Rich Jones (musician)

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Rich Jones is an English guitarist born in Coventry in 1973. He has since played music worldwide and lived in Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, London, and Berlin. He now lives in Toronto with his family.

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Career

Jones was a founding member and principal songwriter of the Canadian punk band The Black Halos from 1993 to 2001, [1] and played in the British punkabilly band The Yo-Yos (2005), and the American punk bands Amen (2002-2005) and Sorry and the Sinatras (2007-2009). In addition, he toured and recorded with Alec Empire,[ citation needed ] Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Leyton, and The Dogs D'Amour, as well as doing artwork for Michael Monroe, Killing Joke, [2] Amen and Eureka Machines.

Jones also appears as a guest guitarist on the Therapy? album Shameless . When he lived in London, he played and recorded with Wildhearts frontman Ginger, The Loyalties with ex Yo-Yo Tom Spencer, and Sorry and the Sinatras with Scott Sorry (ex-Amen). In 2012 he produced a record for the band Radio Dead Ones. [3]

In the summer of 2013, Jones stood in for former Backyard Babies guitarist Dregen in Michael Monroe's band for a series of live dates that ran until December of that year. [4] In March 2014 it was announced that he would join Michael Monroe's band as a full-time member. [5]

Discography

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EPs

DVDs

Guest appearances

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References

  1. ↑ "KNAC.COM - News - Rich Jones Leaves The Black Ha". Knaclive.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Killing Joke – XXV Gathering : Let Us Prey". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Radio Dead Ones – Second To None". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dregen Will Not Tour With Michael Monroe This Fall". Blabbermouth.net. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dregen Exits Michael Monroe's Band To Focus On Solo Career, Backyard Babies". Blabbermouth.net. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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  7. ↑ "John Ford – John Ford". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Black Halos – The Violent Years". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Amen – Death Before Musick". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "John Ford – Bullets For Dreamers". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Amen – Gun Of A Preacher Man". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "The Dogs D'Amour - Unleashed". heavyharmonies.com. Heavy Harmonies. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "The Loyalties – So Much For Soho". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "The Loyalties – 'Til The Death Of Rock And Roll". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Mutation – The Frankenstein Effect". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "Ginger Wildheart – Albion". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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  20. ↑ "The Yo-Yo's – Given Up Giving Up". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "The Loyalties – One Take Wonders". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  22. ↑ "Neil Leyton – Dead Fashion Brigade EP". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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  25. ↑ "Therapy? – Shameless". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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