Chris Jones

Chris Jones

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Born November 11, 1958, Chris Jones picked up the guitar as a small child and decided his life’s path shortly thereafter. Before becoming a teenager, he began studying at Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory of Music where he steeped himself in classical composers, developing a particular affinity for Mozart. After this traditional training, he discovered and dove deep into blues music, and this genre became a huge influence on his work. After joining the Army in 1976, Jones relocated to Germany where he began performing and gaining a reputation as a quality sideman. His various influences, and his great skill, resulted in an ability to play in multiple genres. Because of this versatility he recorded with a number of famous artists such as Kieran Halpin and Reinhard May. His collaborated regularly with blues harmonica player Steve Baker, recording four albums with him including 1995’s Slow Roll, 1996’s Everybody’s Crying Mercy, and 2003’s Smoke and Noise. His solo work, from 1982’s No Looking Back to 2003’s Roadhouses and Automobiles displayed his ability to both combine and jump between rock, blues, country, and classical music. Jones died of Hodgkin’s disease on September 13, 2005.

Top tracks

01
Long After You Are Gone
Chris Jones
Moonstruck
05:44
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
07
No Sanctuary Here
Chris Jones
Closer To The Music Vol. 1
03:46
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
02
I Don't Know Why
Chris Jones
Smoke and Noise
05:26
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
08
Roadhouses & Automobiles
Chris Jones
Damn Good Run (The Best of Chris Jones & Steve Baker)
06:39
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
10
Set 'em Up, Joe
Chris Jones
Smoke and Noise
04:54
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
01
Soul Storm Comin'
Chris Jones
Smoke and Noise
06:08
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
06
Doublecrossed & Blue
Chris Jones
Gotta Look Up
03:23
Writer: Steve Baker / Composers: Steve Baker
09
Long After You're Gone
Chris Jones
Smoke and Noise
07:04
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
06
Ain't Got Love
Chris Jones
Smoke and Noise
04:38
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
13
Utopia (feat. Chris Jones) (Demo)
Within Temptation
An Acoustic Night At The Theatre
04:31
Writer: Sharon Den Adel - Daniel Gibson / Composers: Sharon Den Adel - Daniel Gibson
01
Roadhouses & Automobiles
Chris Jones
Roadhouses & Automobiles
06:28
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
12
Utopia (feat. Chris Jones)
Within Temptation
An Acoustic Night At The Theatre
03:50
Writer: Sharon Den Adel - Daniel Gibson / Composers: Sharon Den Adel - Daniel Gibson
08
Vigilante Man
Chris Jones
Gotta Look Up
05:25
Writer: Woodie Guthrie / Composers: Woodie Guthrie
02
Thank You (R.J. Reynolds)
Chris Jones
Roadhouses & Automobiles
05:13
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
07
God Moves On The Water
Chris Jones
Roadhouses & Automobiles
03:51
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
12
St. James Infirmary
Chris Jones
Smoke and Noise
06:27
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
02
Would Not Have It Any Other Way
Chris Jones
Moonstruck
05:09
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
04
Hard Times
Chris Jones
Moonstruck
03:43
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
08
If Walls Could Talk
Chris Jones
Smoke and Noise
05:53
Writer: Bobby Miller / Composers: Bobby Miller
07
God Save The Child
Chris Jones
Moonstruck
05:03
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
12
Maria´s Lullaby
Chris Jones
Moonstruck
03:10
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
09
Borderline
Chris Jones
Moonstruck
03:30
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
13
Gotta Look Up
Chris Jones
Damn Good Run (The Best of Chris Jones & Steve Baker)
04:42
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
