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John Paul Jones
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British bassist
OverviewAI-generated
John Paul Jones, born John Richard Baldwin on January 3, 1946, in Sidcup, is a British bass guitarist, record producer, songwriter, and composer. He is a member of the band Led Zeppelin and has worked with record labels including Atlantic Records and Discipline Global Mobile. His musical genres include rock, soul, blues rock, and rhythm and blues. Jones plays the bass guitar, keyboard instruments, and mandolin. He has received the Kennedy Center Honors and began his work period in 1961.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 21
Top works
- Memorial, to Justify Peter Landai's Conduct During the Late War
- Life and Letters of John Paul Jones
- David Harvey
- Intersensory transfer, perceptual shifting, modal preference and reading
- Life of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones, Chevalier of the Military Order of Merit, and of the Russian Order of St. Anne, &c : Comp. from His Original Journals and Correspondence
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Sidcup, Kent, England, UK
John Richard Baldwin (born 3 January 1946), better known by his stage name John Paul Jones, is an English musician, composer and record producer who was the bassist and keyboardist for the rock band Led Zeppelin. Prior to forming the band with Jimmy Page in 1968, he was a session musician and arranger. After the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, Led Zeppelin disbanded, and Jones developed a…
Known for
- Becoming Led Zeppelin — Self2025
- Rock this Town — Self (archive footage)2022
- Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert — Self2022
- Led Zeppelin: How the West Was Won — Bass2018
- R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed2017
- Led Zeppelin: History Lesson — Self2017
- Led Zeppelin Played Here — Self (archive footage)2014
- The Sunflower Superjam 2012 — Self2013
- Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day — Bass2012
- How to Grow a Band — Self2012
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1946
Discography
Member of
- Led Zeppelin1968–1980
- Them Crooked Vulturessince 2009
- Minibus Pimps
- Rockestra
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 105,898
- Total plays
- 581,692
Tags
John Baldwin (born January 3, 1946 in Sidcup, London), better known by his stage name John Paul Jones, is an English musician and was the bassist, keyboardist, and mandolin player for Led Zeppelin from its inception until the band's breakup following the death of John Bonham in 1980. A versatile musician, he also plays guitar, mandolin, koto, lap steel guitars, autoharp, ukulele, cello, and the three over-dubbed recorders heard on "Stairway to Heaven". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Pa
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,531x
- Nonparametric Estimation from Incomplete Observations
· 1958 · cited 70,816x
- “Mini-mental state”
· 1975 · cited 68,275x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 46,809x
- Cytoscape: A Software Environment for Integrated Models of Biomolecular Interaction Networks
· 2003 · cited 45,735x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.”
- “I have not yet begun to fight!”
- “I may sink, but I'll be damned if I strike!”
- “Where men of fine feeling are concerned there is seldom misunderstanding.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- John Baldwin , ( 1946-01-03 ) 3 January 1946 (age 80) , Sidcup , Kent , England
- Genres
- Rock blues rock hard rock heavy metal folk rock
- Occupations
- Musician record producer arranger
- Instruments
- Bass guitar keyboards mandolin guitar
- Years active
- 1961–present
- Member of
- Them Crooked Vultures
- Formerly of
- Led Zeppelin
- Website
- johnpauljones .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin; 3 January 1946) is an English musician, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who was the bassist and keyboardist for the English rock band Led Zeppelin between 1968 and 1980. He was a session musician and arranger prior to the point when he formed the band with Jimmy Page in 1968 (having previously collaborated with Page on other recording sessions). Jones developed a solo career after drummer John Bonham died and Led Zeppelin disbanded in 1980. He has collaborated with musicians in a variety of genres, including the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, and Alain Johannes. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 as a member of Led Zeppelin.
Early years
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