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Johnny Jones and the King Casuals were a Nashville-based rhythm and blues group active in the 1960s. Originally named 'The King Kasuals', the band was founded in 1962 by Jimi Hendrix and bassist Billy Cox after they were discharged from Fort Campbell Army post, and later relocated to Nashville. Johnny Jones, born John Albert Jones on August 17, 1936, in Eads, Tennessee, moved to Chicago to practice blues with Junior Wells before returning to Nashville in the early 1960s to work as a session musician. He took over leadership of the King Casuals around 1964, replacing Hendrix. The band frequently performed in the North Nashville club district and at Printer's Alley clubs, also serving as the house band for the local television show, Night Train. They recorded several singles, with "Purple Haze" gaining popularity in Northern soul clubs in England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Johnny Jones's final recording was his 2001 solo release, Blues Is In the House. He passed away on October 14, 2009, at the age of 73.

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