Born in South London on October 26, 1948. Jon developed a passion for music at an early age after his father, a drummer in a leading British dance band orchestra of the 30's and 40's had bought him a guitar after much pestering by Jon.
His first job in the music business was with Chappell & Co. Ltd. in 1965 and from there onward he worked as an administrator and A&R director for such major UK record labels as Pye and RCA Records and finally Carlin Music.
Becoming restless with working for other people and with a desire to develop his songwriting skills, he formed "I Love Music Ltd" in 1981 with Craig Baguley, the current Editor for Country Music People Magazine and music industry veteran, to exploit his own material. Success was soon forthcoming with cuts on such Billboard charting artists as Bobby Bare, Carmol Taylor, Judy Lindsey and Jimmy Payne.
In 1984 Tom Jones scored a US top ten with his song "I've Been Rained On Too", which became Jones' third most successful country single ever. Jon makes rare appearances as a performer.
In 1996 he was part of a country writer showcase in London's fashionable West End, garnering good reviews, but his heart continues to be in songwriting, recently achieving a measure of success in the UK line dancing field with his much recorded "Honky Tonk Two Steppin Beer Drinkin Saturday Night". Daniel O'Donnell, the Irish MOR-country superstar whos sells hundreds of thousands of units globally, has recently revived "I've Been Rained On Too".
Jon is currently working on several song projects with writers both in the UK and Nashville and is contemplating a permanent move to Music City in the near future.
Traditional Country Artist Larry Jackson released a new CD titled "Out Of The Blue" with three compostions of Jon's on it, one co-written with Philibert.
For some years Jon has been acting as a country music consultant for the UK licensing organisation, MCPS.
He has also achieved a reputation as a witty and insightful record reviewer for country periodicals both in the UK and US, but principally with Country Music People Magazine, the most successful and long running country music periodical outside the USA and Canada.
Relaxing away from the music scene, Jon has a wide range of interest from movies, from politics and history to food and drink.
