Kelly Jones

Stereophonics' raspy-voiced frontman Kelly Jones is a songwriter in the tradition of the Kinks' Ray Davies -- a storyteller who empathizes with the day-to-day existence of blue-collar people. Along with earning seven number one U.K. albums since Stereophonics debuted in the late '90s, Jones has released his own recordings, including 2007's Only the Names Have Been Changed and 2020's acoustic album Don't Let the Devil Take Another Day. Born in 1974 and raised in Cwmaman, South Wales, Jones formed Stereophonics while still in his teens with two childhood pals, Richard Jones (b...