organist (John Lee Hooker)
12.12.1943 - 06.07.2017
Deacon Jone, originally Melvin LeRoy Jones, was born on December 12, 1943 in the town of Richmond Indiana. An accomplished blues artist, composer and arranger, as well as a widely acknowledged master of the Hammond B3 organ, Deacon served for over 18 years as band leader for blues legend John Lee Hooker, having earlier performed in a similar capacity for Freddie King and Curtis Mayfield. His original composition, We'll Meet Again, was the featured single on John Lee Hooker's 1996 Grammy Award-winning platinum CD, Chill Out. Deacon also collaborated with one of the best Spanish blues artist of our time, Norberto "Pappo" Napolitnao.
