Paul Jones
singer, formerly of Manfred Mann, The Blues Band, was also in musical theatre
United Kingdom • b. 1942-02-24
Biography
Paul Jones (born Paul Adrian Pond, 24 February 1942) is an English singer, actor, harmonicist, radio personality and television presenter. He first came to prominence as the original lead singer and harmonicist of the rock band Manfred Mann (1962–66) with whom he had several hit records including "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (UK #1, US #1) and "Pretty Flamingo" (UK #1). After leaving the band, Jones established a solo career and starred as a deified pop star in the 1967 film Privilege. In 1979, he formed The Blues Band, and toured with them until their breakup in 2022. He presented The Blues Show on BBC Radio 2 for 33 years, from 1985 to 2018, and continues to perform alongside former Manfred Mann bandmates in The Manfreds.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
City To City
1978
Easter
1978
Wave
1979
Here's Little Richard
1957
Evita
1976
The Live Adventures Of Mike Bloomfield And Al Kooper
1969
Music Of Quality & Distinction (Volume One)
1982
Evita: Premiere American Recording
1979
Piece By Piece
2005
Information
1983
Semi-Detached Suburban (20 Great Hits Of The Sixties)
1979
The Best Of Manfred Mann
1978
Roll With The Punches
2017
A Sideman's Journey
2009
Insane Times • 25 British Psychedelic Artyfacts From The EMI Vaults
2007
Painted Desert Serenade
1993
Hot Lemonade
1989
Luz Y Sombra
1987
Riff Raff
1984
War Baby
1983
Dancing Barefoot
1979
Evita (Original London Cast Recording)
1978
Magic Box
1967
Come Tomorrow / What Did I Do Wrong ?
1965
Credited work
1,709 releases · 300 albums · active 1963–2026
- Performance · 2,833
- Other credits · 773
- Production · 40
- Engineering · 10
- Mastering · 6
Studios: Chipping Norton Recording Studios · Advision Studios · Berwick Street Studios · Marquee Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Manfred Mann
- Various
- The Blues Band
- Patti Smith Group
- Dave Edmunds
- B.E.F.
- Marti Webb
- Tom Robinson