Super excited to announce new guest, Quentin Jones, to The Story!
Quentin Jones is a Hall of Fame guitarist who is endorsed by Gretsch Guitars.
Quentin Jones has played and recorded guitar with some of the most important names in rock-and-roll history. Among them are Al Kooper, Graham Nash, Peter Noone and Herman’s Hermits, Robert Gordon, Marshall Crenshaw, the Rockats, Linda Gail Lewis, Billy Burnett, Johnny Neel, Dee Dee Sharp, Kenny Aaronson, David Uosikkinen, Liberty Devitto, John Sebastian, and Charlie Gracie, who took Quentin on the road with him when he was the opening act for Van Morrison. Gracie talks about Jones’s talent and musical abilities in the book about Gracie’s life and career, Rock N Rolls Hidden Giant.
Quentin has own unique style and sound. He has gained fame playing rock-n-roll, blues, surf, rockabilly and old-time country and western. Quentin is endorsed by Gretsch guitars and in 2016 he was enshrined in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Nashville Tennessee.
Along with being one of today’s top guitarists, Quentin is a well-known music producer and songwriter. His music appears in movies, network television shows, DVDs and has be recorded by some of the world’s top artists.
Quentin’s music and projects have been covered by publications like Billboard Magazine, Mojo Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, Goldmine Magazine, The NY Daily News, the Philadelphia Inquirer...to name just a few. Quentin's musical achievements have gained him mentions in a number of books.
Quentin was featured in the Sept 2021 issue of Guitar Player Magazine in an article about Robert Gordon and the guitar players who helped him resurrect rockabilly music.
He is the founding member of the internationally known cult band the Reach Around Rodeo Clowns. The band has released six critically acclaimed albums that gained attention from fans, press and other artists, including some of rock's founding fathers, British Invasion bands and even author Stephen King!
Today Quentin can be heard and seen singing and playing guitar with his band mates, drummer David Uosikkinen and bassist Kenny Aaronson, as QDK. These three legendary musicians have joined forces to keep rock-and-roll, electric blues, surf, and rockabilly music alive and well into the 21st century. The band is currently producing new music in the studio.
You can find Quentin and his projects here:
Website : https://quentinjonesguitar.com/home
