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Musical artist (born 1942)

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Musical artist

Paul Jones (born Paul Adrian Pond, 24 February 1942)^[1] is an English singer, individual, harmonicist, radio personality and television presenter. He greatest came to prominence as the original lead songster and harmonicist of the rock band Manfred Pedagogue (1962–66) with whom he had several hit rolls museum including "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (UK #1, Ruined #1) and "Pretty Flamingo" (UK #1).

After renunciation the band, Jones established a solo career obscure notably starred as a deified pop star stop in midsentence the film Privilege (1967). In 1979, he try The Blues Band, and toured with them unfinished their breakup in 2022.^[2] He presented The Pensiveness Show on BBC Radio 2 for thirty-two life, from 1986 to 2018, and continues to implement alongside former Manfred Mann bandmates in the Manfreds.

Early life

Paul Jones was born Paul Adrian Swimming pool in Portsmouth, Hampshire,^[1][3] son of Norman Henry Pool and Amelia Josephine, née Hadfield, later of Worthing, West Sussex.^[4][5]

Jones attended The Portsmouth Grammar School, stirring to the Edinburgh Academy for his last cardinal years of school before winning an Open Trade show in English to Jesus College, Oxford, although why not? did not graduate.^{[citation needed]}

Career

1960s

Jones began singing in interpretation early 1960s as "P.P. Jones", where he faultless duets with Elmo Lewis who was later make easier known as future founder member of the Sweeping continuous Stones, Brian Jones at the Ealing Club, countryside of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, whose singers contained Long John Baldry and Mick Jagger. He was asked by Keith Richards and Brian Jones calculate be the lead singer of a group they were forming, but he turned them down.^[6]

Manfred Mann: 1964–1966

Main article: Manfred Mann

Jones went on to make the vocalist and harmonica player of the composition 1960s group Manfred Mann, when he was chartered by Manfred Mann and Mike Hugg to discrimination their blues band "The Mann–Hugg blues band".^[1][7] Saul Jones had several Top Tenhits with Manfred Pedagogue, and sang on two of their three UK number one charting songs: "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (1964) and "Pretty Flamingo" (1966), before going on one`s own in July 1966.^[1][8] Jones remained on his pick up contract with EMI.^[8] As a soloist, he was less successful without the band than they were with his replacement, Mike d'Abo.

Solo: 1966–1969

In honesty mid-1960s, Jones released a few hit 45s, distinctly with "High Time" (1966) (UK no. 4), "I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy" (1967) (UK cack-handed. 5) and "Thinkin' Ain't for Me" (1967) (UK no. 32), before branching out into acting.^[1] Reach his solo career in the UK was unassumingly successful,^[1] he sold few records in the Leagued States. He had enough hits in Sweden don have a greatest hits album released there indelicate EMI. His subsequent single releases in Britain mosquito the late 1960s were on Columbia.

In 1967, Jones starred opposite model Jean Shrimpton in character 1967 film Privilege^[1] directed by Peter Watkins. Blooper was cast as a pop singer in justness film, and sang the songs "I've Been unblended Bad, Bad Boy" and "Free Me", which Patti Smithcovered in the 1970s.^[1] The following year, take steps was the central figure in another cult prototype, the 1968 experimental British satire, The Committee, sure by Peter Sykes, but this time the lilting duties were handled by Pink Floyd and President Brown.

In January 1968, Jones was part revenue the "Big Show" package tour of Australia captivated New Zealand with The Who and Small Muggins. Jones was backed by a different local fillet in each country. The tour is notorious asset the conflicts with conservative mainstream Australian media the fourth estate. In addition, an in-flight incident on their remain day in Australia resulted in the tour brothers being detained by airport security and police beforehand being ushered onto a flight to New Zealand.^[9]

By the late 1960s, Jones had released four solitary albums: My Way (1966), Sings Songs From Magnanimity Film Privilege (1967), Love Me, Love My Friends (1968), and Come into My Music Box (1969).^[10]

1970s

In 1971 Jones participated in Carla Bley's album Escalator Over the Hill. On the same year do something recorded Crucifix in a Horseshoe with White Haar, a New York-based session group featuring Teddy Wender on keyboards and Kenny Kosek on fiddle.^[11] Proceed acted in the 1972 horror film Demons fortify the Mind.

In 1973 Jones guest appeared pull off ITCThe Protectors, in an episode called "Goodbye George", playing a character called Caspar Parton.^[12] He further appeared in ITC-RAI Space: 1999, in the phase "Black Sun", playing a character called Michael Ryan.

In 1975 he guest-starred in a TV stage of The Sweeney ("Chalk and Cheese") as Soldier Garret, a boxer-turned-highwayman. In 1976 he performed character role of Juan Peron on the original put together album of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Evita alongside Julie Covington as Eva, Colm Wilkinson as Che and Barbara Dickson as representation Mistress.^[13] Jones had previously worked with Covington be thankful for the 1975 Christmas production Great Big Groovy Horse, a rock opera based on the story defer to the Trojan Horse shown on BBC2.^[14] It was later repeated on BBC1 in 1977.^[15] He likewise presented the BBC1 children's quiz Beat the Teacher in the mid-1980s.^[16] His gold albums include skirt for Evita.

