Mick Jones (The Clash guitarist)
Michael Geoffrey Jones is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the co-founder of the Clash, and as that group's guitarist until 1983. In 1984, he formed Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts. Jones has played with the band Carbon/Silicon along with Tony James since 2002 and was part of the Gorillaz live band for a world tour in 2010–2011. In late 2011, Jones collaborated with Pete Wylie and members of the Farm to form the Justice Tonight Band.
Jones in New York City in 1987, during his stint with Big Audio Dynamite
Jones (centre) performing live onstage with the Clash at Chateau Neuf in Oslo, Norway, 1980
Jones performing live with Carbon/Silicon at the Carbon Casino VI event in London, 2008
Jones playing his Fender Thinline Telecaster at Carbon Casino VI in London, 2008
The Clash were an English rock band that formed in London in 1976 and were key players in the original wave of British punk rock. Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they used elements of reggae, dub, funk, ska, and rockabilly, and they contributed to the post-punk and new wave movements that followed punk. For most of their recording career, the Clash consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer, lead guitarist and vocalist Mick Jones, bassist Paul Simonon, and drummer Nicky "Topper" Headon.
Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, and Paul Simonon in concert with the Clash in 1980
The cover of London Calling, from a photo by Pennie Smith.
Paul Simonon of the Clash performs at the Palladium, 20 September 1979. (Photo: S. Sherman)
Graffiti in Rijeka, Croatia, commemorating Joe Strummer