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| Background information | |
| Born | 1 September 1955 |
| Origin | Woking, Surrey, England |
| Genre(s) | Punk Rock Rock and roll |
| Occupation(s) | Bass player |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Associated acts | The Jam Stiff Little Fingers Casbah Club from The Jam |
| Website | BruceFoxton.com |
Bruce Foxton (born 1 September 1955 in Woking, Surrey) is an English rock and roll musician who is best remembered as the bass player in punk/new wave bands The Jam and Stiff Little Fingers. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977 Casbah Club is a mod rock band formed in 2004, consisting of Guitarist / Vocalist Simon Townshend (brother The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977
In The Jam, he and drummer Rick Buckler played a subordinate role behind singer, guitarist, and songwriter Paul Weller. Rick Buckler (born Paul Richard Buckler, 6 December 1955, in Woking Surrey, England) was the Drummer of The Jam A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Paul Weller (born John William Weller 25 May 1958 in Sheerwater near Woking, Surrey) is an English Singer-songwriter. Foxton did, however, take lead vocals on a few tracks, most notably the singles "David Watts" (a cover of a Kinks track) and "News of the World", which was his own composition. " David Watts " is a song written by Ray Davies that originally appeared on The Kinks 's 1967 Album Something Else by the Kinks The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band News of the World was a single by British group The Jam released on 11 March 1978 Foxton did pen a few other tracks, possibly the most notable being "Smithers-Jones", done as a straightforward rock take for the double A-side of "Eton Rifles" and later reworked with strings for the Setting Sons LP. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s "The Eton Rifles" was the only single to be released from the album Setting Sons by The Jam. Setting Sons is the fourth album by British punk / New Wave band The Jam. Stiff Little Fingers would regularly perform the song live after Foxton joined. Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977 Foxton, while not nearly as prominent or remembered as Paul Weller, was a relatively major figure in the Mod Revival movement (as were The Jam as a whole). The mod revival was a Music genre and Subculture that started in the United Kingdom in 1978 and later spread to other countries (to a lesser degree
While in The Jam, Foxton discovered The Vapors and co-managed the group with John Weller, Paul's father. The Vapors were a new wave and Power pop band from England that existed between 1979 and 1981 John B Weller ( February 22, 1812 August 17, 1875) was the fifth Governor of California from January 8, 1858 Ironically, The Vapors enjoyed greater success in the U.S. than The Jam would ever have with the Top 40 single "Turning Japanese", but broke up shortly thereafter. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. " Turning Japanese " is the most popular song released by The Vapors from their album New Clear Days, and the song for which they are best
After The Jam split, Foxton pursued a brief solo career. In Popular music, a solo album is an Album made by a current or former member of a band. He had a minor UK hit with the single "Freak" and played in several less well known groups, until he joined Stiff Little Fingers. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
He stayed with Stiff Little Fingers for fifteen years, during which time they recorded four albums, namely, Flags and Emblems, Get a Life, Tinderbox, and Guitar and Drum. Flags and Emblems is the fifth studio album by the band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) Get a Life is the sixth studio album by Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) Tinderbox is the seventh studio album recorded by Stiff Little Fingers, in 1997 Guitar and Drum is the ninth studo album recorded by Stiff Little Fingers, released in 2004. During his time with the band, he wrote and co-wrote several tracks, and along with Jake Burns, managed the group for a while, after Russel Emmanuel gave up the job.
In 1994, Foxton and Buckler collaborated on Our Story, a biography of their years in The Jam. Rick Buckler (born Paul Richard Buckler, 6 December 1955, in Woking Surrey, England) was the Drummer of The Jam A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account It was around this time he became a source of fascination for comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring on their BBC Radio 1 music shows. Career to 2000 While studying English at St Edmund Hall Oxford in the 1980s he wrote and performed comedy in a revue group called "The Seven Raymonds Richard Keith Herring (born July 12, 1967) is a British Comedian and writer
In 2006, Foxton toured with Bruce Watson, Mark Brzezicki and Simon Townshend as The Casbah Club. Bruce Watson (born Bruce William Watson 11 March 1961, Timmins, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Guitarist most famous Mark Brzezicki (born Mark Michael Brzezicki 21 June 1957, Slough, Berkshire, England) is a rock Drummer Simon Townshend (born October 10, 1960) is a British guitarist singer and songwriter Casbah Club is a mod rock band formed in 2004, consisting of Guitarist / Vocalist Simon Townshend (brother
In February 2007, Foxton and former Jam drummer Rick Buckler announced they would be touring again as "From The Jam", with members of Buckler's Jam tribute band The Gift. After a successful tour of the UK , From The Jam embarked on a tour of USA, Canada and Australasia in early 2008.
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Bassist for Stiff Little Fingers 1990–2006 |
Succeeded by Ali McMordie |
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