THE JONESES (Pittsburgh Band)
Jeff Drake was the lead singer for a punk rock band called the Joneses; another of their bandmembers was Paul Mars Black, who was a bandmember in the past UARB Dead Hippie. This is not the same band as the 1970’s Boston hard rock band called the Joneses or the Pittsburgh R&B band also called the Joneses that was part of the Philly Soul scene of the 1970’s. This band called the Joneses was formed in 1981 and was active in LA through the end of the decade. They have a Wikipedia article but no notice in Allmusic, while the Boston and Pittsburgh bands have Allmusic write-ups but nothing in Wikipedia. The Joneses released several singles and EP’s but only one full-length LP, Keeping up with the Joneses (not surprisingly I suppose, the Pittsburgh band also released an album called Keepin’ up with the Joneses).
(December 2015)