02
Next Market Day
Chris Jones
Dacw'r Tannau
03:12
01
Mystic Paths
Chris Jones
Mystic Paths
01:35
03
Ain´t Got Love
Chris Jones
Moonstruck
04:01
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
11
Angel From Montegomery
Chris Jones
Moonstruck
04:50
Writer: John Prine / Composers: John Prine
06
Fender Bender
Chris Jones
Roadhouses & Automobiles
03:41
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
05
Long Long Journey
Chris Jones
Moonstruck
04:14
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
10
Transcontinental Post-Nativity Blues
Chris Jones
Moonstruck
03:54
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
08
Love Is The Answer
Chris Jones
Moonstruck
04:14
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
01
Electric Waves
Chris Jones
Electric Waves
03:40
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
01
Wild Dreams
Chris Jones
Wild Dreams
01:37
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
07
Willing
Chris Jones
Smoke and Noise
05:24
Writer: Lowell George / Composers: Lowell George
01
Destination Unknown
Chris Jones
Destination Unknown b/w I'm The Man
02:50
Composers: Jimmy Corley
04
One Word
Chris Jones
Gotta Look Up
05:45
Writer: Steve Baker / Composers: Steve Baker
05
God Moves On the Water
Chris Jones
Smoke and Noise
04:06
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
08
Another Life (Club Mix)
Alexander Popov
Interplay 2019
03:52
Composers: Chris Jones - Alexander Popov
01
The Sun in the Sea
Chris Jones
Meatsuits on Parade
04:22
Composers: Christopher Cameron Jones
06
Looking For Words
Chris Jones
Moonstruck
03:03
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones

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  • Discography
Albums
A Minute's Peace – The Album, Vol. 1
℗ 2026 Chris Jones
04-05-2026
A Minute's Peace – The Album, Vol. 1
01
...And Breathe (Day 1)
Chris Jones
A Minute's Peace – The Album, Vol. 1
01:04
Composers: Chris Jones
02
Fork Hordes (Day 2)
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A Minute's Peace – The Album, Vol. 1
01:13
Composers: Chris Jones
03
Hollywood's Calling (Day 3)
Chris Jones
A Minute's Peace – The Album, Vol. 1
01:21
Composers: Chris Jones
04
Glass Hall (Day 4)
Chris Jones
A Minute's Peace – The Album, Vol. 1
01:25
Composers: Chris Jones
05
November Wind (Day 5)
Chris Jones
A Minute's Peace – The Album, Vol. 1
01:09
Composers: Chris Jones
06
A Piece Of Fluff (Day 6)
Chris Jones
A Minute's Peace – The Album, Vol. 1
01:15
Composers: Chris Jones
07
Enigma For G In G (Day 7)
Chris Jones
A Minute's Peace – The Album, Vol. 1
01:20
Composers: Chris Jones
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Meatsuits on Parade
2026 Chris Jones
11-01-2026
Meatsuits on Parade
01
The Sun in the Sea
Chris Jones
Meatsuits on Parade
04:22
Composers: Christopher Cameron Jones
02
Meatsuits on Parade
Chris Jones
Meatsuits on Parade
05:31
Composers: Christopher Cameron Jones
03
Settlers of Paradise
Chris Jones
Meatsuits on Parade
05:28
Composers: Christopher Cameron Jones
04
Who Will Protect the Innocent?
Chris Jones
Meatsuits on Parade
06:15
Composers: Christopher Cameron Jones
05
Madman Blues
Chris Jones
Meatsuits on Parade
02:42
Composers: Christopher Cameron Jones
06
All Night Mother
Chris Jones
Meatsuits on Parade
04:49
Composers: Christopher Cameron Jones
07
A Father's Reflections
Chris Jones
Meatsuits on Parade
04:34
Composers: Christopher Cameron Jones
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Soul Pop-Street Party
℗ 2021 Warner Chappell
06-05-2025
Soul Pop-Street Party
01
Honey Shakes
Chris Jones
Soul Pop-Street Party
01:28
02
Gliterrati Nights
Iseemusic
Soul Pop-Street Party
02:07
03
Get Your Groove On
Iseemusic
Soul Pop-Street Party
02:25
04
Neon Jungle
Chris Jones
Soul Pop-Street Party
01:43
05
You Gotta Party
Chris Jones
Soul Pop-Street Party
01:45
06
Love Happy
Iseemusic
Soul Pop-Street Party
02:15
07
Booty Sauce
Chris Jones
Soul Pop-Street Party
01:53
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Time Without Love!
