To Sir Dee Long

October 17th, 2016 § Comments Off on To Sir Dee Long § permalink

On the occasion of the celebration of the birthday of my long time friend and partner; a toast to Dee’s compassion, empathy, and genius! Happy Birthday Sir Dee Long!  

Toronto by Dee Long

January 19th, 2015 § Comments Off on Toronto by Dee Long § permalink

What can I say? My partner of many year the awesome “Sir” Dee Long!

Dee Long Interview

May 9th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

Great Stuff!

Little Neutrino video from Dee Long

January 4th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

Last month, I was able to hook up with Ringo Starr’s Randy Cooke in Los Angeles and get him to play drums on Dee Long‘s upcoming album Life After Life. Dee is re-recording some of his favourite Klaatu songs, and Randy put his magic on the new track for Little Neutrino. I wanted Dee to […]

Cross Town Dee and John

September 3rd, 2017 § Comments Off on Cross Town Dee and John § permalink

https://soundcloud.com/johnjonesmusic/cross-town-boogie Produced, arranged and recorded, by John Jones Instruments by J. Jones. Backing vocals Meninos do Morumbi Electric Guitars by Dee Long! Recorded in Los Angeles and British Columbia, 2013.

Klaatu Dee!

May 16th, 2013 § Comments Off on Klaatu Dee! § permalink

This past week the one and only Dee Long has kindly laid some rocking guitar tracks for the upcoming Meninos & Friends album. Thanks Dee! I bought the iTunes Klaatu combo album today. 3:47 EST and Hope album! Sweet!        

On Her Own – Burgerheads

January 10th, 2018 § Comments Off on On Her Own – Burgerheads § permalink

A new release from the Burgerheads, my bandmates from Toronto and Buttonville. I played on a song or two of theirs, and together we were Gary O and Lisa Dalbello’s band at ESP Studios in the early ’80s. On Her Own by The Burgerheads “Recorded at Mytronics Studios, Scarborough, Ontario in 1989. Featuring Dave Kennedy […]

Burning the Ground – Duran Duran

September 3rd, 2017 § Comments Off on Burning the Ground – Duran Duran § permalink

And when this plays, I think about the awesome fun we had doing it. Dee Long sampled the parts at AIR Studios, Oxford Street. We jammed them into this song, and Chris Potter mixed it, at Olympic Studio in Barnes.

FUNN, the band, Live at McMaster University 1978

July 4th, 2017 § Comments Off on FUNN, the band, Live at McMaster University 1978 § permalink

Thanks to Terry Draper for sharing these live recordings from nearly 40 years ago! Our band, FUNN, were recorded at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, circa 1978 (or April 1979?). Dee Long (guitar, keys, vocals) & Terry Draper (drums, vocals)… Freddy Coutts (lead vocal, percussion), Jon Bojicic (bass, vocals) and John Jones (keys, guitar, vocals), […]

Another Trip Around the Sun – 2016 Article Index

December 31st, 2016 § Comments Off on Another Trip Around the Sun – 2016 Article Index § permalink

Here is a list of all of my news articles from 2016: January • Happy 90th Birthday Sir George Martin! • Heredity – Rational Youth album – Spotify • Jones soft rock songs from black n white album – Spotify • Jones Assorted Rock Songs – Spotify • Under Milk Wood, 1988, Sir George Martin production at AIR Studios • Etat D’Esprit – John Jacques Jones […]