Active         1950s - 2010s
Born           January 14, 1938 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre          Vocal, Stage & Screen, Pop/Rock
Also Known As  John Allan Jones

A two-time Grammy winner in the early '60s, Jack Jones has made a fine living since, blending vocal standards from traditional pop with swinging renditions of contemporary pop and rock hits. Born in Los Angeles in 1938, Jones was the son of the romantic lead actor and recording artist Allan Jones (who had a hit with "The Donkey Serenade") and actress Irene Hervey. He began studying the vocal arts in high school, and after graduation joined his father's successful act on the nightclub circuit. Jack left less than a year later, determined to make it on his own, and began playing small clubs around the country.

Several years after forging his independence, Jack Jones was spotted in San Francisco and signed to Kapp Records in 1961. Though he was called into the army soon after, he managed to record the single "Lollipops and Roses," a moderate 1962 hit which earned him a Grammy for Best Performance by a Male Singer. Jones earned several other awards during the mid-'60s, including another Grammy for his best-known hit, the Burt Bacharach-Hal David chestnut "Wives and Lovers." Though he only recorded one more single that performed as well, 1965's "The Race Is On," Jones became a successful LP seller, touring artist (especially in Great Britain), and occasional television performer. He moved to RCA Records in 1967, and began to add to his repertoire rock songs such as "Light My Fire" and "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today." Jack Jones also mounted a successful act in Las Vegas during the 1980s and '90s.


Albums:

1959 - This Love of Mine
1959 - To Whom It May Concern
1961 - Lollipops and Roses
1961 - Shall We Dance
1961 - This Was My Love
1962 - Gift of Love
1962 - I've Got a Lot of Livin' To Do
1962 - Special Olders
1963 - Call Me Irresponsible
1963 - She Loves Me
1963 - Wives and Lovers
1964 - Bewitched
1964 - In Love
1964 - The Jack Jones Christmas Album
1964 - Where Love Has Gone
1965 - Dear Heart
1965 - My Kind Of Town
1965 - There's Love And There's Love And Thre's Love
1966 - A Very Precious Love
1966 - For The ''In'' Crowd
1966 - Jack Jones Sings
1966 - On Broadway
1966 - The Impossible Dream
1967 - Feeling Good
1967 - Lady
1967 - Our Song
1968 - Curtain Time
1968 - Greatest Hits
1968 - If You Ever Leave Me
1968 - In Hollywood
1968 - What The World Needs Now Is Love
1968 - Without Her
1969 - A Jack Jones Christmas
1969 - L.A. Breakdown
1969 - Love Story
1969 - Where Is Love
1970 - A Time For Us
1970 - Jack Jones At The Sands Las Vegas
1970 - This Love of Mine
1971 - Sings Michel Legrand
1972 - A Song For You
1972 - Bread Winners
1972 - Simply Jack Jones
1973 - Together
1974 - Harbour
1975 - What I Did For Love
1975 - Write Me a Love Song, Charlie
1977 - The Full Life
1977 - With One More Look At You
1987 - I Am A Singer