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Jeff Jones is a Canadian bassist, best known for being the co-founder of Toronto rock band Rush and his work in Red Rider. He performed with Alex Lifeson and John Rutsey in the first incarnation of Rush, serving as the primary vocalist and bassist in the summer of 1968. He was subsequently replaced by Geddy Lee in the September of that year. According to Tom Cochrane's site, he is still performing with Tom. He also works on videos showing Eastwood basses.
In the late 1970s, Jones played bass and sang in Stingaree, a Toronto-based band featuring Brian MacLeod and Bernie LaBarge on guitars and vocals, Doug (Skip) Layton on drums, and Larry Hamel (replaced by Don Harriss) on vocals and piano. The band had a large following in Ontario. Brian MacLeod was spotted by promoter Martin Onrot while Stingaree was playing in Toronto, and Brian soon left the band to join Chilliwack. The remaining members of Stingaree played for another six months before disbanding in 1978. Jones also played bass on the 1981 hit "Dream Away" by Bernie LaBarge.
