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Bob Jones & The Drive
6+ albums
under 2000 listenersblues
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Band Bob’s Biography Bob Jones – Leader, Lead Singer, Lead and Rhythm Guitarist Early Career Bob was born in Hawaii on the island of Oahu. He co-lead his guitar band in high school after switching to guitar from piano which he had studied since age six. His professional career began as lead guitarist and instrumental arranger for We Five. He recorded two albums with them including the hit single “You Were On My Mind”. We Five’s first album and single sold more than two million copies each and has since gone on to become a classic of the folk rock period. Bob was one of the first to use an electric 12 string on recordings. The band appeared on national television numerous times and toured the United States and Canada extensively starting with The Dick Clark Caravan of Stars. In Trident Studios playing the Rickenbacker 360/12 with We Five Southern Comfort at Bill Graham’s Fillmore West. Left to right; Steve Funk, John Wilmeth, Ron Stallings, Karl Sevareid, Bob Jones and Fred Burton At the end of We Five Bob found himself in the middle of the hippie revolution in San Francisco. There he founded an innovative horn based R&B band called Southern Comfort. He was lead singer, arranger and drummer for the band which produced one album for Columbia Records. The Middle Years It was during this period that Bob first met legendary blues guitarist Michael Bloomfield. He recorded five albums with Michael on which he played drums, guitar and sang. They also toured the United St