Charlie Jones (musician)

Charlie Jones (musician)

Charlie Jones is a British bassist, songwriter and record producer. He has toured and recorded with Robert Plant,[1] Page and Plant, The Strange Sensation, Goldfrapp and many others. He was married to Robert Plant's daughter Carmen Plant, they divorced in 2010.

Jones is from the Bristol area of the UKHe started playing electric and double Bass from a young age. Prior to him joining Robert Plant and later with Page and Plant he was a member of Violent Blue with session guitarist Neil Taylor. Jones received a grammy in 2009 as a cowriter 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. One of his current gigs is bassist for Goldfrapp. Outside of that he works on other peoples albums as a session player,producer and composer.

Discography

with Violent Blue* 1985 - I Won't Give In (Losing You)
with Ofra Haza
with Robert Plant
with Page & Plant
with Goldfrapp
with Siouxsie Sioux
with Merz
  • 2008 - Moi Et Mon Camion
with Shelleyan Orphan
  • 2008 - We Have Everything We Need
with Jim Kerr (Simple Minds)
  • 2010 - Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr
  • 2010 With {David Rhodes}" Bitter Sweet."

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles; Peel, John (2004-10-25). The great rock discography. Canongate U.S.. pp. 873–. ISBN 9781841956152. http://books.google.com/books?id=_WoRAPJQ58sC&pg=PA873. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 

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