John Paul Joans

[giraffe_02]

Who was John Paul Joans?

[Lonnie]

Wilkopedia again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones

[Hammond Egg]

He was either the one Lonnie refers to, or the bassist with Led Zeppelin, who also has an entry in Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones_( musician)

[mightyWBA]

He was a good friend of Robert Pint,John Bodgeham,and Jimmy Sage.

[-Zorro-]

John Paul Joans was the wife of John Paul Jones

[bustergutt]

There was also a Naval Lieutenant called John Paul Jones
Born in Scotland 1747.

[robbo82]

There is actually a comedian called John Paul Joans:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1594306/bio

[andy-hughes]

There was a 'one-hit-wonder' in the '70's - 'The Man From Nazareth' which was a talky-narative songrecorded by one John Paul Joans. It came out on the RAK label, and at the time, the gentleman confirmed he had altered the speling of his name to avoid confusion with the Zep bassist.

Have tried Googling without success - most unusual.

[frazerz]

John Paul Joans was anorthern comedian (real name John Davidge). He wrote and produced two records - The man from Nazareth and The Miners Song a charity song raising money for miners dependents during the coal miners strikes in the late 60's early 70's. The record was banned by the BBC because they felt they would be accused of taking sides. All copies of the record except three where destroyed. I still have my copy and have uploaded it to 'youtube'. He initially released 'The man from nazareth' under the the name of John Paul JONES. It was tipped as the #1 Christmas single for 1970 but after it reached only #40 it was taken off the shelves because John Paul Jones of Led Zepperlin fame threatened RAK Records with legal action because their artist was using his name. All the unsold copies were recalled and the surname on the re-issued single was changed to JOANS. It missed the #1 slot and only reached #25 in the new year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU0840W8FVY

The Miner's Song by John and City Lights

[frazerz]

John Paul Joans was anorthern comedian (real name John Davidge). He wrote and produced two records - The man from Nazareth and The Miners Song a charity song raising money for miners dependents during the coal miners strikes in the late 60's early 70's. The record was banned by the BBC because they felt they would be accused of taking sides. All copies of the record except three where destroyed. I still have my copy and have uploaded it to 'youtube'. He initially released 'The man from nazareth' under the the name of John Paul JONES. It was tipped as the #1 Christmas single for 1970 but after it reached only #40 it was taken off the shelves because John Paul Jones of Led Zepperlin fame threatened RAK Records with legal action because their artist was using his name. All the unsold copies were recalled and the surname on the re-issued single was changed to JOANS. It missed the #1 slot and only reached #25 in the new year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU0840W8FVY

The Miner's Song by John and City Lights