Bruce Foxton is an English rock and roll musician born on September 1st 1955 in Woking, Surrey who is best remembered as the bass player in punk/new wave band The Jam. He was for fifteen years the bassist for Stiff Little Fingers, leaving the band in January 2006 to pursue other projects. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (422x622, 46 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (422x622, 46 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Woking is a large town in England, in the west of Surrey. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass or simply bass) is an electrically amplified plucked string instrument. ... The Jam were a English rock band active in the late 1970s and early ’80s. ... Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band, originally based in 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. However, Bruce's deft, melodic bass playing and vocal harmonies were indisputably crucial components of The Jam's sound. Rick Buckler (born 6 December 1955—), was the drummer and an original member of The Jam, a British rock-band that enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom between 1977 and 1982. ... Paul Weller (born John William Weller on 25 May 1958, in Stanley Road, Woking, Surrey) is a British singer / songwriter, leader of two successful bands: The Jam and The Style Council. ...

Bruce did 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. Unsurprisingly, those were the only Jam A-sides not written by Weller. Bruce did pen a few other tracks, but they were relegated to B-sides and album tracks; he was considered a vastly inferior songwriter to Weller. Critics and fans alike agree almost unanimously that his best contribution as a songwriter is Smithers-Jones, done as a straightforward rock take for the B-side of When You're Young and later reworked with strings for the now-classic Setting Sons LP. Stiff Little Fingers would regularly perform the song live after Foxton joined. David Watts was a single taken from the album All Mod Cons by The Jam on 26th August 1978. ... The Kinks were a British rock group that rose to fame during the original British Invasion, and recorded and performed for over thirty years. ... News Of The World was a single by British group The Jam released on 11th March 1978. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Paul Weller (born John William Weller on 25 May 1958, in Stanley Road, Woking, Surrey) is a British singer / songwriter, leader of two successful bands: The Jam and The Style Council. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... When Youre Young was released as a one off single by The Jam. ... Setting Sons is the fourth album by British punk band The Jam. ... Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band, originally based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977. ...

While in The Jam, Bruce discovered The Vapors and co-managed the group with Jam manager John Weller, Paul's father. Somewhat 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 Vapors were a New Wave band from England that existed between 1979 and 1981. ... John B[ryan?] Weller (February 22, 1812–August 17, 1875) was Governor of California from January 8, 1858 to January 9, 1860 and a Congressman from Ohio, U.S. Senator from California and Ambassador. ... The Vapors were a New Wave band from England that existed between 1979 and 1981. ...

After Paul Weller broke up The Jam in 1982 over the protests of Foxton and Buckler to follow his own muse in The Style Council, Foxton pursued a brief solo career. He had a minor UK hit with the single Freak before his solo album bombed, and he bounced from small-time group to small-time group until he got the call from Stiff Little Fingers' Jake Burns. The Jam were a English rock band active in the late 1970s and early ’80s. ... The Style Council were a British musical group formed in 1983 by ex-The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller with keyboardist Mick Talbot. ... John Jake Burns (b. ...

In the early '90s, Foxton and Buckler collaborated on Our Story, a biography of their years in The Jam which Weller fans often dismissed as one protracted attack on Paul Weller. Weller has frequently stated in interviews that he has no wish to reform The Jam and he has had no social contact with Foxton since the split, similarly with Rick Buckler. Rick Buckler (born 6 December 1955—), was the drummer and an original member of The Jam, a British rock-band that enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom between 1977 and 1982. ... Paul Weller (born John William Weller on 25 May 1958, in Stanley Road, Woking, Surrey) is a British singer / songwriter, leader of two successful bands: The Jam and The Style Council. ...

Foxton is currently (as of 2006) touring with Bruce Watson, Mark Brzezicki and Simon Townshend as The Casbah Club. Bruce Watson is an Australian songwriter, performer and children’s entertainer. ... Simon Townshend is a British musician and songwriter and is the younger brother of the Whos Pete Townshend. ... Casbah Club are a mod rock band formed in 2004. ...

External links

• Official website