Jim Bob

Jim Bob
Jim Bob performing at The Garage, 2010
Background information
Birth name	James Robert Morrison
Origin	London, England
Genres	Punk rock acoustic
Years active	1978–present
Labels	The Ten Forty Sound Cherry Red EMI Big Cat Rough Trade Fierce Panda
Formerly of	Jamie Wednesday Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
Website	jim-bob.co.uk

James Robert Morrison, ^[1] known as Jim Bob, is a British musician and author. He was the singer of indie punk band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine.

Biography

Morrison's debut novel Storage Stories was released ^[2] on the day of a UK general election, 6 May 2010, by Ten Forty Books.

Solo discography

All releases credited as Jim Bob unless otherwise stated. See Carter USM and Jamie Wednesday for those bands' discographies.

• Goodnight Jim Bob (2003) ^[3]
• Angelstrike (2004) ^[4]
• School (2006) ^[5]
• A Humpty Dumpty Thing (2007) ^[6]
• Goffam (2009) ^[7]
• What I Think About When I Think About You (2013) ^[8]
• Jim Bob Sings Again (2016) ^[9]
• National Treasure (Live At The Shepherd's Bush Empire) (2018) ^[10]
• Pop Up Jim Bob (2020) ^[11]
• Who Do We Hate Today (2021) ^[11]
• The Essential (2022) ^[11]
• Thanks for Reaching Out (2023) ^{[11] [12]}
• Stick (2025) ^[11]
• Automatic (2025)

Bibliography

• Storage Stories (2010) – Jim Bob's debut novel, which took six years to write. ^[2] Published by 1040 Books.
• Driving Jarvis Ham (2012) – Jim Bob's second novel, following the life of the awkward character of Jarvis Ham, from the perspective of his oldest friend. Published by The Friday Club/HarperCollins ^[13]

References

1. "Goodnight Jim Bob... on the road". Drowned in Sound. 2 February 2003. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
2. Britcher, Chris (25 May 2012). "Carter USM's Jim Bob on reunions, money and an artistic dilemma". Kentnews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
3. Jim Bob - Goodnight Jim Bob, May 2003, retrieved 9 September 2025
4. Jim Bob - Angelstrike!, 22 November 2004, retrieved 9 September 2025
5. Jim Bob - School, 2006, retrieved 9 September 2025
6. Jim Bob - A Humpty Dumpty Thing, 2007, retrieved 9 September 2025
7. Jim Bob - GOFFAM, 2009, retrieved 9 September 2025
8. Jim Bob - What I Think About When I Think About You, 2013, retrieved 9 September 2025
9. Jim Bob - Jim Bob Sings Again, 2016, retrieved 9 September 2025
10. Jim Bob - National Treasure (Live At The Shepherd's Bush Empire), 9 July 2018, retrieved 9 September 2025
11. "JIM BOB Hits". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 5 September 2025.
12. Roy, David (30 June 2023). "Noise Annoys: Rory Nellis & Philip Watts d'Alton, Neil Brogan, Problem Patterns and Jim Bob". The Irish News . Retrieved 4 July 2023.
13. Bob, Jim (2012). Driving Jarvis Ham. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. ISBN   9780007468317.

External links

• Carter USM family
• Jim Bob
• Interview with Jim Bob in TRM bsarg