Deacon Jones

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Melvyn "Deacon" Jones

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Melvyn "Deacon" Jones is an organ player and founding member of Baby Huey & the Babysitters.

Biography

In 1963 along with Johnny Ross and Jimmy Ramey aka Baby Huey, Jones formed Baby Huey & the Babysitters who went on to become a well known live attraction in Chicago. After Ramey's death in 1970 Jones would embark on a career that would see him work with Curtis Mayfield and John Lee Hooker.

During his career he has worked with Greg Allman, Elvin Bishop, Lester Chambers, Albert Collins, Freddie King, Pappo, and Buddy Miles. Richard Varrasso Management

1990s onwards

In 1992 the Bay Area Blues Society and the South Bay Blues Awards named Jones Keyboard Player of the Year.

Discography

Deacon Jones

Deacon Jones (athlete)

Charles Nicholas "Deacon" Jones (August 31, 1934 – September 7, 2007) was an American steeplechase runner. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and finished in ninth and seventh place, respectively. He was a three-time AAU champion (1957–58 and 1961) and won a silver medal at the 1959 Pan American Games.

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Deacon Jones (pitcher)

Carroll Elmer "Deacon" Jones (December 20, 1892 in Arcadia, Kansas – December 28, 1952 in Pittsburg, Kansas), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1916–1918. He played for the Detroit Tigers.

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Deacon Jones (disambiguation)

Deacon Jones may refer to:

Deacon Jones (infielder)

Grover William "Deacon" Jones (born April 18, 1934) is a retired American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout. He appeared in 40 Major League games as a first baseman and pinch hitter for the Chicago White Sox (1962–63; 1966). Jones attended Ithaca College, threw right-handed, batted left-handed and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).

In his 11-year minor-league career (1955–56; 1959–67; 1969), Jones batted .319 with 154 home runs and a slugging percentage of .528. His big-league experience consisted of 60 plate appearances and he batted .286 (14 hits in 49 at bats) with one home run (hit off Jim Hannan of the Washington Senators on September 28, 1963) and 10 runs batted in. A great natural hitter, Jones still holds the Midwest League record for the highest single-season batting average when he hit .409 for the Dubuque Packers in 1956. He also had 135 hits, smashed 26 homers and had a .758 slugging percentage in only 330 at bats. Had Jones not suffered a shoulder injury during spring training of 1956 with the White Sox, it is not unreasonable to speculate that he might have had a substantial Major-League career as a contemporary of other great African-American players of the era such as Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Frank Robinson.