He received no formal drum lessons but showed a keen interest in music during school, citing Al Jackson Jr. and Keith Moon as his favourite drummers.

[4] Weider left Stonehenge and joined the English Rock group Family, leaving Jones and the remaining members to morph into Crabby Appleton with Guitarist and lead vocalist Michael Fennelly.

[5] The band went on to open for other well established acts including ABBA, The Doors, Sly and the Family Stone, The Guess Who and Jethro Tull, but the second album in 1971 failed to achieve commercial success and they disbanded.

He has also performed with many other notable musicians on live tours, including Joe Walsh, as well as the Black Crowes' former lead guitarist Marc Ford in the Neptune Blues Club.

[9] Jones played on Roy Orbison's 1988 album Mystery Girl on the single "You Got It" which was also recorded in Mike Campbell's garage studio in L.A.[10] His percussion also features on the theme tune from Friends, entitled "I'll Be There for You", by the Rembrandts.