Evan Jones (musician)
Evan Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Evan Jones[1] 16 April 1948 |
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Musician, writer, photographer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Labels | Raven, Nationwide, Astor, Countryside, EMI Custom |
James Evan Jones is an Australian musician and photographer. Together with his brother Idris Jones he wrote "The Pushbike Song" (1970) for pop group, the Mixtures, which became a number-one hit in Australia.[2]
Background
James Evan Jones,[3] was born in 1948 in Adelaide.[4] He was a singer-guitarist for the Gingerbread Men, a local pop music band from the mid-1960s, before his career was interrupted by military service in Vietnam.[2] Other members were his brother, Idris Lloyd Jones on lead vocals and guitar,[3] as well as Tony McNicoll on drums and Dean Birbeck on bass guitar. They released a single, "Looking at You" / "Goodnight" (1965, W&G).
His brother Idris was lead vocalist of the Mixtures from late 1967, in Melbourne.[5] Both Jones brothers wrote the Mixture's track, "The Pushbike Song",[3] which was released as a single by the band in late 1970.[5] As well as reaching No. 1 in Austraia, it charted in the United Kingdom and United States.[5][6]
Career
In 1977 two songs Jones had written were released by Graham Cornes as a single, "I Gotta Girl" backed with "Untying the Laces" (J & B Records).[7]
In 1981, backed by the band Y Knot, he issued a single, "Mm! Mm! Don't Cha Love Summertime!" which reached No. 85 on the Australian Single Charts.[8] Jones worked as a children's television host, appearing on Here's Humphrey, C'mon Kids and Cartoon Connection.[9]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Trudy |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [8] | ||
| 1972 | "Little Black Spider"/"Shoo Fly Shoo" | - |
| "Jesus Song"/"All Men Are Equal" | - | |
| 1976 | "Damn' Ya Darlin" (with Idris) |
- |
| 1981 | "Mm! Mm! Don't Cha Love Summertime" (As Evan Jones and Y Knot) |
85 |
| ""And I Wish You Were Staying Forever" | - |
References
- ^ "Photos a new stage in James' life", Guardian Messenger, 5 October 2003
- ^ a b Teague, Ric (2015). Born on Anzac Day. Rosenberg Publishing. ISBN 9781925078619.
- ^ a b c "Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Pushbike Song'". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Item details for: A1197, JONES I-JOVAN". National Archives of Australia. 28 March 2014. p. 1705. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ a b c McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Mixtures'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 1 May 1971.
- ^ "1977, English, Sound, Recorded music edition: I gotta girl / Evan Jones; [performed by] Graham Cornes. Untying the laces / Evan Jones; [performed by] Graham Cornes [sound recording].", Trove Listing, National Library of Australia
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 160. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Hear, hear", Sunday Mail, 5 October 2003