Jon Faurot's life began near the banks of the St. Joseph river in Indiana in a town called South Bend. The river, the only one in North America to flow north, makes its turn there.

Surrounded by expression and sounds on the radio, he absorbed the influences of Tommy James and the Shondells, The Buckinghams and The Cryin' Shames, The Beach Boys, The Beatles and from the south side of Chicago, the blues of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Buddy Guy and Paul Butterfield.

Jon picked up the electric guitar, played in rock and roll bands throughout high school and made his first record at Chess and RCA studios when he was sixteen. He immersed himself in the local music scene while studying at Indiana University but decided he needed to get away and moved to Europe.

In London, Jon began writing songs and playing bass with British rocker Rory Gallagher. He toured extensively throughout England, France, and Germany. Jon returned to the U.S. and recorded the album "Country Mile" (Allegheny Records) with singer/songwriter Fred Karstens. He toured around the East Coast, then headed for California.

In San Francisco, he quickly gravitated towards the blues and rock and roll scene. He started playing bass with Detroit performance artist Mick Vranich and slide guitar great Jimmy Heikela, formally of the "Elmore James Memorial Blues Band". They formed an avant-garde blues band named Ramona and released one album, "Rimbaud's Leg", on Blue Bay Records.

Jon next discovered Hollywood and began playing with several world-class musicians, including: guitar and songwriting great Garth Beckington (Primitive Future), singer Phil Lee, rockabilly star Jerry Sikorski, songwriter Sharon Sheeley (Poor Little Fool), songwriter/producer Tommy Kaye and Byrds singer Gene Clark. He also landed a publishing deal with Virgin Publishing and recorded film scores with legendary record producer Jack Nitzsche.

In the early '90s, he started a long 5-year stint playing bass in blues bands that toured all over the U.S., most notably with Rick Berthod and The Persuader Band. He also played support shows or tours with B.B. King, John Mayall, Peter Wolf, Chuck Berry, Guitar Shorty and Floyd Dixon. In addition, Jon recorded "One More Chance" with Berthod on Bluetone Records.

Tired of the road, Jon returned home to Silver Lake and began writing and recording demos for "Spirit To Spirit". He continues to play gigs in L.A. and recently sold out a 22-week performance headlining at Hollywood's exclusive Les Deux Cafes.

His latest album "Spirit To Spirit", recorded at 48 Windows Music & Mix, is available now. He and his band are currently preparing for a U.S. and European tour, and he has begun work on a new album, due to be completed in the fall 2001.