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Mick Jones (other)
Mick Jones may refer to: Music * Mick Jones (Foreigner guitarist) (born 1944), English guitarist, songwriter and record producer in the rock band Foreigner and earlier Spooky Tooth ** ''Mick Jones'' (album), a 1989 album by Foreigner musician Mick Jones * Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist) (born 1955), British guitarist and a vocalist of the Clash * Micky Jones, British guitarist and a vocalist of Welsh prog band Man * Mickey Jones (1941–2018), American musician and actor Sports * Mick Jones (footballer, born 1942), English footballer * Mick Jones (footballer, born 1945), of the Leeds United football team * Mick Jones (footballer, born 1947) (1947–2022), English football player and football manager * Mick Jones (hammer thrower) (born 1963), British hammer thrower See also * Michael Jones (other) {{hndis, Jones, Mick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick 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 (band), Foreigner. Prior to Foreigner, he was in the band Spooky Tooth. Early life Michael Leslie Jones was born on 27 December 1944 in Portsmouth, England. Jones started playing guitar at an early age, and decided to pursue a career in music. Career He began his professional music career in the early 1960s as a member of the band Nero and the Gladiators, who scored two minor British hit singles in 1961. After the demise of Nero and the Gladiators, Jones worked as a songwriter and session musician in France for such artists as Françoise Hardy, Sylvie Vartan, and Johnny Hallyday, for whom he wrote many songs, including "Je suis né dans la rue" and "À tout casser (song), À tout casser" (which features Jimmy Page on guitar). When The Beatles toured France in 1964, they befriended Jones when H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Jones (album)
''Mick Jones'' is Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones' self-titled debut/studio album, released in 1989 and his only solo release to date. Released on Atlantic Records, this album included Billy Joel and Carly Simon as guest singers. Joel sang with Jones on the song "Just Wanna Hold" and Simon sang with Jones on the songs "That's the Way My Love Is" and "Write Tonight". It is widely believed that the co-composer "M. Phillips" on the track "Just Wanna Hold" is a pseudonym of Mick Jagger. Track listing All songs written by Mick Jones, except where noted. Side one # "Just Wanna Hold" (Jones, Ian Hunter, M. Phillips) — 3:30 # "Save Me Tonight" (Jones, Diane Warren, Joe Brooks) — 3:50 # "That's the Way My Love Is" — 3:25 # "The Wrong Side of the Law" — 5:14 # "4 Wheels Turnin'" — 4:35 Side two Personnel * Mick Jones – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-9), guitars (1, 4, 6, 7), bass (1, 3, 4, 6, 9), lead guitar (2, 3, 5, 8, 9), keyboards (2, 3, 6-10), per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Jones (The Clash Guitarist)
Michael Geoffrey Jones (born 26 June 1955) is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as co-founder and lead guitarist of punk rock band the Clash, until his dismissal by frontman Joe Strummer in 1983. In 1984, he formed Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts. Jones has played with the band Carbon/Silicon along with Tony James (formerly of Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik) since 2002 and was part of the Gorillaz live band for a world tour in 2010. In late 2011, Jones collaborated with Pete Wylie and members of the Farm to form the Justice Tonight Band. Early life 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 Kingdom. Jones' cousin is Grant Shapp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man (band)
Man (also known as The Manband) are a Welsh rock music, rock band. The group were formed in November 1968 by Micky Jones (guitar and vocals), Deke Leonard (guitar and vocals), Clive John (guitar, keyboards and vocals), Ray Williams (bass guitar) and Jeff Jones (drums), in Merthyr Tydfil, out of previous local band The Bystanders. They were active through to 1976 with an ever-changing personnel, the last line-up consisting of Jones and Leonard with John McKenzie (musician), John McKenzie (bass), Terry Williams (drummer), Terry Williams (drums) and Phil Ryan (musician), Phil Ryan (keyboards). Amongst others, Martin Ace (guitar and bass) had a significant spell with group. They released nine studio albums, including the UK Albums Chart, UK charting albums ''Back into the Future'' (#23), ''Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics'' (#24) and the live album ''Maximum Darkness'' (#25). Their musical style is rock music, rock encompassing elements of psychedelic rock, psychedelia and progressive rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Jones
Mickey Jones (June 10, 1941 – February 7, 2018) was an American musician and actor. He played drums with acts such as Trini Lopez and Bob Dylan, with whom he played on his 1966 world tour. He became a founding member of The First Edition with singer Kenny Rogers, and played on all of their albums. Overall, Jones played on 17 gold records from his musical career of over two decades. After the break-up of The First Edition in 1976, Jones concentrated on his career as a character actor, where he made many appearances in film and television. Early life and career Mickey Jones was born on June 10, 1941, in Houston, Texas, to Fred Edward Jones, a U.S. Navy officer, and Frances Marie (née Vieregge) Jones, a homemaker. His sister, Cheryl Marie, died in 2006. Jones attended Sunset High School in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. It was during this time that he obtained and learned to play his first set of drums. After sitting in with several local bands, Jones and four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Jones (footballer, Born 1942)
Michael Alan Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans .... References 1942 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players Mansfield Town F.C. players Footballers from Sutton-in-Ashfield {{England-footy-defender-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Jones (footballer, Born 1945)
Mick Jones may refer to: Music *Mick Jones (Foreigner guitarist) (born 1944), English guitarist, songwriter and record producer in the rock band Foreigner and earlier Spooky Tooth **Mick Jones (album), ''Mick Jones'' (album), a 1989 album by Foreigner musician Mick Jones *Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist) (born 1955), British guitarist and a vocalist of the Clash *Man (band)#Micky Jones, Micky Jones, British guitarist and a vocalist of Welsh prog band Man *Mickey Jones (1941–2018), American musician and actor Sports *Mick Jones (footballer, born 1942), English footballer *Mick Jones (footballer, born 1945), of the Leeds United football team *Mick Jones (footballer, born 1947) (1947–2022), English football player and football manager *Mick Jones (hammer thrower) (born 1963), British hammer thrower See also *Michael Jones (other) {{hndis, Jones, Mick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Jones (footballer, Born 1947)
Michael Jones (24 March 1947 – 9 August 2022) was an English professional footballer and coach. Playing career Jones started his career as a central defender for Derby County, then managed by Brian Clough, and moved on to Notts County in 1969. Having played a key part in County's promotions in 1971 and 1973 he then moved on to Peterborough United later that year and helped the club to the Division Four championship in his first season, before leaving the country. Managerial career Jones spent a brief spell as player-coach at now defunct Canadian outfit Ottawa Tigers in the National Soccer League, before he returned to England in 1976 to fill the manager's role at Kettering Town, initially as player-manager. A successful spell at Kettering saw them in the FA Trophy final in 1979 and after losing the final to Stafford Rangers, he had his first taste of league management at Mansfield Town. Jones spent two seasons at Mansfield before joining his former teammate Roy McFarland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Jones (hammer Thrower)
Michael David Jones (born 23 July 1963) is an English retired athlete who competed in the hammer throw. Athletics career Jones competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics finishing in 22nd place. He appeared at five Commonwealth Games. He represented England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland and eight years later represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. A third games appearance ensued representing England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he won a silver medal in the hammer. Four years later he won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, beating New Zealand's Philip Jensen before finishing in fifth place at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Jones competed in British athletics for over 20 years and captained the Great Britain team to victories in the European Cup The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
