Steely Dan's "Deacon Blues" is about Alabama football (sorta), but turns out it's also about former NFL star Deacon Jones.

Melvyn "Deacon" Jones, who left Richmond and became a legendary blues organist, composer and arranger, died Thursday in California.

Melvyn “Deacon” Jones, a bluesman who was part of the 1960s Chicago rock and soul band Baby Huey and the Babysitters, has died at 73.

Garrett Morris Presents Blues and Comedy With Music By The Deacon Jones Blues Band The event is on Sunday February 5, 2023 at Hollywood's iconic Catalina Jazz Club.

Longtime Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns women’s basketball assistant coach Deacon Jones has stepped down from his position, ...

'Deacon Blues' was the equivalent for the loser in our song." As for the song title, it's partly a reference to Deacon Jones, the 1960s NFL star with the Los Angeles Rams.

Dan "The Deacon" Bunnell, third right, who hosts a blues jam at the Rockabilly Grill, sings with a group of musicians in Tucson. Performing with Bunnell, from left to right: Jim Nashu, Terrence ...

• Blues organist Melvyn "Deacon" Jones, a 1962 RHS graduate, played with Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions early in his career. He spent 18 years playing with John Lee Hooker.

Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy continued their cover series with Steely Dan's "Deacon Blues," with Bill MacKay lending a hand.

I talked to Deacon Jones at last year's Super Bowl, and although he bore the scars of years in the trenches, used a cane and struggled to stand up straight, he still had the imposing air of a man who ...

Deacon Jones likes to say you cannot play the blues unless your instrument has been in the pawnshop.