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Bones Jones

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Bones Jones - Drums,Bass, Keyboards, Guitar,Trumpet and many more. Bones Jones hails from Cincinnati, Ohio. A professional Musician,Artist, Arranger and Producer.Bones' career spans over 30 years since age12. He has worked with some very strong local acts on the 60's scene. His major break through came in 1969, at age 17, while working at King Records/JamesBrown Productions as a shipping clerk, and studio musician. His high school band became The Dapps and worked under James Brown Productions backing up Bobby Byrd, The Famous Flames and Lynn Collins.A few years later they migrated to Dallas, Texas where they worked with Z.Z. Hill, Jackie Wilson,Archie Bell and The Drells, and opening for The Fabulous Coasters, while touring the South West and Western U.S.. After the band broke up, BonesJones went to work with Dallas' most prominent talent: AI TNT Braggs, JohnnieTaylor, The Masqueraders, and The Festivals. In the early 70's, as an innovatorof the Dallas music scene, he organized the group Black Funk to work withtop acts: Stevie Wonder, The O'Jays, Mel & Tim, The Whispers, KingFloyd, Denise Lasalle, and Freddie King.Another act he helped organize was Conspiracy, by far the first Funk-Fusion band of the early 70's. They toured with Z.Z. Hill, and after recording and album for Leon Russell's Shelter Records, their tracks found their way to the first Gap Band Album.In 1974 after forming the number one band in the state of Texas, The LastBand, their brief encounter took them to Leon Russell and the Gap Band,then to L.A. where they were picked up by Joe Crocker. They also influenced Larry Graham's Grand Central Station and went on to be produced by Bill Tillman of Blood Sweat & Tears in 1976.In late 1976, Bones moved to the mean streets of Manhattan, NYC, to learn jazz from the masters. After working and recording with Hannibal at CBS Records, Pharaoh Sanders, and Michael Urbaniack, Bones went on to tour the U.S. and Europe with The Undisputed Truth, Michael Henderson, Kool and The Gang, Brass Construction, and CrownHeights Affair. In 1979 Bones began Producing and Arranging for CBS RECORDS Canada. His first success was the LP "Midnight Music" which went on to top the charts in Quebec , and Europe. He worked with Canada's number one Soul Artist "Disco Diva"-Geraldine Hunt; co-producing her LP "No Way" with the Number One Billboard and International Hit "Can't Fake The Feeling"in 1980. Disappointed in not receiving credit for his input on this project,he started concentrating on his own productions. In 1982 Bones began to work in Chicago; However, he rejoined his Texas friends in L.A., now recording under the names of Goodie, Yarborough & Peoples and The Gap Band. UnderTotal Experience Productions, they had the most successful tour of '82,were Nominated for an American Music Award, and a Grammy, both Records Sales of over 6 million copies.In 1983, back in Montreal, he started the Bones Jones Duo and by 1986 was signed as an Artist/ Producer with RCA RECORDS Canada. He became the first Black Artist to form his own Record Label , BR RECORDS, with Canadian Music Award Nominations for his second singles,"Open Up Your Heart" and "Circle Of Fools", and his first EP "JO JO Morocco"as The Best R&B Artist and Instrumental Jazz/Dance Music Songwriter and Artist.In 1988 Bones Jones began producing other Canadian Artists for his label; the first was, Bora Bora with two hit singles: "Last Time" and Jealousy" which was picked up in Europe in 1989. Also in 1988 ,Bones Jones began Producing for Television CFCF/4 Seasons INC. in Montreal. His first show was Major League Baseball's Montreal Expos show, "Expos Summer", PulseNews/ Sports, doing Theme and Background Music, and in French "Sports Plus"from 1988 until 1993.In 1989 he recorded an album for CBC (Canadian BroadcastingCorp.) "Coast to Coast" which features Canadian Artists from across the Country. He also started the BR Music Network for His T.V. work. In 1990 he Produced music for Children's T.V. called "YNN" (Youth News Network)which is presently being Broadcast in Classrooms across Canada and is Sponsored by the Canadian Government. He did a cameo appearance in the movie Eddie and the Cruiser II, "Eddie Lives", Produced by Scottie Brothers and CBS.Presently in Block Buster and other Video Stores.In 1991 he won the CAN PRO Award for best Family Variety Show in Canada for Expo Summer.He Produced Commercials for Nexus Productions with such clients as Honda, Acura, Decasonic,DuPont, Ice Capades, and Nestles. In 1993 the Film Company went bankrupt,so Bones moved his company back to the U.S., with three new LP projectsfor 1999 and 2000. Bones Jones is presently going live with his LP's "It's A Mad World", Mad World II "Madder than Ever", "JJ's Law" and JO JOMorocco "The Rockin Moroccan". presently Bones has created a new GENRE of music called "NuBoP"which is spreading around the World since 1996 and is changing the way music is being Marketed,by coming up with the first form of" Black Alternative Music",with a new lineup of Artist with styles ranging from Ethnic World Beats to American Funk and R&B,with his Web-Site"www.nubop.com"and BR/NuBOP Records he is changing the way Music is being Marketed,there"s a huge crowd of Independent Artist now flying the NuBOP Banner,so come and join us all is welcomed,"ARE YOU DOWN WITH NuBOP"?

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