EVAN JONES

James Evan Jones was born in 1948 in Broken Hill. He played guitar and sang for the Adelaide band the Gingerbread Men, formed in 1965. The group could have continued on and become a complete success, but Evan's career was interrupted by his conscription into military service (which resulted in him serving in the Vietnam War). The band also included his brother, Idris Lloyd Jones, on lead vocals and guitar, Tony McNicoll on drums, and Dean Birbeck on bass. They released a couple of singles before Idris became lead vocalist for the Mixtures in Melbourne in late 1967. The Jones brothers co-wrote the Mixtures’ hit ''The Pushbike Song'', released in late 1970, which topped the charts in Australia and also made its mark in the UK and US. In 1972, Jones recorded a couple of singles on the Raven label, followed by his 1973 album 'Trudy'. In 1977, Graham Cornes released two of Jones’s songs, ''I Gotta Girl'' and ''Untying the Laces'' as a single.  

In 1981, with the band Y Knot, Jones released ''Mm! Mm! Don’t Cha Love Summertime!'' which peaked at #85 nationally. He later worked as a children’s television host, appearing on Here’s Humphrey, C’mon Kids, and Cartoon Connection. Returning to Broken Hill in 1993, he completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts and, since 1994, has regularly exhibited at venues such as the Horizon Gallery in Silverton, the Scotch College Fine Art Show, the Adelaide Central Gallery, and various Rotary and Apex Art Shows.

SINGLES

''Little Black Spider / Shoo Fly Shoo'' 1972 Raven 
''Jesus Song (If Jesus Came Tomorrow Would You Care?) / All Men Are Equal'' 1972 Raven 
''Give Me A Call / I Wanna Be Your Friend'' 1975 Countryside
''Damn' Ya Darlin' / Half-Hearted'' [with Idris Jones] 1975 Astor
''And I Wish You Were Staying Forever / Jamestown'' 1981 EMI Custom
''Mm! Mm! Don't Cha Love Summertime! (#85) / Hero (Them's The Breaks)'' [with Y Knot] 1981 RCA

ALBUMS

'Trudy' 1973 Raven