Hi folks,
I'm Patch Jones.
OK, first I’ll tell you the story behind the patch.
When I was about a year old I was diagnosed with a type of cancer in my left eye called Retinal Blastoma. When the cancer was discovered it was very close to spreading into the brain. Had it done so, I would not be writing this and there would be no songs by Patch Jones. Anyway, my left eye is artificial. For anyone who wears contacts, you realize that dry eyes can be a problem. For me, playing music in smoky bars, late at night, with a tired dry artificial eye, became somewhat painful. It was easier just to wear an eye patch. So that is why I wear the patch. I also have a pet parrot and I rob ships that stray out of international waters, so the patch works out well for that job too;{})
My CD is entitled "In the Kingdom of the Blind." I also have another album called "Incensative" from my former band "Lyce" which is on Snocap.
The musical style spans the genres of Blues and Rock, ranging from hard and heavy, all the way down to soft and light.
Since I am influenced by such a wide range of music, I often find it difficult to stay within the confines of just one genre.
My musical career began as a bass player. I played bass for a number of Blues, and Classic Rock bands. Eventually, I moved more towards playing guitar, as I became more of a solo artist. At this time I began concentrating more on making my own recordings.
As you listen to my CD you will notice that my influences are the great legends from Blues and Classic Rock. Artists such as Eric Clapton and Cream, Jim Morrison and the Doors, Hendrix, Zeppelin, and many more.
These artists drew heavily on both Rock and Blues, to achieve their unique sound. In many ways, I have also done this, and in the hope of adding my own style and signature to a compilation of Patch Jones tunes, that you will find to be something new and unique.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope you Enjoy the tunes!!!
Patch Jones
P.S. If you Purchase the album you will notice that the song "Raining in the Desert" is duplicated. The song appears both in its own slot and in the slot of "Lonesome Baby Blues." This is the result of an error which I cannot fix at this time. However, DON'T PANIC!!! You can download all my songs for FREE at my ReverbNation site (
http://www.reverbnation.com/patchjones) And if you enjoy listening to the tunes I hope you will consider purchasing them at iTunes or Rhapsody, or whatever service you use. I should be on pretty much all of them.
