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Mick Jones (2009) Michael Leslie „Mick“ Jones (* 27. Dezember 1944 in London) ist ein britischer Gitarrist, Songschreiber und Musikproduzent. Er war einer der Gründer der Band Foreigner, war jahrzehntelang ihr Frontman und ist das letzte aktive Gründungsmitglied bei Foreigner.
Mick Jones (1987) Michael Geoffrey „Mick“ Jones (* 26. Juni 1955 in London, England) ist ein britischer Musiker. Bekannt wurde er als Komponist, Gitarrist und gelegentlicher Sänger der Band The Clash . Jones galt als Vordenker der erfolglosen Frühpunkband London SS .
- Early Life
- The Clash
- General Public
- Big Audio Dynamite
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Michael Geoffrey Jones was born on 26 June 1955 in Wandsworth, London, England, to a Welsh father, Tommy Jones, and a Russian Jewish mother, Renee Zegansky. He spent much of his early life living with his maternal grandmother, Stella Class, who was born in 1899 to Jewish parents in Russia and escaped the Russian pogroms by migrating to the United K...
When he was 21, he and Paul Simonon were introduced to Joe Strummer by Bernie Rhodes in a squat in Shepherd's Bush. The band rehearsed in a former railway warehouse in Camden Town and the Clash was formed. Jones played lead guitar, sang, and co-wrote songs from the band's inception until he was fired by Strummer and Simonon in 1983. One of the song...
After his expulsion from the Clash, Jones was a founding member of General Public, with vocalists Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger of the Beat. Though he is listed in the credits of the band's 1984 debut studio album All the Rage as a member, Jones left General Public part way through the recording process and was replaced by Kevin White. White's pi...
Leaving General Public behind, in 1984 Jones formed Big Audio Dynamite with film director Don Letts, who had directed various Clash music videos and later the Clash documentary Westway to the World (2000). The band's debut studio album This Is Big Audio Dynamite was released the following year, with the song "E=MC²" getting heavy rotation in dance ...
Carbon/Silicon
In 2002, Jones teamed up with his former London SS colleague, Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik member Tony James to form a new band named Carbon/Silicon. The band has toured the United Kingdom and the United States and has performed a number of anti-fascist benefit concerts; they have also recorded four studio albums: A.T.O.M (2006), Western Front (2006), The Crackup Suite (2007) and The Carbon Bubble (2009) which were available online for free. Their first physical CD release was The New...
Producer
Jones has also been an occasional producer. In 1981, he produced Ellen Foley's second studio album Spirit of St. Louis. Jones was in a relationship with Foley, and co-wrote songs for the album with Strummer and Tymon Dogg. Players on the album included members of the Blockheads, Tymon Dogg and all four members of the Clash. In 1981, Jones co-produced Ian Hunter's studio album Short Back 'n' Sides with Mick Ronson. He also provided guitars and vocals for several songs on the release. In the sa...
Gorillaz
Jones reunited with Simonon on the title track of Gorillaz's third studio album Plastic Beach (2010): both of them performed in the Gorillaz live band supporting Plastic Beach (2010). The band headlined the 2010 Coachella Festival, Glastonbury Festival and Festival Internacional de Benicàssim. Jones later appeared on the Gorillaz's fourth studio album The Fall (2010) on the track "Amarillo".
Jones' first guitar was a Gibson Les Paul Junior with a P-90 pickup, which he bought because Johnny Thunders used one. The Junior was his main guitar up until late 1977 or early 1978, and after that as a backup and studio guitar. Around the same time he also owned another Les Paul Junior, all black (formerly red) with a black pickguard, which was s...
During the karaoke club scene in the film Code 46(2003), Jones is seen singing the Clash song "Should I Stay or Should I Go".
Mick Jones at AllMusicMick Jones discography at DiscogsMick Jones at IMDbMick Jones (Foreigner guitarist) Michael Leslie Jones (born 27 December 1944) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known as the founder and leader of the British-American rock band Foreigner. [1] [2] Prior to Foreigner, he was in the band Spooky Tooth. [3] Early life.
28. Juni 2023 · The Clash and BAD’s Mick Jones, now 68, is the son of a Welsh father and a Russian Jewish mother. Mick Jones, circa 2012. Photo by Getty Images. By Jim Sullivan June 28, 2023.
Am 26. Juni wird Michael Geoffrey „Mick“ Jones 65 Jahre alt, der den meisten als Gitarrist von THE CLASH bekannt ist. Angefangen hat er 1975 zusammen mit Bassist Tony James – der kurze Zeit später mit Billy Idol die Formation GENERATION X gründete – und Paul Simonon bei den wenig erfolgreichen LONDON SS.
Michael Geoffrey Jones is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the co-founder of the Clash, and as that group's guitarist until 1983. In 1984, he formed Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts. Jones has played with the band Carbon/Silicon along with Tony James since 2002 and was part of the Gorillaz live band for a world tour in 2010–2011. In late 2011, Jones ...
