Mick Jones

Mick Jones

Michael Leslie Jones (born 27 December 1944) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known as the last remaining original 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, and decided to pursue a career in music. He began his professional music career in the early 1960s as a member of the band 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 Jones 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 that, 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. In 1976, Jones formed Foreigner with Ian McDonald, and recruited lead singer Lou Gramm. Jones co-produced all of the band's albums and co-wrote most of their songs with Gramm. Jones is credited with writing the band's most successful single, "I Want to Know What Love Is", by himself. Tensions developed within the band during the late 1980s, attributed to a difference in musical taste between Gramm, who favoured a more hard-edged rock, as opposed to Jones' interest in synthesisers. Gramm left the band in 1990 but returned in 1992. In 1989 Jones released his only solo album, titled Mick Jones, on the Atlantic Records label. Jones is the only person to play on every Foreigner album. In between his Foreigner commitments, Jones also started a side career as a producer for such albums as Van Halen's 5150 (1986), Bad Company's Fame and Fortune (1986) and Billy Joel's Storm Front (1989). He co-wrote with Eric Clapton the song "Bad Love" on Clapton's Journeyman album, and in 2002 co-wrote the song "On Her Mind" with Duncan Sheik. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he played with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. Jones is married to socialite/writer/jewelry designer Ann Dexter-Jones, mother of Mark, Samantha and Charlotte Ronson. He and Dexter-Jones have two children, Annabelle Dexter-Jones and Alexander Dexter-Jones. Married for nearly 25 years (1983-2007), they divorced in 2007. In March 2017, the couple remarried. Jones also has two sons, Roman Jones and Christopher Jones, from prior relationships. Source: Article "Mick Jones (Foreigner guitarist)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Título: Mick Jones
  • Popularidad: 1.415
  • Conocido por: Acting
  • Cumpleaños: 1944-12-27
  • Lugar de nacimiento: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
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  • También conocido como: Foreigner, Michael Leslie Jones
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Mick Jones Películas

  • 2018
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    Foreigner with the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

    Foreigner with the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

    1 2018 HD

    En mayo de 2017, la legendaria banda de rock 'n' roll Foreigner realizó dos shows con entradas agotadas junto con la Orquesta Sinfónica...

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  • 2008
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    Foreigner: Live

    Foreigner: Live

    9 2008 HD

    Universalmente aclamado como uno de los actos de rock más populares de los años 70 y 80, Foreigner continúa cautivando...

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  • 1991
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    The Foreigner Story: Feels Like the Very First Time

    The Foreigner Story: Feels Like the Very First Time

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1970
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    Foreigner - Soundstage 2008

    Foreigner - Soundstage 2008

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2017
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    Foreigner Live at the Symphony

    Foreigner Live at the Symphony

    6.5 2017 HD

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  • 2011
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    Foreigner - Rockin' at the Ryman

    Foreigner - Rockin' at the Ryman

    6.6 2011 HD

    Cuando Foreigner tuvo que buscar un sustituto para Lou Gramm, muchos pensaron lo complicado que sería mantener vivo el legado creativo de la...

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  • 2014
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    Foreigner - Baloise Session 2014

    Foreigner - Baloise Session 2014

    1 2014 HD

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  • 1978
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    Foreigner - Live at the Rainbow '78

    Foreigner - Live at the Rainbow '78

    8.7 1978 HD

    Con la clásica formación extranjera de Jones, Gramm, McDonald, Greenwood, Gagliardi y Elliott, este espectáculo captura la...

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  • 1993
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    Foreigner - Live at Deer Creek

    Foreigner - Live at Deer Creek

    6.5 1993 HD

    Nadie infunde power ballads con el blues como Foreigner, y la banda saca lo mejor de sí en esta entrada de la serie SOUNDSTAGE. Las...

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  • 2007
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    Foreigner | Alive & Rockin'

    Foreigner | Alive & Rockin'

    10 2007 HD

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  • 2019
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    Foreigner - Double Vision 40 Live.Reloaded

    Foreigner - Double Vision 40 Live.Reloaded

    8.3 2019 HD

    Foreigner, Double Vision Then And Now lleva a los espectadores detrás de escena mientras los miembros originales de la banda se unen a la...

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  • 2009
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    Foreigner - Live in Chicago

    Foreigner - Live in Chicago

    6.6 2009 HD

    Foreigner está celebrando actualmente el 30 aniversario de la liberación de Foreigner "4". Este nuevo especial de televisión...

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.5 1982 HD

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  • 1981
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    Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

    5.5 1981 HD

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  • 2016
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    Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar

    Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Greatest Hits

    Greatest Hits

    5 2016 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Big Interview with Dan Rather

    The Big Interview with Dan Rather

    6.6 2013 HD

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  • 1982
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    Na sowas!

    Na sowas!

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1997
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    Behind the Music

    Behind the Music

    6.8 1997 HD

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