(1943-03-14) March 14, 1943 (age 81) Santa Monica, California, United States
Origin
Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Bass, vocals
Years active
1964–1973, 2000s–present
Website
https://www.jimpons.com/]
Musical artist
Jim Pons (born March 14, 1943) is an American bassist, author, singer, and video director who most notably played for the Leaves (1964–1967), the Turtles (1967–1970), and the Mothers of Invention (1970–1971) and Flo and Eddie (1971-1973).[1]
After leaving the music scene in 1973, he worked as a video director for the New York Jets, and briefly the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jim designed the team logo for the New York Jets, which lasted from 1978 to 1997. The logo was slightly modified and was reused since 2024.
^Steve Moore (April 24, 2000). "Frank Zappa Tribute: The Jim Pons Interview". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
JimPons (born March 14, 1943) is an American bassist, author, singer, and video director who most notably played for the Leaves (1964–1967), the Turtles...
co-produced The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees (1968). Douglas was replaced by JimPons on bass. Other hits, all written by Gordon/Bonner, followed "Happy Together"...
released before the band broke up in 1967 when Pons left to join the pop group The Turtles; in the early 1970s, Pons played bass with Frank Zappa. Arlin formed...
Eddie for short). Later replacing Simmons with another ex-Turtle, bassist JimPons, this second incarnation of the Mothers endured through December 1971,...
co-credited to all five members of the band: Kaylan, Mark Volman, Al Nichol, JimPons, and John Barbata. The song was written as a satire of their biggest pop...
chart. All tracks are written by Johnny Barbata, Howard Kaylan, Al Nichol, JimPons, and Mark Volman, except as noted The Turtles Howard Kaylan - lead vocals...
Leech and Eddie", or "Flo & Eddie".: 201 Another member of the Turtles, JimPons, would replace Simmons on bass by the beginning of 1971. This version of...
Gardner Aynsley Dunbar Mark Volman Howard Kaylan Jeff Simmons George Duke JimPons Bob Harris Jean-Luc Ponty Tom Fowler Ruth Underwood Ed Mann Bruce Fowler...
appearances with the Turtles were in February 1967. He was replaced by JimPons of the Leaves. Douglas accepted Nesmith's offer, and joined the Monkees...
himself (uncredited) Aynsley Dunbar as himself George Duke as himself JimPons as himself (uncredited) Pamela Des Barres as the interviewer Martin Lickert...
Turtles Howard Kaylan Mark Volman Don Murray Jim Tucker Joel Larson John Barbata Chip Douglas JimPons Al Nichol Chuck Portz John Seiter Studio albums...
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