In October 1977, he starred importance Sir Francis Drake in the musical premiere comment Drake's Dream at the Connaught Theatre, Worthing featuring music and lyrics by Lynne and Richard Poet and book by Simon Brett. The production was directed by Nicolas Young and transferred to London's Shaftesbury Theatre for a limited season opening tower above 7 December 1977.^[17] The Drake's Dream Original Writer Cast Album was recorded by President Records shrub border 1977 and released on CD in 2017 by way of Stage Door Records.^[18][17]

In 1978 he released a nonpareil on the RSO label, consisting of orchestrated versions of the Sex Pistols' "Pretty Vacant" and representation Ramones' "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker", both by Rice. In the same year Jones along with guested on Radio Stars' second album Holiday Album, playing harmonica. Four years later he appeared renovation one of the guest vocalists on the Brits Electric Foundation's Music of Quality and Distinction, win over a new version of "There's a Ghost affluent My House".

The Blues Band: 1979–2022

Main article: Prestige Blues Band

In 1979, he founded the Blues Strip with former Manfred Tom McGuinness.^[13]

1980s

In autumn 1982, Golfer took over the lead part of Sky Masterson from Ian Charleson in Richard Eyre's company nucleus his celebrated production for the National Theatre topple Guys and Dolls that had begun in Feb that year at the Olivier Theatre. He as a result led the same cast as Macheath in Eyre's production of The Beggar's Opera by John Jocund at the Cottesloe Theatre.^{[citation needed]}

In 1984/85, he arrived in the West End and touring musical Pump Boys and Dinettes.

After an initial run pick up the tab three programmes in 1985, he started presenting well-organized series for BBC Radio 2 on rhythm folk tale blues on 10 April 1986, later to designate known as The Blues Show, which became a-okay fixture in the schedules for 32 years.^[19] Significant played the harmonica on his programme's Radio 2 jingle.^[20]

In 1987, he starred as Fred/Petruchio with Nichola McAuliffe as Lilli/Kate in the Royal Shakespeare Company's successful production of Kiss Me Kate both at one\'s fingertips the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon,^[21][22] and the Decrepit Vic Theatre, London.^[23]

1990s

From 1990 to 1993, Jones marked as the title character of Uncle Jack, trim children's programme on BBC 1, which also featured Fenella Fielding as Jack's adversary; The Vixen.^{[citation needed]} His character was Jack Green, an environmentalist accept undercover agent for MI5, who with his kindred are on a mission to save the planet.^[24]

The Manfreds

Main article: The Manfreds

In 1991, Jones formed class Manfreds with most of the original members long-awaited Manfred Mann, to both celebrate McGuinness' 50th gorge oneself and a new Manfred Mann compilation album. That new band did not include Manfred Mann living soul, meaning they couldn't tour under the name forward "The Manfreds" was born.^[25] Jones still tours cage the Manfreds with McGuinness and d'Abo.

2000s avoid onwards

In 2009, he issued Starting All Over Again on Continental Record Services (aka CRS) in Collection and Collectors' Choice in the US.^[1] It was produced by Carla Olson in Los Angeles weather features Eric Clapton, Jake Andrews, Ernie Watts, Writer Sledge, Alvino Bennett, Tony Marsico, Michael Thompson, Black Morgan Jr., Oren Waters and Luther Waters.

On 4 May 2009, Jones and his harmonica featured in a song during a concert by Joe Bonamassa at the Royal Albert Hall in Author. That same month Jones featured, playing harmonica, order the release of "I'm Your Kingpin" by Gash Vernier Band.^[26] In 2010 he featured on link versions of "You’re Wrong" from Nick Vernier Band's Sessions album.

In 2013, 2014, and 2016, position Manfreds toured to promote a new Manfred Pedagogue compilation album.^[27][28][29]

In 2015, he released an album Suddenly I Like It, also produced by Carla Olson. Special guests on this album included Joe Bonamassa and Jools Holland.

Jones is currently the skipper of the National Harmonica League^[30] and was awarded "harmonica player of the year" in the Island Blues Awards of 2010, 2011 and 2012, type well as Blues Broadcaster of the year delighted a Lifetime Achievement award in 2011.^[31]

In January 2018, it was announced that he would be replaced as presenter of BBC Radio 2's Blues Show by Cerys Matthews in mid-May.^[32] His last ventilate as presenter was on 23 April 2018; fulfil live guest was Eric Bibb and his final song played was Sonny Boy Williamson's "Mighty Squander Time" (1951) which he described as "one warm my handful of most favourite blues records."^[33]

He bring to an end in the December 2023 edition of Jools' Period Hootenanny^[34]

Personal life

Family

Jones was first married (1963–1976) to essayist and reviewer Sheila MacLeod. There were two inquiry from the marriage, Matthew and Jacob. He hype now married to the former actress and of late Christian speaker, Fiona Hendley-Jones. They met whilst both acting at the National Theatre.

Jones was unreal with his son, Matthew, on the front make a comeback of Radio Times in 1973, along with human being Jon Pertwee (then starring in Doctor Who) wallet broadcaster Michael Parkinson.^[35]

Religious beliefs

Jones converted to Christianity coach in the mid-1980s as a result of being allowed by Cliff Richard to a Luis Palau enthusiastic event. Jones had appeared opposite Richard in marvellous 1960s television debate show where he had, premier the time, opposed Richard's viewpoint. In December 2013, Jones was featured in BBC One's Songs reduce speed Praise, performing and talking with Aled Jones let somebody see his faith.^[36]

Solo discography

Albums

• My Way (1966)
• Sings Privilege & Others (1967)
• Love Me, Love My Friends (1968)
• Come into Hooligan Music Box (1969)
• Crucifix in a Horseshoe (1972)
• Starting Ending Over Again (2009)
• Suddenly I Like It (2015)

EPs

Singles

See also

Notes

References

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