Alan Jones (4)

British session bass player. Started out playing lead guitar until falling under the spell of a certain Mr J Harris whereupon he switched to bass. Alan became part of the Johnny Howard Group which led to numerous radio appearances and then on to sessions. In the 1970s/80s Alan Jones was one of the UK’s leading session men, playing on literally thousands of session tracks including (apparently) no fewer than 33 No.1 hits. Between 1978 and 1989 Alan toured and recorded with The Shadows until a serious car accident curtailed his career and almost ended his life. By the time that Alan was fully recovered, the session scene was all but over and the Shadows had broken up. However, the genial Mr Jones was part of Barry Gibson’s Local Heroes and is part of Bruce’s Moonlight Shadows. He is now a regular at Pipeline and many other conventions.