Jim Pons - Revision history

Spider of Destiny at 19:18, 25 May 2026

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2026-04-27T01:54:04Z

He's still alive.

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2020-11-19T23:11:43Z

Clean-up.

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 [[File:Jim Pons.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Jim Pons as pictured in the sleeve of the album ''[[Just Another Band From L.A.]]''.]]
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 In 1973 he left the music industry.
 ==External links==

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 [[File:Jim Pons.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Jim Pons as pictured in the sleeve of the album ''[[Just Another Band From L.A.]]''.]]
-'''Jim Pons''' (Santa Monica, California, 14 March 1943), was an American bass guitarist and singer. He played bass as a member of [[The Leaves]] and [[Flo & Eddie|The Turtles]] prior to joining [[The Mothers]] in the Spring of 1971.
+'''Jim Pons''' (Santa Monica, California, 14 March 1943), is a retired American bass guitarist and singer. He played bass as a member of [[The Leaves]] and [[Flo & Eddie|The Turtles]] prior to joining [[The Mothers]] in the Spring of 1971.
 Pons: ''"I had known Frank previous to my joining his band, so there was no formal audition. I was almost kind of like a friend of the family by then."''

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 Pons: ''"I had known Frank previous to my joining his band, so there was no formal audition. I was almost kind of like a friend of the family by then."''
-Jim provided bass and vocal for ''[[Fillmore East, June 1971]], [[200 Motels]]'' (vocal only), ''[[Just Another Band From L.A.]],[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]'', and ''[[Playground Psychotics]]''; also for the ''[[Beat The Boots]]'' series disc ''[[Swiss Cheese/Fire! (BTB)]]''.
+Jim provided bass and vocal for ''[[Fillmore East, June 1971]], [[200 Motels]]'' (vocal only), ''[[Just Another Band From L.A.]],[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]]'', ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]'', and ''[[Playground Psychotics]]''; also for the ''[[:Category:Beat The Boots|Beat The Boots]]'' series disc ''[[Swiss Cheese/Fire! (BTB)]]''.
 In 1973 he left the music industry.
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 * [https://www.united-mutations.com/p/jim_pons.htm United Mutations page.]
-[[Category:Bandmembers|Pons, Jim]]
+[[Category:Bandmembers|Pons]]
-[[Category:Rock Artists|Pons, Jim]]
+[[Category:Rock Artists|Pons]]
-[[Category:Bassists|Pons, Jim]]
+[[Category:Bassists|Pons]]
-[[Category:Singers|Pons, Jim]]
+[[Category:Singers|Pons]]

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 [[File:Jim Pons.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Jim Pons as pictured in the sleeve of the album ''[[Just Another Band From L.A.]]''.]]
-'''Jim Pons''' (Santa Monica, California, 14 March 1943), was an American bass guitarist and singer. He played bass as a member of [[The Leaves]] and [[The Turtles]] prior to joining [[The Mothers]] in the Spring of 1971.
+'''Jim Pons''' (Santa Monica, California, 14 March 1943), was an American bass guitarist and singer. He played bass as a member of [[The Leaves]] and [[Flo & Eddie|The Turtles]] prior to joining [[The Mothers]] in the Spring of 1971.
 Pons: ''"I had known Frank previous to my joining his band, so there was no formal audition. I was almost kind of like a friend of the family by then."''

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-Jim Pons, born 3/14/1943 in Santa Monica, CA, played bass in [[The Leaves]] and [The Turtles]] prior to joining [[The Mothers]] in the Spring of '71.
+Jim Pons, born 3/14/1943 in Santa Monica, CA, played bass in [[The Leaves]] and [[The Turtles]] prior to joining [[The Mothers]] in the Spring of '71.
-Pons: "I had known Frank previous to my joining his band, so there was no formal audition. I was almost kind of like a friend of the family by then." Jim provided bass and vocal for [[Fillmore East, June 1971]], [[Frank Zappa's 200 Motels]] (vocal only), [[Just Another Band From L.A.]],[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]], and [[Playground Psychotics]]; also for the [[Beat The Boots]] series disk [[Swiss Cheese/Fire! (BTB)]].
+Pons: "I had known Frank previous to my joining his band, so there was no formal audition. I was almost kind of like a friend of the family by then."
 [[Category:Bandmembers|Pons, Jim]]
 [[Category:Rock Artists|Pons, Jim]]
 [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Pons, Jim]]