He is a drummer born Jeffrey Allen in Glasgow, Scotland, and is the brother of the bass guitarist Chris Cross.
In the late 1960s/early 1970s he appeared in the band East of Eden, where a co-member was Geoff Britton who would join Wings , and in 1971 he was part of the original line-up of the successful chart band Hello, originally called The Age, who also toured with Gary Glitter.
In 1976 he spent a brief time on a session recording with the Scottish band Blue as a percussionist and drummer as replacement for Timi Donald .
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_(band)
- http://www.rockmine.com/B_Cyclo/B_CycloJ.html
- http://www.mccartneyt.freeserve.co.uk/meblue.htm