| Evan Jones | |
| Birth Name: | James Evan Jones |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Vocals, Guitar |
| Associated Acts: | The Mixtures, The Gingerbread Men |
Evan Jones is an Australian musician and photographer. Together with his brother Idris he wrote "The Pushbike Song".[1]
Jones was in an Adelaide band called the Gingerbread Men before his career was interrupted by military service in Vietnam.[1] Also in the band was Idris Jones, Tony McNicoll and Dean Birbeck. They released a single in the 60s, "Looking At You" / "Goodnight" (1965, W&G).
Idris Jones was later a member of The Mixtures. The Jones brothers wrote their song "The Pushbike Song" which was released by the band in 1970. The song charted internationally and reached #1 in Australia.
In 1977 two songs he had written were released by Graham Cornes as a single, "I Gotta Girl" backed with "Untying the Laces" (J & B Records).
In 1981, backed by the band Y Knot, he had a hit with the single "Mm! Mm! Don't Cha Love Summertime!" which reached #85 on the Australian Single Charts.
Jones worked as a children's television host, appearing on Here's Humphrey, C'mon Kids and Cartoon Connection.
| Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] | |||
| 1972 | "Little Black Spider"/"Shoo Fly Shoo" | - | |
| "Jesus Song"/"All Men Are Equal" | - | ||
| 1976 | "Damn' Ya Darlin" (with Idris) | - | |
| 1981 | "Mm | Mm! Don't Cha Love Summertime" (As Evan Jones and Y Knot) | 85 |
| ""And I Wish You Were Staying Forever" | - |