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Allen A. Jones

Allen A. Jones is credited on 527 albums across 2,006 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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527

Albums

2,006

Pressings

7

Decades active

719

In collections

Biography

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Allen Jones (December 29, 1940 – May 5, 1987) was an American bass-player, songwriter, engineer & producer. He wrote songs and produced several albums for Albert King and became manager of the Bar-Kays, he also formed their production company and produced all of their original releases.
Initially a bassist, Jones had his own studio, Onyx, in Memphis and also wrote, engineered and produced at - picking up a Grammy Award for his work on Shaft. His work is also associated.
Jones died in 1987 and a Memphis music institution scholarship program is dedicated to his name for attendees at LeMoyne-Owen College.
Often associated to Richard Shann & Andrew Love.

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Credited work

527 albums · 2,006 pressings · active 1963–2026

  • Performance · 1,922
  • Production · 714
  • Engineering · 29
  • Other credits · 14

Studios: Ardent Studios · United Sound Systems · Tera Shirma Studios · Fillmore East

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