John Paul Jones, Man About Town

John Paul Jones has been the man about town this week, spotted playing bass, mandolin and harmonizing with Seasick Steve to promote the new Seasick Steve album, Hubcap Music, which will be released next Tuesday.

Jones joined Seasick Steve on an appearance on Later with Jools Holland on Tuesday night - the show was rebroadcast in a larger "extended version," on Friday night. On Wednesday, Jones joined SS onstage for the full show at the Roundhouse in London with Robert Plant in the audience. According to #incrediblesteve, "John Paul Jones played 7 different instruments during the show."

On Friday night, Steve took his hubcap guitars to Scotland, where Jones and drummer Dan Magnusson again took the stage with him in Edinburgh and again in Manchester Saturday night.

Here's John Paul Jones with Seasick Steve playing Over You from Live with Jools Holland

John Paul Jones to Join Seasick Steve on Later... with Jools Holland

Next Tuesday, April 30th, John Paul Jones will join Seasick Steve on Later... with Jools Holland to play songs from the upcoming Seasick Steve album, Hubcap Music.

Meanwhile, Patty Griffin has released a video of her first song from her upcoming album, American Kid.

The song, Ohio, is an historical piece about slaves escaping via the underground railroad. Robert Plant sings a harmony vocal throughout the haunting, evocative song.

Griffin first premiered the song at a Sensational Space Shifters show in London last July.

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