Celebrating Foreigner Guitarist Mick Jones on His 78th Birthday!

Today we celebrate the birthday of Mick Jones, co-founder and last remaining original member of Foreigner. 

Source: Vintage Guitar Magazine
An active guitarist since 1961, Jones has worked with various bands and musicians such as Nero and the Gladiators, Wonderwheel, Spooky Tooth, and the Leslie West Band before co-founding Foreigner with Ian McDonald (formerly of King Crimson). They recruited lead singer Lou Gramm, and he became a primary songwriter alongside Mick Jones, who has songwriting credits on all of their hit songs. Their biggest hit single, which was "I Want to Know What Love Is", is one of those, as Jones wrote it himself.

In the mid '80s, he also started a side career as a producer, working with artists such as Van Halen, Billy Joel, Bad Company, The Cult, and more. He started in 1986 with Van Halen's "5150" and ended with the Cult's 2001 album, "Beyond Good and Evil". He also co-produced all of Foreigner's albums, including the ones released before he became a proper producer. 

With that, I wish Mick Jones a happy 78th. 

Happy listening!
Hey there! I'm Olive, and I'm a part-time blog writer hoping to share my love of older music and countercultural history. I started this blog during my freshman year of college as a means to get a head start doing what I love most - writing. I've always loved writing and music, and wanted to do something that would involve doing both. Now, I've got this cool (totally not biased) blog page!

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