Australian rock star Ignatius Jones of Jimmy and the Boys dies aged 67-Tori Brazier-Entertainment – Metro

Rock singer Ignatius Jones has died (Picture: Getty)

Australian rock star Ignatius Jones, best known as the frontman for Jimmy and the Boys, has died aged 67.

He died at his home in the Philippines on Tuesday after a short illness.

His sister Monica announced his death in a statement on Wednesday.

It read: ‘It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of Ignatius Jones AM, after a short illness. He died peacefully at 9.30pm, Sydney time, last night (7 May) at Iloilo City, the Philippines.’

She added: ‘Iggy had immense creative energy, and spent over 50 years contributing to the arts, both in Australia and internationally. He was one of the world’s leading event directors, devisors and designers.’

‘His friends and family will remember Iggy as a bon-vivant, a lively raconteur and a real Renaissance man, immensely and passionately knowledgeable in history and the arts.

Thestar fronted two bands before starting a successful career as an events director (Picture: Paul Wright/Fairfax Media via Getty Images)

‘The arts community in Australia has lost a champion, and dinner parties will now be less interesting, with his passing.’

Jones was born Juan Ignacio Rafaelo Lorenzo Trápaga y Esteban in Manila in 1957,migrating to Australia with his family in 1963.

He fronted shock rock and new wave band Jimmy and the Boys, who were active from 1976 to 1982 and became one of the most popular live acts in the country.

The band released two studio albums, Not Like Everybody Else and Teddy Boys Picnic, and scored their only Australian top 10 single, They Won’t Let My Girlfriend Talk to Me, in 1981.

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