Birth of Michael Geoffrey Mick Jones
Birth of Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones, Brixton
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Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones Biography and Timeline
Follow Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones through 21 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
21Distinct records
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1955
1976
Clash
The Clash is formed, originally composed of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Keith Levene and Terry Chimes. Founder Member of The Clash
Clash
Mick Jones & Paul Simonon are introduced to Joe Strummer by Bernie Rhodes (the self proclaimed inventor of punk rock) in a dirty squat in Shepherds Bush
1977
The Clash
The Clash released their first single "White Riot/1977" and their first album "The Clash" to considerable success in the UK
White Riot/1977
The Clash released their first single "White Riot/1977" and their first album "The Clash" to considerable success in the UK
1979
Clash
The Clash record London Calling. Produced by Guy Stevens
1981
Clash
The band come out with a single, "This Is Radio Clash", that further demonstrates their ability to mix diverse influences such as dub and hip hop
1982
Clash
The loss of Headon, well-liked by the others, exposes the growing frictions within the band. Jones and Strummer begin to feud
1983
Big Audio Dynamite
Jones founds Big Audio Dynamite (BAD) with Don Letts, and both Strummer and Simonon collaborate with BAD at various times
Clash
Expelled from The Clash, Jones is briefly a founding member of General Public
General Public
Expelled from The Clash, Jones is briefly a founding member of General Public
1984
Big Audio Dynamite
After his expulsion from The Clash, Jones forms Big Audio Dynamite (often shortened to BAD) with film director Don Letts who directed various Clash videos and Westway to the World
1985
E=MC
The bands debut album, "This is Big Audio Dynamite", is released with the song "E=MC" receiving heavy rotation in dance clubs
This is Big Audio Dynamite
The bands debut album, "This is Big Audio Dynamite", is released with the song "E=MC" receiving heavy rotation in dance clubs
Big Audio Dynamite
The bands debut album This Is Big Audio Dynamite is released, with the song "E=MC" getting heavy rotation in dance clubs, and both singles "Medicine Show" and "E=MC2" charting in the UK Singles Chart
1986
Big Audio Dynamite
Strummer collaborates with ex-bandmate Mick Jones on BADs second album, No. 10 Upping St., co-producing the album and co-writing seven of its songs. For Big Audio Dynamites second album, No. 10 Upping St., Jones reunited with Strummer, together, the two write several songs on the album, including "Beyond the Pale", "V. Thirteen", and "Sightsee M.C."; Strummer also co-produces the album
Clash
The Clash effectively disband in early 1986
1991
Clash
A reissue of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" gives The Clash its first and only number 1 UK single
2002
Carbon
Mick Jones teams up with his former London SS colleague, Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik member, Tony James to form a new band named Carbon
2003
Clash
The Clash are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Clash are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.