Davy Jones (2)

David, known as Davy by most of his friends, was born in Chester, PA, and lived there until age 13. His musical interest started young when he began music lessons. He later found his true love in playing electric guitar, and was an accomplished guitarist by the time he was in high school. Via a stint in the army, he eventually he ended up in Austin Texas in the late 1970s, where he lived for 35 years. In Austin, Texas, Jones played guitar in punk/New Wave groups The Next and Ideals, and was a founding member and long-term guitarist in cowpunk band The Hickoids, rejoining the group when they reunited in 2006. Other bands he played with included Dicks, Big Foot Chester, Gay Sportscasters, Mannish Ideals, and Diamond Smugglers. Jones passed away from lung cancer in 2015.