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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stephen Charles Jones |
| Born | 13 October 1965 (age 58) Bristol, England |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Member of | The Cult [1] |
| Formerly of | Page and Plant [2] |
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Stephen Charles Jones (born 13 October 1965) is an English session bass player, songwriter, record producer, and Grammy Award winner. [3] [4]
Career
Jones's 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, in 2022 Fender Custom Shop built him a plastic precision bass. This work was undertaken by Master Builder Scott Buehl. [7]
Recording credits
| Year | Artist | Release | Version | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1985 | Violent Blue | "You've Got To Stay Young" | LP | electric bass / songwriter | ||
| 1988 | Ofra Haza | "Shaday" | LP | electric bass | ||
| 1990 | Various | "Live At Knebworth" | LP / Video | electric bass | [3] | |
| 1990 | Robert Plant | " Manic Nirvana" | LP | electric bass / songwriter | [3] | |
| 1993 | Robert Plant | " Fate Of Nations" | LP | double bass & electric bass / songwriter | [3] | |
| 1995 | Jimmy Page & Robert Plant | " No Quarter - Unledded" | LP / Video | double bass & electric bass | [3] | |
| 1996 | Definition Of Sound | "Experience " | LP | electric bass | ||
| 1996 | The Chernobyl Poppies | "The Chernobyl Poppies " | LP | electric bass | ||
| 1997 | Innes Sibun | "Stardust" | LP | electric bass | ||
| 1997 | A Rainer Ptacek Tribute / Various | "The Inner Flame" | LP | electric bass | ||
| 1998 | Jimmy Page & Robert Plant | " Walking Into Clarksdale" | LP | electric bass / songwriter | [3] | |
| 1998 | Jimmy Page & Robert Plant | " Most High" | LP track | electric bass / songwriter | Grammy for Best Rock Performance. No. 1 in Mainstream Rock Chart [8] | [3] |
| 1999 | Strange Fruit | " Still Crazy" | Soundtrack | electric bass | Nominated for Golden Globe Award | [3] |
| 1999 | Robert Plant | " A Tribute to Skip Spence" | LP | double bass | [3] | |
| 2002 | The High And Lonesome | "From The Playground " | LP | double bass | ||
| 2002 | Robert Plant | " Dreamland" | LP | electric bass / songwriter | Nominated for Grammy for Best Rock Album | [3] |
| 2003 | Goldfrapp | " Black Cherry" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2003 | Innes Sibun | "East Monroe " | LP | electric bass | ||
| 2003 | Tom McRae | " Just Like Blood" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2003 | Robert Plant | " Sixty Six To Timbuktu" | LP | electric bass / songwriter | [3] | |
| 2004 | Goldfrapp | " Wonderful Electric (Live In London)" | LP / Video | electric bass | ||
| 2005 | Goldfrapp | " Supernature" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2006 | Loreena McKennitt | " An Ancient Muse" | LP | double bass & electric bass | ||
| 2006 | Robert Plant | " Nine Lives" | LP | electric bass / songwriter | [3] | |
| 2007 | Siouxsie | " Mantaray" | LP | Producer / double bass & electric bass / songwriter | [3] | |
| 2007 | Alison Krauss, Robert Plant | " Raising Sand" | LP track | songwriter | Grammy Award | [3] |
| 2008 | Merz | "Loveheart" | LP | double bass & electric bass | ||
| 2008 | Shelleyan Orphan | "We Have Everything We Need " | LP | double bass & electric bass | [3] | |
| 2008 | Goldfrapp | " Seventh Tree" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2008 | Jimmy Page & Robert Plant | "Live At Irvine Meadows" | LP / Video | electric bass | [9] | |
| 2008 | Siouxsie | "If It Doesn't Kill You (Live From Le Tour Eiffel, Paris, France)" | LP / Video | double bass & electric bass | ||
| 2009 | Polly Scattergood | " Polly Scattergood" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2009 | Goldfrapp | " Nowhere Boy" | Soundtrack | double bass | ||
| 2009 | David Rhodes | "Bittersweet" | LP | double bass & electric bass | ||
| 2009 | The Proclaimers | "Notes & Rhymes" | LP | harmonica | [3] | |
| 2010 | Goldfrapp | " Head First" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2010 | Jim Kerr | " Lost Boy" | LP | electric bass | ||
| 2013 | David Rhodes | "The David Rhodes Band" | LP | electric bass | ||
| 2013 | Goldfrapp | " Tales of Us" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2013 | Little Boots | " Nocturnes" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2013 | Charlie Jones | "Love Form" | LP | artist, producer, songwriter | [3] | |
| 2014 | Novastar | "Inside Outside" | LP | electric bass | ||
| 2014 | Susheela Raman | " Queen Between" | LP | electric bass | ||
| 2015 | Laura Pausini | "Simili" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2016 | Jennifer Crook | "The Year, She Turns " | LP | electric bass | ||
| 2017 | Goldfrapp | " Silver Eye" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2017 | Jimmy Copley | "Psychefunk (Live On Through The Music)" | EP | electric bass | ||
| 2018 | Laura Pausini | " Fatti Sentire" | LP | electric bass | ||
| 2020 | Robert Plant | " Digging Deep: Subterranea" | LP | electric bass / songwriter | [3] | |
| 2021 | Marti Pellow | " Stargazer" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2021 | Imelda May | " 11 Past the Hour" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2022 | The Cult | " Under the Midnight Sun" | LP | electric bass | [3] | |
| 2023 | Adam Masterson | "Time Bomb" | LP | electric bass | ||
| 2023 | Maven Grace | "Sleep Standing Up" | LP | electric bass |
Touring credits
| Years | Artist | Role |
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| 1988–1994 | Robert Plant | double bass & electric bass |
| 1994–1998 | Page and Plant | double bass & electric bass |
| 2000–2002 | Robert Plant | double 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 |
| 2022-2023 | The Cult | Electric Bass |
References
- ^ Harris, Micky (20 July 2022). "Charlie on Tour with The Cult". Charlie Jones. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Jones, Charlie (18 September 2018). "Jimmy Page and Robert Plant LIVE in Rio de Janeiro 1996". Charlie Jones. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Charlie Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Robert Plant Led Zeppelin 10 Best Songs". Far Out Magazine. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Dave; Pallett, Simon (1997). Led Zepplin: The Concert File. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125743. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Charlie Jones Love Form". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Charlie Jones I always wanted a plastic bass but people never took me seriously". Guitar_World. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock: May 09, 1998". Billboard. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Jimmy Page & Robert Plant : Live at Irvine Meadows. WorldCat. OCLC 874930617. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
External links
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Official website
- Charlie Jones discography at Discogs
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