Jon Raven
| Jon Raven | |
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| Born | Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | Compton, Wolverhampton |
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| Relatives | Michael Raven (brother) |
Jon Raven was an English author and musician.
Jon Raven was the brother of author and musician Michael Raven, and father of the late Ministry and Killing Joke bassist Paul Raven, and Gundogs bassist Daniel Raven. Raven was born in Wales and educated at Wolverhampton Municipal Grammar School. Alongside brother, Michael, Jon formed a Wolverhampton folk music group before producing many records and books and having numerous television and radio appearances. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1996 and died in August 2015 at Compton Hospice in Wolverhampton.
Raven is the author of several non-fiction books, the majority related to Black Country history, customs, folklore and music and on industry typical of the Black Country area such as coal mining and nail making.
His books include "The Folklore and Songs of the Black Country Colliers", "Customs of the Black Country", and "Aynuk's First Black Country Waerd Book".
Raven was a member of folk trio The Black Country Three along with brother Michael Raven and Derek Craft. They recorded their self-titled debut album in 1966 for Transatlantic. Following this, Raven produced several solo and group CDs.
He has performed on the following albums:
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