John Paul Jones

Biography

John Paul Jones, born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946, began playing piano at six and was influenced by his family's music industry background. As a session musician and arranger before joining Led Zeppelin in 1968, he collaborated with Jimmy Page on other recording sessions. After drummer John Bonham's death and the band's disbandment in 1980, Jones pursued a solo career and later formed the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme.