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![]() Donald Sutherland and Betsy Blair starred, and although Jones was at first miffed at not being able to show off his acting and verse-reading skills he grew to love singing American folk songs to packed houses. In 1964, he sang and strummed the guitar at the Royal Court theatre, London, in Spoon River, a stage show based on Edgar Lee Masters’ poems about the people living in a small-town Illinois community. ![]() ![]() Later, he went on to front the country rock band Meal Ticket. The actor Rick Jones, who has died aged 84 of cancer, found fame in the 1960s and 70s as a children’s television presenter - notably on Play School and Fingerbobs – when his musical talents were discovered by the BBC.
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