2024 Ernest J Peterson
24-11-2024
Time Without Love!
01
All I Need Is You
Chris Jones
Time Without Love!
02:38
Composers: Chris Jones - Ernest Jerome Peterson
02
In Your Garden
Chris Jones
Time Without Love!
03:33
Composers: Chris Jones - Ernest Jerome Peterson
03
My Dad
Chris Jones
Time Without Love!
02:56
Composers: Chris Jones - Ernest Jerome Peterson
04
Narcissus
Chris Jones
Time Without Love!
03:32
Composers: Chris Jones - Ernest Jerome Peterson
05
Never Give up on You
Chris Jones
Time Without Love!
03:32
Composers: Chris Jones - Ernest Jerome Peterson
06
Please Hold Me Tight
Chris Jones
Time Without Love!
03:04
Composers: Chris Jones - Ernest Jerome Peterson
07
Montana Love
Chris Jones
Time Without Love!
03:08
Composers: Chris Jones - Ernest Jerome Peterson
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Live in Holland, Pt. 1
2024 Pieter Groenveld
26-04-2024
Live in Holland, Pt. 1
01
Only Be Your Friend (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 1
03:29
Composers: Kieran Halpin
02
Call Me Judas (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 1
05:10
Composers: Kieran Halpin
03
Chase the Dragon (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 1
04:27
Composers: Kieran Halpin
04
Just a Game Without You (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 1
03:56
Composers: Kieran Halpin
05
Good Reason (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 1
04:00
Composers: Kieran Halpin
06
On Raglan Road (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 1
04:55
Composers: Kieran Halpin - Patrick Kavanach
07
The Second Change (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 1
03:35
Composers: Kieran Halpin
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Live in Holland, Pt. 2
2024 Pieter Groenveld
26-04-2024
Live in Holland, Pt. 2
01
Lucy (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 2
05:34
Composers: Kieran Halpin
02
So and So (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 2
04:36
Composers: Kieran Halpin
03
Zodiac Sign (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 2
04:48
Composers: Kieran Halpin
04
Glory Dayz (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 2
06:48
Composers: Kieran Halpin
05
Nothing to Show for It All (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 2
04:18
Composers: Kieran Halpin
06
No Turning Back (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 2
04:00
Composers: Kieran Halpin
07
Mirror Town (Live)
Kieran Halpin
Live in Holland, Pt. 2
03:47
Composers: Kieran Halpin
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Y.A.M.A
℗ 2023 The Commission Inc
20-08-2023
Y.A.M.A
01
Intro(Y.A.M.A)
Chris Jones
Y.A.M.A
01:00
Writer: Claude C Jones Jr / Composers: Claude C Jones Jr
02
Angles and Demons
Chris Jones
Y.A.M.A
02:37
Writer: Claude C Jones Jr
03
The Road Pt1
Chris Jones
Y.A.M.A
02:37
Writer: Claude C Jones Jr / Composers: Claude C Jones Jr
04
God Mode (Son of Creed)
Chris Jones
Y.A.M.A
03:21
Writer: Claude C Jones Jr
05
New Negro Spiritual
Chris Jones
Y.A.M.A
03:43
Composers: Claude C Jones Jr
06
Targets
Chris Jones
Y.A.M.A
02:31
Writer: Claude C Jones Jr
07
Octane
Chris Jones
Y.A.M.A
02:49
Writer: Claude C Jones Jr
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The Phoenix or The Flame
℗ 2023 The Commission Inc
13-04-2023
The Phoenix or The Flame
01
The Dementor
Chris Jones
The Phoenix or The Flame
02:21
Writer: Claude C Jones
02
Jack Tha Tripper(NBD)
Chris Jones
The Phoenix or The Flame
03:33
Writer: Claude C Jones
03
Demonic possessions (feat. Ceazer Da Don)
Chris Jones
The Phoenix or The Flame
04:01
Writer: Wykie Pace - Claude C Jones / Composers: Wykie Pace - Claude C Jones
04
Errday sh#t (feat. Caveman)
Chris Jones
The Phoenix or The Flame
03:12
Writer: Claude C Jones - Richard Jones III
05
Random thoughts
Chris Jones
The Phoenix or The Flame
04:04
Writer: Claude C Jones
06
Rasputin
Chris Jones
The Phoenix or The Flame
03:19
Writer: Claude C Jones
07
Phoenix or the flame
Chris Jones
The Phoenix or The Flame
03:40
Writer: Claude C Jones
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Unplugged
2022 Chris Jones
29-07-2022
Unplugged
01
Where's Chris?
