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Jim Pons is an American bassist, author and singer who most notably played for the Leaves, the Turtles, and the Mothers of Invention.[1]

Jim Pons
Born	Santa Monica, California, United States
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, singer
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar
Years active	1964–1973, 2000s–present
Website	https://www.jimpons.com/]

Biography

Jim Pons was born in Los Angeles. In 1964, he joined The Leaves and stayed in the group until 1967. Afterwards, Pons joined The Turtles and remained in the band until their disbandment in 1970. From February 1971 until December 1971, he toured with The Mothers of Invention.

In 1973 Pons left the music industry to become the film and video director for the New York Jets football club; he designed the team's 1978–97 team logo.[2][3] He held this position until his retirement in 2000.[4]

Pons and his family moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 2005, where he does game day video for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and plays upright bass in a bluegrass band called Lonesome Ride. In the 2010s, he has occasionally toured with The Turtles alongside Flo and Eddie.

In 2017, Pons wrote an autobiography titled Hard Core Love: Sex, Football and Rock and Roll in the Kingdom of God which won the 2017 Florida Writers Association Book Of The Year award.[5]

Bibliography

• Hard Core Love: Sex, Football and Rock and Roll in the Kingdom of God (2017)

References

External links

• Official website
• Jim Pons at IMDb

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Jim Pons, né le 14 mars 1943 à Santa Monica en Californie, aux États-Unis, était un bassiste et un chanteur de rock pendant les années 1960 dans les groupes The Leaves, The Turtles et The Mothers of Invention.

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