Rich Jones (musician) explained

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.

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, 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

Albums

• Black Halos - Black Halos (Die Young Stay Pretty Records 1999)^[6]
• John Ford - John Ford (Bumstead/EMI 2000)^[7]
• The Violent Years - Black Halos (Sub Pop/Warner Music 2001)^[8]
• Death Before Musick - Amen (Eaturmusic/Columbia 2003)^[9]
• Bullets For Dreamers - John Ford (Bumstead 2003)^[10]
• Gun Of A Preacher Man - Amen (Secret Records 2004)^[11]
• Unleashed - The Dogs D'Amour (King Outlaw Records 2006)^[12]
• So Much For Soho - The Loyalties (Devil's Jukebox/Vinyl Junkie/Yeah Right 2008)^[13]
• Til The Death Of Rock & Roll - The Loyalties (self-released, 2013)^[14]
• The Frankenstein Effect - Mutation (Ipecac Recordings 2013)^[15]
• Albion - The Ginger Wildheart Band (Round Records 2014)^[16]
• Blackout States - Michael Monroe (Universal Music, Spinefarm Records 2015)^[17]
• The Best - Michael Monroe (Universal Music, Spinefarm Records 2017, compilation)
• One Man Gang - Michael Monroe (Silver Lining/Warner Music 2019)^[18]

EPs

• Xmas EP - The Black Halos/Bubble (ChangesOne 2001)^[19]
• Given Up Giving Up - The Yo-Yos (Undergroove 2005)^[20]
• One-Take Wonders - The Loyalties (Self released/Fading Ways 2006)^[21]
• Dead Fashion Brigade - Neil Leyton (Fading Ways 2007)^[22]
• The Kings Of Shambles Street - Sorry & The Sinatras (Bomber Music 2012)^[23]

DVDs

• Caught In The Act - Amen (Secret 2004)^[24]

Guest appearances

• Shameless - Therapy? (guitar and backing vocals on "This One's For You", 2001)^[25]
• Rockets & Volcanoes - Bubble (guitar on "Days Like These", 2001)^[26]
• Brijitte West & The Desperate Hopefuls - Brijitte West & The Desperate Hopefuls (guitar and vocals on "Mess Of Myself" and "How To Be Good", 2010)^[27]
• Error 500 - Mutation (backing vocals and design, 2013)^[28]

Notes and References

1. Web site: KNAC.COM - News - Rich Jones Leaves The Black Ha . Knaclive.com . 2001-11-30 . 2015-03-30.
2. Web site: Killing Joke – XXV Gathering : Let Us Prey . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
3. Web site: Radio Dead Ones – Second To None . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
4. Web site: Dregen Will Not Tour With Michael Monroe This Fall . Blabbermouth.net . 2013-09-26 . 2015-03-30.
5. Web site: Dregen Exits Michael Monroe's Band To Focus On Solo Career, Backyard Babies . Blabbermouth.net . 2014-03-05 . 2015-03-30.
6. Web site: The Black Halos – The Black Halos . discogs.com . 1999 . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
7. Web site: John Ford – John Ford . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
8. Web site: The Black Halos – The Violent Years . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
9. Web site: Amen – Death Before Musick . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
10. Web site: John Ford – Bullets For Dreamers . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
11. Web site: Amen – Gun Of A Preacher Man . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
12. Web site: The Dogs D'Amour - Unleashed . heavyharmonies.com . Heavy Harmonies . 24 March 2022.
13. Web site: The Loyalties – So Much For Soho . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
14. Web site: The Loyalties – 'Til The Death Of Rock And Roll . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
15. Web site: Mutation – The Frankenstein Effect . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
16. Web site: Ginger Wildheart – Albion . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
17. Web site: Michael Monroe – Blackout States . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
18. Web site: Michael Monroe – One Man Gang . discogs.com . 18 October 2019 . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
19. Web site: The Black Halos / Bubble – Xmas 2001 E.P. . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
20. Web site: The Yo-Yo's – Given Up Giving Up . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
21. Web site: The Loyalties – One Take Wonders . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
22. Web site: Neil Leyton – Dead Fashion Brigade EP . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
23. Web site: Sorry And The Sinatras – The Kings Of Shambles Street . discogs.com . November 2012 . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
24. Web site: Amen – Caught In The Act . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
25. Web site: Therapy? – Shameless . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
26. Web site: Bubble – Rockets & Volcanoes . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
27. Web site: Brijitte West & The Desperate Hopefuls . discogs.com . 14 May 2010 . Discogs . 24 March 2022.
28. Web site: Mutation – Error 500 . discogs.com . Discogs . 24 March 2022.