John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones ( Sidcup ( Kent ), January 3 1946 ) was the organist and bassist of the rock band Led Zeppelin . His real name is John Baldwin. He was recognizable by its sonic and rhythmic sound was before joining Led Zeppelin was playing a famous bassist who played with different artists and bands such as Jeff Beck , Herman's Hermits , The Yardbirds and Donovan .

Besides bass played John Paul Jones at Led Zeppelin also piano, mellotron and guitar and mandolin. His piano contributions were never officially released.

He played with Led Zeppelin also mandolin, such as Going to California. The live performance of Ten Years Gone, he played guitar. During the concerts of 1977, he also provided the background vocals on "The Battle of Evermore."

John Paul Jones performed with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page during the Live Aid festival (1985). They also performed together at a reunion concert in 1988. Robert Plant was asked for an "unplugged concert." He asked for help while Jimmy Page. Probably not to want to give the impression that Led Zeppelin would come together, they asked John Paul Jones not there; he knew nothing about it.

In 2004 he produced the last album of The Datsuns and in 2005 he helped the album In Your Honor by the Foo Fighters . The melancholy string arrangements of parties / orchestrations in four of the most important numbers on the pace-setting album Automatic For The People by REM also from his hand, namely: Drive, Everybody Hurts ,Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite and Nightswimming.

In 2007 he performed with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin back together.

Since 2009, Jones played with Them Crooked Vultures, along with Dave Grohl ( Foo Fighters , Nirvana ), Josh Homme ( Queens Of The Stone Age ) and Alain Johannes( Eleven , Queens Of The Stone Age ).

John Paul Jones appears regularly as a guest bassist / guitarist Seasick Steve .