FLASHBACK: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HOWARD JONES!!

Does the name sound familiar? If not, some of the songs will. Howard Jones, who turns 57 today, was a MAJOR pop star in the 80s in both his native UK and the US and had a string of successful songs and albums... then went away. He was a major influence in synth-pop often combining the New Wave sound with an optimistic, 60s feel. Jones bombarded the charts with classic 80s hits like What is Love,