Thymme (pronounced ''Tim'') Jones (born 1962) is the drummer for the

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-based band

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. Jones frequently appears on the local

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program ''Cool Clown Ground''. He has appeared on a number of

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albums, playing drums on Conn's biggest hit "Never Get Ahead", as well as trumpet, piano and moog synthesizer on Conn's later albums '' Rise Up!'' and '' The Golden Age''. Before Cheer-Accident, Thymme played with the groups

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and Dot Dot Dot, the latter of which also included Jef Bek, Chris Block and Ross Feller. He plays drums, piano and trumpet on

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's 1997 record ''

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''. He has also released several solo projects. In the 2000s (decade) he collaborated with

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Discography

* ''While'' (1996) * ''Career Move'' (1997) * ''The Goal of Action Is Contemplation'' (2014) * ''Never Again (With Feeling!)'' (2017)

References

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