Biography
Ken Jones was a British conductor and composer of film and television music. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a studio arranger for Norrie Paramor before establishing his own orchestra in the 1960s.
He collaborated with Douglas Gamley on scores including Tom Thumb (1958) and Indiscreet (1958), and later wrote complete scores for films such as Two-Way Stretch (1960) and Dentist in the Chair (1960). For television he composed incidental music for Steptoe and Son from 1964 and themes for series including Sykes (1972–1979) and Only When I Laugh (1979–1982). He also served as musical director for Aspel & Company and conducted the United Kingdom entry at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest.