Chris Jones
Unplugged
01:39
Writer: Chris Jones - Mark Lundquist / Composers: Chris Jones - Mark Lundquist
02
Wired
Chris Jones
Unplugged
03:06
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
03
Time Will Tell
Chris Jones
Unplugged
04:23
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
04
Last Stop
Chris Jones
Unplugged
02:46
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
05
Disappointment/The Places
Chris Jones
Unplugged
03:32
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
06
Call on Me
Chris Jones
Unplugged
03:47
Writer: Chris Jones - Mark Lundquist / Composers: Chris Jones - Mark Lundquist
07
One More Song
Chris Jones
Unplugged
03:09
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
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Soul Pop-Street Party
2021 Warner Chappell
10-12-2021
Soul Pop-Street Party
01
Honey Shakes
Chris Jones
Soul Pop-Street Party
01:28
Composers: Chris Jones
02
Gliterrati Nights
Iseemusic
Soul Pop-Street Party
02:07
Composers: Iseemusic
03
Get Your Groove On
Iseemusic
Soul Pop-Street Party
02:25
Composers: Iseemusic
04
Neon Jungle
Chris Jones
Soul Pop-Street Party
01:43
Composers: Chris Jones
05
You Gotta Party
Chris Jones
Soul Pop-Street Party
01:45
Composers: Chris Jones
06
Love Happy
Iseemusic
Soul Pop-Street Party
02:15
Composers: Iseemusic
07
Booty Sauce
Chris Jones
Soul Pop-Street Party
01:53
Composers: Chris Jones
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Whole
2020 Chris Jones
23-02-2020
Whole
01
Only the Beginning
Chris Jones
Whole
05:09
Composers: Christopher Jones
02
A Call to Action
Chris Jones
Whole
10:46
Composers: Christopher Jones
03
We Play Christian
Chris Jones
Whole
07:53
04
These Chains
Chris Jones
Whole
06:08
05
The Real Easter
Chris Jones
Whole
06:43
06
Struggle of a Broken Vessel
Chris Jones
Whole
08:13
Composers: Christopher Jones
07
Writing for Transformation
Chris Jones
Whole
08:20
Composers: Christopher Jones
Analog Pearls Vol. 3
℗ 2019 Stockfisch Records
20-09-2019
Analog Pearls Vol. 3
01
Cod'ine
Chris Jones & Charlie Carr
Analog Pearls Vol. 3
05:38
Writer: Buffy Sainte-Marie / Composers: Buffy Sainte-Marie
02
Instr.
Chris Jones & Charlie Carr
Analog Pearls Vol. 3
02:03
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
03
Footprints In The Snow - Instr.
