Odell Jones
First Tenor, Second Tenor, Baritone, Bass and Lead
He was born Cecil Odell Jones on October 30, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan
to Charles and Eloise Jones. His mother taught him how to sing bass
and when he was seven years old, he began singing with a group called
"Little Checker." At the age of ten, a move to a new neighborhood
forced him to leave the group. However, it didn't end his singing
career
He began to sing with kids in the new neighborhood and at the age
of eleven, he and his brother, Charles Jones, Jr. formed a group
that his mother named "The Steptones." |