John Jones Music

I forgot about this demo of Face to Face from 1992, lurking in iTunes land!

Here is a 2002 video from Can’t Take it With You

There is Peace was Emily Richard’s call for peace after September 11, 2001.

What a treat it was to walk to the theater, across the street, and into Beverly Hills, and see one of my all time idols of music; Leon Russell! Thanks Kevin!

Here he is some years ago, on stage

There is no way that I can choose the best of this or the best of that with anyone that I have ever worked with. The personal relationship has always been more important than the reward! With Emily Richards, the best came easily!

I love this version of Meet Me, from the Can’t Take it With You album!

We just jammed it, and here it is!

Ken Scott and John Jones at NAMM 2012

Sit back and relax and listen to this great interview with one of my music heroes; Ken Scott. He talks about Trident Studios and the Beatles, David Bowie, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, Elton John, John Lennon, George Harrison, Lou Reed, Rolling Stones, Missing Person, and Duran Duran. We co-produced Duran’s Thank You album in 1995!

If I had to admit it, there is no one who has been involved with more fantastic and historical music recordings than Ken Scott!

This link to a great interview with Ken in studio 2 at Abbey Road, is insightful, and inspirational!

Here is a 2002 video from Can’t Take it With You, one of the many Emily Richard’s albums that I have worked on over the years.

There is Peace was a call for peace after September 11, 2001.

John Jones, Gary O, Dee Long, Frank Watt, and Ken Wanamaker at the El Macombo in Toronto

Ah, what a delight! Memories by the bus-load!

Since the late 1970’s, Gary O and I have shared a number of special things. Seeing him play at my Junior High School dance (St. Andrews), with his band Aerial, and later at the Yonge Street Station (or whatever it was called!), with the awesome Beatle cover-band; Liverpool! (Or maybe it was the other way ’round?),

Later I joined him in the band, Kid Rainbow, with Margo Davidson and Lonnie Glass. I think I auditioned for the band. It was probably something to do with Brian Bell. Can anybody enlighten me?

Anyway, I was more than a bit thrilled to be playing with someone as cool, professional, and talented, as Gary! He’s really a great songwriter and guitarist and musician, who can sing like Paul Rogers! We also performed many of my original songs in our shows around south western Ontario, which was groundbreaking for my future!
Strippers and Bikers! And I was certainly not nearly as ready as Gary was to burst onto the music scene at that time!

He was! And after many showcases for record companies, Gary was signed by Capitol Records in Los Angeles. Within weeks he was gone. Off to Los Angeles, and the band was no more. Deserted. The new Gary O album was recorded in Los Angeles with professional musicians. We all looked for new bands! (another great story!)

Surprise surprise, Gary was ill-served by Los Angeles, and back he came to Toronto, just in time to take advantage of our new ESP recording studio in Buttonville, with our Linn Drum, and soon enough our Fairlight! We became Gary’s house-band. Frank Watt, Ken Wanamaker, Dee Long, and yours truly; John Jones. Off we went, recording his second album in our studio for Capital records. Meanwhile, Gary borrowed my TR6, and my girlfriend, and went to Las Vegas.

We even did a gig as a band at the El Macombo , see above photo. Does anybody remember the date?

Eventually he became the enabler for my staying in Los Angeles twenty years ago. Those of us who lived in Canada House, in the Dell, know all about it!

Here is Gary’s great video for Shades of 45, from more than 30 years ago! I think it’s Gary McCracken on Simmons drums…

A recent Gary O article on John Jones Music – December 10, 2001

I couldn’t help but remember (1989) those magical days when Keith and Mick were puppets, and McCartney was at the Albert Hall:

Even older farts today! – Keepin’ On Rockin’ – wikia.com

We saw the Muscle Shoals movie in Beverly Hills on Wilshire Boulevard this past Monday, and boy was it good!
So many of my favourite records were recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama with the Swampers, at either the original Fame Studios with Rick Hall, or at their own studio, Muscle Shoals. Without this film, I would never have known just how huge an impact the music of Muscle Shoals has been on the history of music!

See for yourself. The Muscle Shoals movie.

Sir Keith Richards. From a screen capture from the film's trailer.