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Chris Jagger 
Chris Jagger (March 2011)Background information Birth name Christopher Jagger Born 19 December 1947
Dartford, Kent, EnglandGenres Cajun, zydeco, folk, country, blues, rock Occupations Singer, actor, producer Instruments Guitar, harmonica, washboard Website chrisjaggeronline.com Chris Jagger is an English musician, born December 19, 1947 in Dartford, Kent.
Four and a half years younger than Mick Jagger, he released his first two albums in 1973 and 1974. Remaining in the shade of his elder brother, his musical career hardly took off : in fact, despite his talent as a musician, singer and songwriter, many journalists cannot help making a comparison with his sibling instead of accepting that he has his own style.[1][2]
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Biography
After studying dramatic art Chris Jagger has been working in many fields, including theater, cinema, clothes design and decoration.
In the 70s, his project for recording an album with the Flying Burrito Brothers was aborted. In the 80s, he contributed to two Rolling Stones' albums Dirty work (1986) and Steel wheels (1989) and worked in France with Franck Langolff, Vanessa Paradis's producer.
Chris also worked as a journalist (articles for The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Independent on Sunday, Rolling Stone) ; he has written and presented for BBC Radio 2 a program about Alexis Korner, one of the blues pioneers, and coproduced a film for Sky Arts channel : I Got the Blues in Austin.
In England, he also contributed to the organisation of three charity concerts : one for Bosnia (Bop for Bosnia) and the two others for Tibet.
After twenty years of silence, his third album was released in 1994. Since this date, the style has changed, being a mix of cajun, zydeco, folk, country, blues and rock.[3][4]
Discography
Albums[5]
- 1973 : You know the name but not the face
- 1974 : The adventures of Valentine Vox the ventriloquist
- 1994 : Atcha
- 1995 : Rock the Zydeco (american edition of Atcha)
- 1996 : From Lhassa to Lewisham
- 2001 : Channel fever
- 2006 : Act of faith
- 2009 : The ridge
Contributions
- 1976 : Eric Clapton : No Reason to Cry
- 1997 : Knights of the blues table - 1 track : Racketeer Blues (with Mick Jagger on harmonica)
- 2003 : Rick Payne : Sessions - 1 track : Blue eyes crying
- 2005 : Edith Lefel : Mèci - 1 track : L'isine Fémin
- 2007 : Whatever colors you have in your mind (tribute to Bob Dylan) - 1 track : To be alone with you
- 2009 : Thank you Georges ! (tribute to Georges Brassens) - 1 track : First love (La première fille)
- 2010 : Mustique blues festival[6] - 1 track : Evil
Filmography
Cinema[7]
- 1972 : Lucifer rising
- 1978 : The stud
- 1979 : Home before midnight
- 1979 : The bitch
- 1985 : Lifeforce (L'étoile du mal)
- 2000 : Attraction
- 2009 : I got the blues in Austin - Co-producer (Jagger Peyton Films)[8]
Television
- 1979 : BBC2 Playhouse - 1 épisode : Standing in for Henry
- 1980 : Shoestring - 1 épisode : Find the Lady
Bands and musicians
Atcha Acoustic (1996)
- Chris Jagger : guitar, harmonica
- Charlie Hart : fiddle, accordion
- Ben Waters : piano
Chris Jagger's Atcha!
- Chris Jagger : guitar, harmonica, washboard
- Charlie Hart : fiddle, accordion, piano
- Malcolm Mortimore : drums
- Jim Mortimore : bass, guitar
The first version of the band also included Paul Emile on bass, Jim Mortimore being on guitar.
Chris Jagger's Acoustic Trio
- Chris Jagger : guitar, harmonica
- Elliet Mackrell : fiddle, didgeridoo
- David Hatfield : double bass
Notes
- ^ "Chris Jagger : People say : Why can't your brother Mick support you ?". http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/chris-jagger-people-say-why-cant-your-brother-mick-support-you-6165844.html. The Independent, July 10th, 2004
- ^ "Chris Jagger : He knows he's not Mick (but he likes it)". http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/04/23/chris-jagger-he-knows-hes-not-mick-but-he-likes-it-anyhow/?iid=moreonnf. Time, April 23rd, 2011
- ^ "Chris Jagger ... chrisjaggeronline.com ... biography". Chrisjaggeronline.com. http://www.chrisjaggeronline.com/biography.html. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Chris Jagger Biography - Music Artist Band Biographies - Artists Bands Bio". Music.us. 1947-12-19. http://www.music.us/biography/artist/28718/chris_jagger.html. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Chris Jagger ... chrisjaggeronline.com ... Discography". Chrisjaggeronline.com. http://www.chrisjaggeronline.com/discography.html. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Basil’s Bar". Basilsbar.com. 2010-02-10. http://www.basilsbar.com/index.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ Chris Jagger (I) - Filmography by type
- ^ "Jagger Peyton". Jagger Peyton. 2010-11-08. http://www.jaggerpeyton.com/film.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
External links
Albums Songs "Memo from Turner" · "State of Shock" · "Dancing in the Street" · "Let's Work" · "Sweet Thing" · "Old Habits Die Hard"See also The Rolling Stones · Jagger/Richards · SuperHeavy · Performance · Being Mick · Production · The Mick Jagger Centre · Chris JaggerCategories:- 1947 births
- Living people
- English singers
- English actors
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