Chris Jones & Charlie Carr
Analog Pearls Vol. 3
01:47
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
04
The Goodbye Song
Chris Jones & Charlie Carr
Analog Pearls Vol. 3
04:41
Writer: Charlie Carr / Composers: Charlie Carr
05
Walter
Chris Jones & Charlie Carr
Analog Pearls Vol. 3
04:45
Writer: Charlie Carr / Composers: Charlie Carr
06
Willin'
Chris Jones & Charlie Carr
Analog Pearls Vol. 3
04:49
Writer: Lowell George / Composers: Lowell George
07
Hills Of Shiloh
Chris Jones & Charlie Carr
Analog Pearls Vol. 3
02:43
Writer: Bobby Bare / Composers: Bobby Bare
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Damn Good Run (The Best of Chris Jones & Steve Baker)
Acoustic Music Records
26-07-2019
Damn Good Run (The Best of Chris Jones & Steve Baker)
01
Slow Roll
Chris Jones
Damn Good Run (The Best of Chris Jones & Steve Baker)
04:28
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
02
Can't Make You Love Me
Chris Jones
Damn Good Run (The Best of Chris Jones & Steve Baker)
05:21
Writer: Mike Reid - Allen Shamblin / Composers: Mike Reid - Allen Shamblin
03
County Jail
Chris Jones
Damn Good Run (The Best of Chris Jones & Steve Baker)
04:01
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
04
Middle Man
Chris Jones
Damn Good Run (The Best of Chris Jones & Steve Baker)
03:14
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
05
Walking Blues
Chris Jones
Damn Good Run (The Best of Chris Jones & Steve Baker)
03:56
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
06
Free Man
Chris Jones
Damn Good Run (The Best of Chris Jones & Steve Baker)
04:56
Writer: Tim Wood / Composers: Tim Wood
07
I Don't Know Why
Chris Jones
Damn Good Run (The Best of Chris Jones & Steve Baker)
05:26
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
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Blue Lonesome Wind (Live)
2019 Strictly Country Records
06-05-2019
Blue Lonesome Wind (Live)
01
Blue Lonesome Wind (Live)
Liz Meyer
Blue Lonesome Wind (Live)
03:52
Composers: Liz Meyer
02
All the Answers (Live)
Liz Meyer
Blue Lonesome Wind (Live)
04:42
Composers: Kieran Peter Halpin
03
If You Still Love Me Now (Live)
Liz Meyer
Blue Lonesome Wind (Live)
06:28
Composers: Liz Meyer
04
Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew's Song) [Live]
Liz Meyer
Blue Lonesome Wind (Live)
04:13
Composers: Michael Martin Murphey
05
Sail on the Wild, Wild Wind (Live)
Liz Meyer
Blue Lonesome Wind (Live)
05:45
Composers: Liz Meyer
06
Jamaica (Live)
Liz Meyer
Blue Lonesome Wind (Live)
03:58
Composers: Liz Meyer
07
Never Get Enough of You (Live)
Liz Meyer
Blue Lonesome Wind (Live)
05:08
Composers: Chris Jones
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Drama by Design
℗ 2019 UPPM-US Records
17-01-2019
Drama by Design
01
Consideration Time
Universal Production Music
Drama by Design
02:05
Writer: Flavio Lemelle / Composers: Flavio Lemelle
02
Tremoria
Chris Jones
Drama by Design
02:14
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
03
Escalating Crisis
Universal Production Music
Drama by Design
02:20
Writer: Flavio Lemelle / Composers: Flavio Lemelle
04
Dark Undergrowth
Chris Jones
Drama by Design
02:20
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
05
Pounding Heart
Universal Production Music
Drama by Design
02:25
Writer: Flavio Lemelle / Composers: Flavio Lemelle
06
Slowly Turn to Dust
Chris Jones
Drama by Design
02:31
Writer: Chris Jones / Composers: Chris Jones
07
Slow Gaze at Fast World
Universal Production Music
Drama by Design
02:21
Writer: Flavio Lemelle / Composers: Flavio Lemelle
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