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Howard Jones (English Musician)
Howard Jones may refer to: * Howard Jones (British musician) (born 1955), English pop singer * Howard Jones (American singer) (born 1970), vocalist for Light The Torch * Howard Jones (American football coach) (1885–1941), American football player and coach * Howard Jones (linebacker) (born 1990), American football player * Howard Mumford Jones (1892–1980), American critic and educator * Howard Andrew Jones, American speculative fiction author * Howard P. Jones (1899–1973), American diplomat *Howard Jones, professor and author of '' Mutiny on the Amistad'', basis for film ''Amistad'' * Howard W. Jones (1910–2015), physician who pioneered in vitro fertilization in the United States * Howard Sutton Jones (1835–1912), Royal Marines officer * Howard Jones (sprinter) (born 1910), American sprinter, 3rd in the 400 m at the 1934 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships {{hndis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Jones (British Musician)
John Howard Jones (born 23 February 1955) is a British musician, singer and songwriter. He had ten top 40 hit singles in the UK between 1983 and 1986, six of which reached the top ten, including "Like to Get to Know You Well" , "What Is Love? (Howard Jones song), What Is Love?", "New Song (Howard Jones song), New Song", and "Things Can Only Get Better (Howard Jones song), Things Can Only Get Better". His 1984 album ''Human's Lib'' reached number one on the List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1980s, UK Albums Chart. Around the world, Jones had 15 top 40 hit singles between 1983 and 1992. The 1986 hit single "No One Is to Blame" reached No. 4 on the US charts. Four others placed in the US top 20. Jones is associated with the 1980s Second British Invasion of the US. He has been described by the AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "one of the defining figures of mid-'80s synth-pop", and he performed at Live Aid in 1985. He has sold over eight million albums. Early l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Jones (American Singer)
Howard Jones (born July 20, 1970) is an American heavy metal and metalcore vocalist best known as the former lead singer of Killswitch Engage and Blood Has Been Shed. He is the current vocalist of Light the Torch, formerly known as Devil You Know, and SION with YouTuber/guitarist Jared Dines. Jones' vocal performances have been described as "emotive and strident", and he has been referred to as "one of metalcore's finest singers". Career Jones started making music in the underground band Driven in 1996, releasing a single album. He later performed with Blood Has Been Shed from 1997 to 2004. In 2002, he joined Killswitch Engage as their new vocalist after Jesse Leach left the band. During his time with Killswitch Engage, they released two gold-certified albums, '' The End of Heartache'' and '' As Daylight Dies'', as well as a second self-titled album. Jones left the band after nearly ten years in 2012, but remained a close friend. He would go on to collaborate with them a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Jones (American Football Coach)
Howard Harding Jones (August 23, 1885 – July 27, 1941) was an American football player and coach who served as the head coach at Syracuse University (1908), Yale University (1909, 1913), Ohio State University (1910), the University of Iowa (1916–1923), Duke University (1924) and the University of Southern California (1925–1940), compiling a career record of 194–64–21. His 1909 Yale Bulldogs football team, 1909 Yale team, 1921 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, 1921 Iowa team, and four of his USC Trojans football, USC teams (1928 USC Trojans football team, 1928, 1931 USC Trojans football team, 1931, 1932 USC Trojans football team, 1932, 1939 USC Trojans football team, 1939) won College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, national championships. Jones coached USC in five Rose Bowl Game, Rose Bowls, winning all of them. Before coaching, Jones played football at Yale (1905–1907), where he played on three national title-winning teams. He was a member of the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Jones (linebacker)
Howard Jones (born February 10, 1990) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Shepherd University. Professional career Pittsburgh Steelers Jones signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 10, 2014. He was released on September 5, 2015. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jones was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad on September 7, 2015. He was elevated to the team's main roster on October 6. During his first game against the Jacksonville Jaguars the following Sunday, he recorded 2 solo sacks. Two weeks later, against the Washington Redskins, he added a 43-yard fumble return touchdown. In Week 8 against the Atlanta Falcons, Jones recorded another sack which resulted in a fumble. Jones finished his first season with the Buccaneers with five sacks. Jones was placed on injured reserve on November 7, 2016 after suffering a knee injury. Chicago Bears On October 6, 2017, Jones was signed to the Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Mumford Jones
Howard Mumford Jones (April 16, 1892 – May 11, 1980) was an American intellectual historian, literary critic, journalist, poet, and professor of English at the University of Michigan and later at Harvard University. Jones was the book editor for ''The Boston Evening Transcript''. Background Howard Mumford Jones was born on April 16, 1892, in Saginaw, Michigan. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison as an undergraduate, winning oratorical contests there Career Before moving to Harvard University, Jones was a member of the English faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1925 he approached president Harry Woodburn Chase, lamenting the absence of a bookstore in the town of Chapel Hill, and offered to open one in his office. This eventually became the Bull's Head Bookshop, now located in Student Stores. In February 1954, Jones gave the dedicatory address at the opening of an addition to the University of Wisconsin's Memorial Library, entitled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Andrew Jones
