Jonas Smith
(Spontaneous play encouraged)
Accomplished songwriter/ musician/father
in the 70s and 80s at the top of his Craft one of the best.he had made Money by the boat load. Friends more than he ever knew .Everyone was his friend .Drugs were his best friend along with the booze ..money blew out the door as quick as he made it his friends rolled out just as fast. his manager and best friend died in his arms after an O.D.shooting heroin.
That knocked Jonas for a big fall the spiraling didn't stop .
It kept going for a few years he kept doing the heroin.. then in and out of rehabs no one wanted to sign him. Hes had a few ladies in is life but some of them liked the heroin too.. (there was one special he doesn't speak of )
Finally his drug of choice was Cocaine, Again in the rehab..all this time his music become lost not important ..
In the rehab he was playing the piano, One of the residents there heard him playing ,recognized him Remembered him from back in his hay day..She told Jonas go home to the city ..She said if any place to revive his music that's the place ..
Jonas took his Old Guitar packed up and headed Home..
once there he met JoAnna playing in the piano bar at the Mimosa Hotel with her then fiancee/later to be Husband Stevie Ray whom were both instant friends ...
they helped him get a gig at Raymond's Lounge.
from there his career had A new beginning.. hes now the owner of the
Corner Stone Blues House
. His career is at an all time high ,
he has a cd that has been in the top 100 for over a year
He helped to build Phoenix Studios
He is a highly recommended and much sought after respected producer.. who now has his own independent studio.
One of the most precious things he lost or walked away from he has since recovered
She is his daughter Val..
who is his pride and joy
Underneath all of it is the Dominant Jonas
the Master on stage,
He hides it well off stage and in public .. his bedroom is his sanctuary ...Nuff said
*Jonas Smith is a character for The City RPG*
*The artist pic used is Eric Clapton*
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