He played a guitar held together by a belt, was admired by Keith Richards, covered by Springsteen and described by Bert Jansch as “the most underrated guitarist ever” – the life and times of a beatnik folk pioneer

Wizz Jones plays his trusty Epiphone dreadnought at a live performance with a red curtain in the background.

Wizz Jones passed away in late April. He remains one of the truly undersung greats of 20th century folk guitar and a lynchpin of the UK ’60s folk revival.

Born Raymond Ronald Jones in Thornton Heath in 1939, Wizz Jones was given his nickname – Wizzy The Wuz – by his mother, due to his fondness for magic tricks.