Howard Andrew Jones (July 19, 1968 – January 16, 2025) was an American speculative fiction and fantasy author and editor, known for ''The Chronicles of Hanuvar'' series, ''The Chronicles of Sword and Sand'' series and ''The Ring-Sworn'' trilogy. He had also written ''Pathfinder Tales'', tie-in fiction novels in the world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, published by Paizo. He was the editor of ''Tales from the Magician's Skull'' and had served as a Managing Editor at '' Black Gate'' since 2004. He assembled and edited a series of eight volumes of the short fiction of Harold Lamb for publication by Bison Books. Background Jones was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, July 19, 1968. He worked in the television industry as a cameraman and production assistant, as an editor of technical books, and as an English professor at the University of Southern Indiana. He lived on a small family farm in Indiana. Jones was diagnosed with brain cancer in September 2024, and died on Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard P
Howard is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Howard. ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'' notes that "the use of this surname as a christian name is quite recent and there seems to be no particular reason for it except that it is the name of several noble families". The surname has a number of possible origins; in the case of the noble family, the likely source is the Norse given name Hávarðr, composed of the elements ''há'' ("high") and ''varðr'' ("guardian"). Diminutives include Howie and Ward. Howard reached peak popularity in the United States in the 1920s, when it ranked as the 26th most popular boys' name. As of 2018, it had fallen to 968th place. People with the given name * Howard Allen (1949–2020), American serial killer * Howard Duane Allman (1946–1971), American guitar virtuoso * Howard Anderson (other), name of several people * Howard Andrew (1934–2021), American poker player * Howard Ashman (1950–1991), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutiny On The Amistad (book)
''Mutiny on the Amistad: The Saga of a Slave Revolt and Its Impact on American Abolition, Law, and Diplomacy'' (1987) is a history of a notable slave mutiny of 1839 and its aftermath, written by professor Howard Jones. The book explores the events surrounding the slave mutiny on the Spanish schooner '' La Amistad'' in 1839. The ship was taken into United States custody off the south coast of Long Island, New York. The book discusses the roles and international dynamics of the case, involving Spain, England, and the United States as they related to the 19th-century slave trade. It examines ''United States v. The Amistad Africans'' 40 U.S. (15 Pet.) 518 (1841), the United States Supreme Court case that adjudicated the property issues and ultimately the fate of the Mende people who were held captive on ''La Amistad'' and the ownership of the vessel. Reception In his review published in ''Civil War History,'' Dudley T. Cornish noted that in 1965, the historian Samuel Eliot Morison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard W
Howard is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Howard. ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'' notes that "the use of this surname as a christian name is quite recent and there seems to be no particular reason for it except that it is the name of several noble families". The surname has a number of possible origins; in the case of the noble family, the likely source is the Norse given name Hávarðr, composed of the elements ''há'' ("high") and ''varðr'' ("guardian"). Diminutives include Howie and Ward. Howard reached peak popularity in the United States in the 1920s, when it ranked as the 26th most popular boys' name. As of 2018, it had fallen to 968th place. People with the given name * Howard Allen (1949–2020), American serial killer * Howard Duane Allman (1946–1971), American guitar virtuoso * Howard Anderson (other), name of several people * Howard Andrew (1934–2021), American poker player * Howard Ashman (1950–1991), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Sutton Jones
General Sir Howard Sutton Jones (10 February 1835 – 8 December 1912) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Jones was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 3 August 1853. After serving in the Crimean War, he served on the Pacific Station dealing with boundary issues, before moving to the Fraser River in British Columbia where he faced with rioting miners. He then commanded a battalion in Ireland dealing with protestors from the Irish National Land League before serving as a staff officer at the actions at Kassassin and Tel-el-Mahuta and at the Battle of Tel el-Kebir in September 1882 during the Anglo-Egyptian War The British conquest of Egypt, also known as the Anglo-Egyptian War (), occurred in 1882 between Egyptian and Sudanese forces under Ahmed ‘Urabi and the United Kingdom. It ended a nationalist uprising against the Khedive Tewfik Pasha. It .... He became colonel second commandant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Jones (sprinter)
Howard Jones may refer to: *Howard Jones (British musician) (born 1955), English pop singer *Howard Jones (American singer) (born 1970), vocalist for Light The Torch *Howard Jones (American football coach) (1885–1941), American football player and coach *Howard Jones (linebacker) (born 1990), American football player *Howard Mumford Jones (1892–1980), American critic and educator *Howard Andrew Jones, American speculative fiction author * Howard P. Jones (1899–1973), American diplomat *Howard Jones, professor and author of '' Mutiny on the Amistad'', basis for film ''Amistad'' * Howard W. Jones (1910–2015), physician who pioneered in vitro fertilization in the United States *Howard Sutton Jones General Sir Howard Sutton Jones (10 February 1835 – 8 December 1912) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Jones was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 3 August 18 ... (1835–1912), Royal Marines of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
