Michael Leslie Jones

ABOUT MICHAEL LESLIE JONES

Famous as a founder of the English-American rock band Foreigner, this British guitarist and songwriter is also notable for his work with the late 1960s and early 1970s UK band Spooky Tooth. He released a self-titled, debut studio album in 1989.

At the start of his career, he joined the rock band Nero and the Gladiators and wrote songs for French rock singer Johnny Hallyday .

He produced Van Halen's 1986 album 5150 and Billy Joel's 1989 album Storm Front.

Through early relationships, he fathered sons named Christopher and Roman Jones. Then, during his nearly three-decade marriage to socialite and author Ann Dexter-Jones, he raised a daughter named Annabelle and a son named Alexander and was the stepfather to Dexter-Jones' famous children Samantha , Charlotte , and Mark Ronson .

He was the session guitarist for ex-Beatle George Harrison 's 1974 album Dark Horse.