Charlie_Jones_(musician)

Charlie Jones (musician)

Charlie Jones (musician)

British bassist, songwriter and record producer

Stephen Charles Jones (born 13 October 1965) is an English session bass player, songwriter, record producer, and Grammy Award winner.[3][4]

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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]

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References

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    Harris, Micky (20 July 2022). "Charlie on Tour with The Cult". Charlie Jones. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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    Jones, Charlie (18 September 2018). "Jimmy Page and Robert Plant LIVE in Rio de Janeiro 1996". Charlie Jones. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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    "Charlie Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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    "Robert Plant Led Zeppelin 10 Best Songs". Far Out Magazine. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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    Lewis, Dave; Pallett, Simon (1997). Led Zepplin: The Concert File. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125743. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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    "Charlie Jones Love Form". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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    "Charlie Jones I always wanted a plastic bass but people never took me seriously". Guitar_World. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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    "Mainstream Rock: May 09, 1998". Billboard. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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    Jimmy Page & Robert Plant : Live at Irvine Meadows. WorldCat. OCLC 874930617. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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