Mick Jones (singer, born 1944)
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Jones performing with Foreigner at VMWorld, San Francisco, 2 September 2009
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| Birth name | Michael Leslie Jones |
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27 December 1944 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
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| Years active | 1961–present |
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Foreigner Wonderwheel Johnny Hallyday Blackburds Leslie West Band Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Spooky Tooth Billy Joel |
| Website | foreigneronline |
Michael Leslie Jones (born 27 December 1944) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the founding member of the British-American rock band Foreigner. Prior to Foreigner, he was in the band Spooky Tooth.
Michael Leslie Jones was born on 27 December 1944 in Portsmouth, England. Jones started playing guitar at an early age. After attending a couple of live concerts by Elvis Presley, Jones decided to pursue a career in music. He began his professional music career in the early 1960s as a member of the bands Zoot Money's Big Roll Band and 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 ("The French Elvis"), for whom he wrote many songs, including "Je suis né dans la rue" and "À tout casser" (which features Jimmy Page on guitar). When The Beatles toured France in 1964, they befriended Mick when Hallyday's girlfriend and future wife Sylvie Vartan played on the same bill as they did. Between 1965 and 1971 Jones recorded in France with Tommy Brown (Thomas R. Browne) as State of Mickey & Tommy, as well as under other session names including the Blackburds, Nimrod, and the J&B.
After leaving France to return to his home country, Jones joined Gary Wright, formerly of the band Spooky Tooth, to form Wonderwheel in 1971. In 1972 Jones and Wright reformed Spooky Tooth, and after this Jones was a member of the Leslie West Band. He also played guitar on the albums Wind of Change (1972) for Peter Frampton, and Dark Horse (1974) for George Harrison.
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