Jones

English family of artists.

The following members have entries:

• John Jones
• George Jones

See the Abbreviations for further details.

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Family of American jazz musicians, including Henry (born 1918), known as "Hank," a pianist best known as a member of the Columbia Broadcasting System house band (1959-1974); his brother Thaddeus Joseph (1923-1986), known as "Thad," a cornetist, flugelhorn player, and composer who wrote extensively for Count Basie's orchestra; and his brother Elvin Ray (1927-2004), a drummer best known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (1960-1965).

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The noun has 6 meanings:

Meaning #1: United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
  Synonyms: Mother Jones, Mary Harris Jones

Meaning #2: United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote `The Ballad of Casey Jones' about the incident (1864-1900)
  Synonyms: Casey Jones, John Luther Jones

Meaning #3: United States golfer (1902-1971)
  Synonyms: Bobby Jones, Robert Tyre Jones

Meaning #4: American naval commander in the War of Independence (1747-1792)
  Synonym: John Paul Jones

Meaning #5: one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
  Synonym: Inigo Jones

Meaning #6: English phonetician (1881-1967)
  Synonym: Daniel Jones

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Love Jones	dorian jones
mike jones	george jones