Wizz Jones

Wizz Jones
Jones at the Norwich Folk Festival, England, 1978, playing his trademark 1963 Epiphone Texan guitar
Jones at the Norwich Folk Festival, England, 1978, playing his trademark 1963 Epiphone Texan guitar
Background information
Birth nameRaymond Ronald Jones
Born (1939-04-25) 25 April 1939 (age 85)
Thornton Heath, Surrey, England
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years activeLate 1950s–present
Labels
Websitewww.wizzjones.com

Raymond Ronald Jones (born 25 April 1939),[1] better-known as Wizz Jones, is an English acoustic guitarist, and singer-songwriter. He was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England and has been performing since the late 1950s and recording from 1965 to the present. He has worked with many of the notable guitarists of the British folk revival, such as John Renbourn and Bert Jansch.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1321. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.