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British bassist (born 1946)

Musical artist

John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin; 3 January 1946)^[1] is an English musician and record producer who was the bassist and keyboardist for the rock band Led Zeppelin. He was a session musician and arranger when he formed the band with Jimmy Page in 1968.

Jones developed a solo career after drummer John Bonham died and Led Zeppelin disbanded in 1980. He has collaborated with musicians in a variety of genres,^[2] including the supergroupThem Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, and Alain Johannes.

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He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 as a member of Led Zeppelin.

Biography

Early years

John Baldwin was born in Sidcup, Kent, on 3 January 1946.^[1] He started playing piano when he was six, learning from his father, Joe Baldwin, a pianist and arranger for big bands in the 1940s and 1950s, notably with Ambrose and his Orchestra.

His mother was als