- 1942 Paul Jones, English singer (Mighty Quinn-Manfred Mann) and radio presenter (The Blues Show), born in Portsmouth, England
From wiki wiki: Paul Jones was born as Paul Pond in
Portsmouth,
Hampshire.
[1][2] As "P.P. Jones" he performed duets with Elmo Lewis (better known as future founder member of
the Rolling Stones,
Brian Jones) at the Ealing Club, home of
Alexis Korner's
Blues Incorporated, whose singers included
Long John Baldry and
Mick Jagger. He was asked by
Keith Richards and Brian Jones to be the lead singer of a group they were forming, but he turned them down.
[3] He went on to be the vocalist and harmonica player of the successful 1960s group
Manfred Mann.
[1] Paul Jones had several
Top Ten hits with Manfred Mann, including the international number one single "
Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (1964), before going solo in July 1966.
