Howard Jones

Howard Jones (b. 1955) is a British singer and songwriter best known for his early hits in the eighties, namely New Song, What Is Love and No-One Is To Blame. He scored ten Top 40 hits in the UK between 1983 and 1986 and nine hits in the US Hot 100 between 1984 and 1992. His debut album Human's Lib also went to no. 1 in the UK.

He performed at the Live Aid concert in Wembley in 1985 although was not part of the original Band Aid. He has been quoted as saying "I wasn't fashionable. I never got good reviews. But I'm proud of the fact that I wasn't liked by the media... Pop music is so reactionary and bigoted. And I found that what's 'cool' is often very shallow and transient". Jones continues to perform live and record.

Significant dates

 * 1983
 * 03 September 1983: Radio One Janice Long Special
 * 22 September 1983: first TOTP appearance with New Song
 * 20 October 1983: New Song on TOTP with at its peak no.3 position
 * TBC