and his late-1960s replacement Mike D'Abo were involved, along with other members of Manfred Mann from their 1960s heyday including keyboard"
"""A Foggy Day in Vietnam"", as a single on Pye Records in April 1964. Jones has stated that, as a session musician, he was completing two and three sessions a day, six and seven days a week. However, by 1968 he was quickly feeling burnt out due to the heavy workload: ""I was arranging 50 or 60 things a month and it was starting to kill me."" During his time as a session player, Jones often crossed paths with guitarist Jimmy Page, a fellow session veteran. In June 1966, Page joined The Yardbirds, and in 1967 Jones contributed to that"
"show"", ""The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"", ""The Mike Douglas Show"", ""Nashville Now"" and ""Wolfman Jack"". Despite the group's US success, they made virtually no impact at all in the UK; their only UK Singles Chart appearance occurred in 1975, when a reissue of 1966's ""My Heart's Symphony"" peaked at No. 36. Nevertheless, at a time when British groups were dominating the American music scene, Gary Lewis & the Playboys was one of the few successful 1960s homegrown groups. Gary Lewis & the Playboys Gary Lewis & the Playboys were an American 1960s era pop and rock group, fronted by"
"a possible replacement, to band member and his elder brother Paul McCartney. Turning down the option of an audition with the Beatles, Collins continued playing music on an amateur basis for a number of local bands, including the Eyes and the Georgians. In late 1964 Collins quit hairdressing to become the bass player with ""The Mojos"" (which his father managed), performing on their charting singles ""Goodbye Dolly Gray"" and ""Until My Baby Comes Home"", and moved from Liverpool to London with them when the band appeared to have a bright future. However the band failed to chart again and broke"
"and personal reasons. Dino Cazares had his eye on Jones to form a new band after his own folded but the project never took place. After leaving Drowning Pool, Jones formed the alternative metal group AM Conspiracy. The band's full-length album AM Conspiracy was released on January 12, 2010. Jason Jones (musician) Jason ""Gong"" Jones (born August 16, 1978) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Originally a tattoo artist, he was the front man and vocalist of rock band Drowning Pool from 2003 to 2005, providing vocals for the band's 2004 album ""Desensitized"" after Dave Williams' death. He is"
"Al Jones Alun Ashworth-Jones (31 October 1945 – 1 June 2008), known as Al Jones, was an influential English folk and blues songwriter, guitarist and singer, noted for his distinctive and original folk-rock guitar style and his often darkly humorous lyrics. He first came to prominence in the Bristol folk scene in the mid-1960s, where he formed a trio with harmonica player Elliot Jackson and singer/guitarist Ian A. Anderson. They were resident performers at the Bristol Troubadour Club and frequently played at Les Cousins in London. Jones' recording debut was as part of that trio on an EP in 1966."
"Jones and Rufus Jones in which the mask was at stake (as was Paul Jones' U.S. title in their matches). Paul retired in 1984. Proving his talents extend beyond the wrestling ring, one of his final appearances was singing La Vie en Rose on Tuesday Night Titans. He was the adoptive father of wrestler Luna Vachon. He is the brother of wrestlers Maurice and Vivian Vachon and former father-in-law of wrestlers David ""Gangrel"" Heath and Tom Nash. In total, Vachon has six children and has been married four times. After his wrestling career, Paul Vachon joined the NDP and ran"