Charlie Jones (musician)

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Charlie Jones
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Background information
Birth nameStephen Charles Jones
Born13 October 1965 (1965-10-13) (age 59)
Bristol, England
Occupations
  • Composer
  • musician
  • producer
Instruments
  • Bass
  • double bass
Years active1981–present
Member of The Cult [1]
Formerly of Page and Plant [2]
Website charliejones.net

Stephen Charles Jones (born 13 October 1965) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work as a bassist for various artists, including Robert Plant, Page and Plant, Loreena McKennitt, Goldfrapp, Siouxsie Sioux. [3] [4] He is currently the bassist for The Cult. Jones won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2009 for co-writing the song "Please Read the Letter" from the album Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.

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Career

Jones' career as a recording and touring artist has spanned well over three decades. In the passing of time, he worked with Robert Plant, Page and Plant, Loreena McKennitt, Goldfrapp, Siouxsie Sioux, and others. [3] [5] He plays both electric and double bass. [3]

Jones received a Grammy Award in 2009 as a co-writer of the song "Please Read the Letter" from the album Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, originally recorded by Page and Plant for the album Walking into Clarksdale . [4]

On 16 September 2013, Jones released his debut solo album Love Form through Stranger Records which highlighted his jazz and classical influences. [6]

Whilst Jones has largely been associated with playing an acrylic bass, Fender Custom Shop built him a plastic precision bass in 2022. This work was undertaken by Master Builder Scott Buehl. [7]

Recording credits

YearArtistReleaseVersionRoleNotesRef.
1985Violent Blue"You've Got To Stay Young"LPelectric bass / songwriter
1988 Ofra Haza "Shaday"LPelectric bass
1990Various"Live At Knebworth"LP / Videoelectric bass [3]
1990 Robert Plant "Manic Nirvana"LPelectric bass / songwriter [3]
1993Robert Plant"Fate Of Nations"LPdouble bass & electric bass / songwriter [3]
1995 Jimmy Page & Robert Plant "No Quarter - Unledded"LP / Videodouble bass & electric bass [3]
1996 Definition Of Sound "Experience "LPelectric bass
1996The Chernobyl Poppies"The Chernobyl Poppies "LPelectric bass
1997 Innes Sibun "Stardust"LPelectric bass
1997A Rainer Ptacek Tribute / Various"The Inner Flame"LPelectric bass
1998Jimmy Page & Robert Plant"Walking Into Clarksdale"LPelectric bass / songwriter [3]
1998Jimmy Page & Robert Plant"Most High"LP trackelectric bass / songwriter Grammy for Best Rock Performance. No. 1 in Mainstream Rock Chart [8] [3]
1999Strange Fruit"Still Crazy"Soundtrackelectric bass Nominated for Golden Globe Award [3]
1999Robert Plant"A Tribute to Skip Spence"LPdouble bass [3]
2002The High And Lonesome"From The Playground "LPdouble bass
2002Robert Plant"Dreamland"LPelectric bass / songwriter Nominated for Grammy for Best Rock Album [3]
2003 Goldfrapp "Black Cherry"LPelectric bass [3]
2003 Innes Sibun "East Monroe "LPelectric bass
2003 Tom McRae "Just Like Blood"LPelectric bass [3]
2003Robert Plant"Sixty Six To Timbuktu"LPelectric bass / songwriter [3]
2004Goldfrapp"Wonderful Electric (Live In London)"LP / Videoelectric bass
2005Goldfrapp"Supernature"LPelectric bass [3]
2006 Loreena McKennitt "An Ancient Muse"LPdouble bass & electric bass
2006Robert Plant"Nine Lives"LPelectric bass / songwriter [3]
2007 Siouxsie "Mantaray"LPProducer / double bass & electric bass / songwriter [3]
2007 Alison Krauss, Robert Plant"Raising Sand"LP tracksongwriter Grammy Award [3]
2008 Merz "Loveheart"LPdouble bass & electric bass
2008 Shelleyan Orphan "We Have Everything We Need "LPdouble bass & electric bass [3]
2008Goldfrapp"Seventh Tree"LPelectric bass [3]
2008Jimmy Page & Robert Plant"Live At Irvine Meadows"LP / Videoelectric bass [9]
2008Siouxsie"If It Doesn't Kill You (Live From Le Tour Eiffel, Paris, France)"LP / Videodouble bass & electric bass
2009 Polly Scattergood "Polly Scattergood"LPelectric bass [3]
2009Goldfrapp"Nowhere Boy"Soundtrackdouble bass
2009 David Rhodes "Bittersweet"LPdouble bass & electric bass
2009 The Proclaimers "Notes & Rhymes"LPharmonica [3]
2010Goldfrapp"Head First"LPelectric bass [3]
2010 Jim Kerr "Lost Boy"LPelectric bass
2013David Rhodes"The David Rhodes Band"LPelectric bass
2013Goldfrapp"Tales of Us"LPelectric bass [3]
2013 Little Boots "Nocturnes"LPelectric bass [3]
2013Charlie Jones"Love Form"LPartist, producer, songwriter [3]
2014 Novastar "Inside Outside"LPelectric bass
2014 Susheela Raman "Queen Between"LPelectric bass
2015 Laura Pausini "Simili"LPelectric bass [3]
2016Jennifer Crook"The Year, She Turns "LPelectric bass
2017Goldfrapp"Silver Eye"LPelectric bass [3]
2017 Jimmy Copley "Psychefunk (Live On Through The Music)"EPelectric bass
2018Laura Pausini"Fatti Sentire"LPelectric bass
2020Robert Plant"Digging Deep: Subterranea"LPelectric bass / songwriter [3]
2021 Marti Pellow "Stargazer"LPelectric bass [3]
2021 Imelda May "11 Past the Hour"LPelectric bass [3]
2022 The Cult "Under the Midnight Sun"LPelectric bass [3]
2023Adam Masterson"Time Bomb"LPelectric bass
2023Maven Grace"Sleep Standing Up"LPelectric bass

Touring credits

YearsArtistRole
1988–1994 Robert Plant double bass & electric bass
1994–1998 Page and Plant double bass & electric bass
2000–2002Robert Plantdouble bass & electric bass
2003–2019 Goldfrapp double bass & electric bass
2008 Siouxsie Sioux double bass & electric bass
2012 Crybaby double bass & electric bass
2013 David Rhodes double bass & electric bass
2022 Goldfrapp Electric Bass
2022-now The Cult Electric Bass

References

  1. ↑ Harris, Micky (20 July 2022). "Charlie on Tour with The Cult". Charlie Jones. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Jones, Charlie (18 September 2018). "Jimmy Page and Robert Plant LIVE in Rio de Janeiro 1996". Charlie Jones. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "Charlie Jones". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Robert Plant Led Zeppelin 10 Best Songs". Far Out Magazine. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Dave; Pallett, Simon (1997). Led Zepplin: The Concert File. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125743 . Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Charlie Jones Love Form". AllMusic . Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Charlie Jones I always wanted a plastic bass but people never took me seriously". Guitar_World. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mainstream Rock: May 09, 1998". Billboard. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. ↑ Jimmy Page & Robert Plant : Live at Irvine Meadows. WorldCat. OCLC   874930617.
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