The Dogs

There is not enough room on this website to completely cover the experience that Phil Jones brings to The Dogs. If it was not true, it would sound like name dropping, but Phil has played with the biggest names in rock 'n' roll, from members of Led Zeppelin, The Who, Rolling Stones, and Eagles to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Neil Young.

Phil started his career in the late 60s with the band Crabby Appleton. In the early 70s, they had a top 40 hit called "Go Back". AllMusic.com rates their debut album with 4 1/2 out of 5 stars, a classic. He played with various other musicians through the mid 70s until his big break as the percussionist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. From 1979 to 1983, Phil toured with and played on all of Tom Petty's recordings. During a lull with the Heartbreakers in the late 80s, Tom recorded his biggest selling album, Full Moon Fever, with Phil on drums.

Since then, Phil has played live or in the studio with the following artists: Roy Orbison, Joe Walsh, Waddy Wachtel, Neil Young, J.D. Souther, Terry Reid, Randy Newman, Cracker, Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Blondie Chaplin (Beach Boys, Rolling Stones), Bernard Fowler (Rolling Stones), Keith Richards, the late Mike Canipe (John Fogerty), Marc Ford (Black Crowes), Rick Rosas (Neil Young, Joe Walsh), Jason Sinay, Roger Daltrey (The Who), Daryl Jones (Rolling Stones), Bobby Womack, George Clinton, Jack Tempchin, Johnny Rivers, the late Nicky Hopkins, Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones), and Stacy Michelle Plunk (Kid Rock), to name a few. He has played on more than 50 albums as a drummer or a percussionist. For a partial listing, you can check out his website.

If that wasn't enough, he has also produced some independent album projects and has done some soundtrack work.

The Dogs are pleased and honored to have Phil call himself a Dog.