Ken Jones (music)

Ken Jones (2 October 1927 - 25 April 1988) was a British conductor and composer of film and television music. Among his work Jones was musical director for Parkinson and wrote the scores for several comedy films.

Life and career

Jones was born in Manchester and began his music career as a studio arranger for Norrie Paramor, there he worked arranging music for The Zombies, Jim Dale, and Jonathan King. In the 1960s he established his own orchestra and began a career in film and television. He had earlier collaborated with Douglas Gamley on several film scores including Fire Down Below, Tom Thumb and The City of the Dead, and later wrote complete scores for films such as Two-Way Stretch, Dentist in the Chair and its sequel Dentist on the Job and in 1964 he was hired by the BBC to compose the music for Steptoe and Son, where he replaced Ron Grainer (who had left the series to concentrate on Doctor Who).

For the BBC Television Jones composed and arranged the themes for It's Marty, and the sitcom Sykes which ran from 1972 until 1979. Also in 1979, Jones conducted the United Kingdom entry at the Eurovision Song Contest which was sung by Black Lace (ironically Alyn Ainsworth had served as conductor for the national final, but he was unable to attend the contest in Jerusalem). Between 1971 and 1979 he served as musical director for Parkinson.

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Ken Jones (footballer, born 1944)

Kenneth "Ken" Jones (26 June 1944 – 27 December 2012) was an English footballer. The grandson of Aaron Jones, Jones played for several clubs in The Football League during his career, including Bradford Park Avenue, Southampton, and Cardiff City. He played primarily as a full-back.

Playing career

Originally from Yorkshire, Jones began his career as a forward for the team of Monckton Colliery, where he was an apprentice electrician at the time; he later converted to a full-back and, despite interest from Arsenal, Aston Villa, and Coventry City, joined Bradford Park Avenue in September 1961 at the age of 16. Making over 100 appearances for the team as a teenager, Jones was dubbed by then-manager Jimmy Scoular as "the best full-back in the Fourth Division".

Jones's performances at Bradford Park Avenue attracted the attention of Southampton manager Ted Bates, who brought him to the club in June 1965, paying £15,000 for the defender. He made his debut for the club in September against Coventry City, but despite being able to play on either the left or the right of defence he struggled to cement a place in the team due to the competition provided by Stuart Williams, Tommy Hare, and David Webb. He made seven appearances at right-back in the 1965–66 season, which saw the Saints promoted to the First Division.

Ken Jones (baseball)

Kenneth Frederick Jones (April 13, 1903 – May 15, 1991), nicknamed "Broadway", was a professional baseball player.

Life

An alumnus of Georgetown University, he was born in Dover, New Jersey and died in Hartford, Connecticut at the age of 88.

Career

He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons (1924, 1930) with the Detroit Tigers and Boston Braves. For his career, he compiled a 0-1 record, with a 5.40 earned run average, and 4 strikeouts in 21⅔ innings pitched.

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