Affectionately known as JP, he was born in Helena, Arkansas, to John Paul "Mike" Jones Sr. and Maymie Hilda Weaks Jones and had five siblings. He grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and as a young man ...

drummer John Bonham and bassist John Paul Jones. It didn’t take long for them to realize they had something special. The first song they played was “Train Kept A-Rollin’,” a Tiny Bradshaw ...