Henry William Jones Jr. Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Henry "Hank" Jones (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with the NEA Jazz Masters Award. He was also honored in 2003 with the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Jazz Living Legend Award. In 2008, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. On April 13, 2009, the University of Hartford presented Jones with a Doctorate Degree for his musical accomplishments.Jones recorded more than 60 albums under his own name, and countless others as a sideman, including celebrated album Somethin' Else. On May 19, 1962, he played piano as actress Marilyn Monroe sang her famous "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" song to then U.S. president John F. Kennedy.
He was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and grew up in Pontiac, Michigan. He was the brother of Elvin Jones, who was the drummer for John Coltrane; and of trumpeter Thad Jones.
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He spent the early part of his career as a sideman and studio musician on radio and TV.
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