Charlie Jones (musician)
Stephen Charles "Charlie" Jones (13 October 1965, Bristol, England) is a British bassist, songwriter and record producer. He has toured and recorded with Robert Plant,[1] Page and Plant, Strange Sensation, Goldfrapp, Siouxsie Sioux and many others.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Stephen Charles Jones |
Born | Bristol, England | 13 October 1965
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
Instruments | Bass |
Years active | 1981–present |
Associated acts | Goldfrapp, Robert Plant |
Website | www |
Career
Jones started playing electric and double bass at a young age. Prior to joining Robert Plant, and later with Page and Plant, Jones was a member of Violent Blue with session guitarist Neil Taylor. 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.
Jones has toured and recorded playing both electric and double bass, but is most associated with playing a clear acrylic bass. He is currently the bassist for Goldfrapp, and also works as a session musician, producer and composer. On 16 September 2013, Jones released his debut solo album Love Form through Stranger Records which highlighted his jazz and classical influences.
Personal life
Jones is married to Robert Plant's daughter, Carmen Jane Plant.
Discography
- with Violent Blue
- 1985 - I Won't Give In (Losing You)
- with Ofra Haza
- 1988 - Shaday
- with Robert Plant
- 1990 - Manic Nirvana
- 1993 - Fate of Nations
- 2002 - Dreamland
- 2004 - Sixty Six to Timbuktu
- 2006 - Nine Lives
- with Page & Plant
- 1994 - No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded
- 1998 - Walking Into Clarksdale
- with Tom McRae
- 2003 - Just Like Blood
- with Goldfrapp
- 2003 - Black Cherry
- 2006 - Supernature
- 2008 - Seventh Tree
- 2010 - Head First
- 2012 - The Singles
- 2013 - Tales Of Us
- 2017 - Silver Eye
- with Loreena McKennitt
- 2006 - An Ancient Muse
- with Siouxsie
- 2007 - Mantaray (producer, composer and instrumentist)
- with Merz
- 2008 - Moi Et Mon Camion
- with Shelleyan Orphan
- 2008 - We Have Everything We Need
- with David Rhodes
- 2010 - Bitter Sweet
- 2013 - Rhodes
- 2013 - Love Form (composer)
- with Jim Kerr (Simple Minds)
- 2010 - Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr
- with Littlemen (producer)
- 2011–present: debut album
- with Susheela Raman
- 2014 - Queen Between
- with Novastar
- 2014 - Inside Outside
- with Laura Pausini
- 2015 - Lato Destro Del Cuore
- 2018 - Fatti Sentire
References
- Strong, Martin Charles; Peel, John (2004-10-25). The great rock discography. Canongate U.S. pp. 873–. ISBN 978-1-84195-615-2. Retrieved 10 August 2011.