Bruce Foxton.

                                                                     Bruce Foxton.

Bruce Foxton, bass player, song writer, singer! was born in working, Surrey England 1 september 1955.

He, Rick Buckler and Paul Weller made up that iconic band from the late 1970s early 1980s The Jam.

Unfortunately The Jam split in 1982! leaving millions of fans, me included! Disappointed!

Bruce went on with a short solo career releasing the album "Touch sensitive" (#68 uk) and had minor

uk hits in 1983-84 with "Freak" and "This is the way" "Makes me wonder" . He later joined "Stiff little fingers" and was in that band for 15 years! Stiff little fingers released 5 albums.

In 1995 he and Jam drummer Rick Buckler collaborated on "our story" a biogrophy on their years in The Jam.

And then in Febuary 2007 Bruce and Rick did what Jam fans around the world could only dream about! They announced that the 2 of them would be reforming along with members from 

"The Gift" a Jam Tribute band and go on tour! In march 2008 they toured Australia and New Zealand! I caught the Perth show ( Western Australia ) And although Paul Weller wasnt in the band they still sounded great and true! My older brother was with me, He being the one to turn me onto The Jam!

Knowing how i was feeling about seeing 2 of my 7 hero's, The others being, John ,Paul, George, Ringo, and Paul Weller, and seeing his face light up made my day! Bruce released a solo album in 2012 called "Back in the room". 

This link is to Bruce Foxton's official web site.

http://www.brucefoxton.com/

http://www.theoompahroundabout.com/

The Jam! PT 1.

                                                             The Jam!!! PT 1.

The Jam were an English punk rock/new wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped clothes, and they incorporated a number of mainstream 1960s rock and R&B influences rather than rejecting them, placing The Jam at the forefront of the mod revival movement.

They had 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four number one hits. As of 2007, "That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" remained the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK.^[5] They released one live album and six studio albums, the last of which, The Gift, hit number one on the UK album charts. When the group split up, their first 15 singles were re-released and all placed within the top 100.

The band drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including 1960s beat music, soul, rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock, as well as 1970s punk andnew wave. The trio was known for its melodic pop songs, its distinctly English flavour and itsmod image. The band launched the career of Paul Weller, who went on to form The Style Council and later had a successful solo career. Weller wrote and sang most of The Jam’s original compositions, and he played lead guitar, using a Rickenbacker. Bruce Foxtonprovided backing vocals and prominent basslines, which were the foundation of many of the band’s songs, including the hits "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", "The Eton Rifles", "Going Underground" and "Town Called Malice"    

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3 Of My Fave Groups!

 A great pic of Ringo Starr in Action 1964!

 The Who 1965!

 The Beatles! A Cool Pic!

The Jam Split Far To Early! This Pic Is 1977!