Jon Hyde was the singer for the early 1970s group Hokus Pokus, who had one album on Romar Records in the early 1970s, featuring former Stooges keyboard player Scott Thurston, former Yellow Payges drummer Danny Gorman and former Steppenwolf guitarist Michael Monarch and bass Billy Cioffi.
Jon was the drummer for Detective but wrote most of the lyrics and material, as he was a lead singer himself.
His singing voice is similar to both Rod Stewart's and Michael Des Barres, throaty and raspy, but with more soul and feel.
After Detective, Jon reorganized Hokus Pokus with only Monarch remaining from the original lineup, adding Frankie Banali on drums.
More recently, Hyde has reorganized Hokus Pokus and similar groups many times, both as drummer and lead singer.