Chris Jagger
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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.
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
.
The first version of the band also included Paul Emile on bass, Jim Mortimore being on guitar.
Dartford
Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London....
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
.
Four and a half years younger than Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
, 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.
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
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
' albums Dirty work (1986) and Steel wheels (1989) and worked in France with Franck Langolff, Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi"...
'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
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
a program about Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner was a blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a Founding Father of British Blues"...
, 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
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
.
After twenty years of silence, his third album was released in 1994. Since this date, the style has changed, being a mix of cajun
Cajun music
Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole-based, Cajun-influenced zydeco form, both of Acadiana origin...
, zydeco
Zydeco
Zydeco is a form of uniquely American roots or folk music. It evolved in southwest Louisiana in the early 19th century from forms of "la la" Creole music...
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
and rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
.
Albums
- 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 ClaptonEric ClaptonEric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
: No Reason to CryNo Reason to CryNo Reason to Cry is an album by Eric Clapton, released in 1976. No Reason to Cry was released in CD format on October 25, 1990. The album is notable for containing a duet with Bob Dylan on his otherwise unreleased song "Sign Language."... - 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 LefelEdith LefelEdith Lefel . Edith Lefel was born in Guyana and grew up in Martinique; she has become a popular zouk-love singer. Her career began to take off in 1984, when she worked with Jean-Michel Cabrimol's group Maffia. In 1987, Lefel began working with the well-established Martinican band Malavoi...
: Mèci - 1 track : L'isine Fémin - 2007 : Whatever colors you have in your mind (tribute to Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) - 1 track : To be alone with you - 2009 : Thank you Georges ! (tribute to Georges BrassensGeorges BrassensGeorges Brassens , 22 October 1921 – 29 October 1981), was a French singer-songwriter and poet.Brassens was born in Sète, a town in southern France near Montpellier...
) - 1 track : First love (La première fille) - 2010 : Mustique blues festival - 1 track : Evil
Cinema
- 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)
Television
- 1979 : BBC2 Playhouse - 1 épisode : Standing in for Henry
- 1980 : Shoestring - 1 épisode : Find the Lady
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 MortimoreMalcolm MortimoreMalcolm Paul Mortimore , is a drummer who has played with Gentle Giant, Spike Heatley, Tom Jones, Troy Tate, Ian Dury, G.T. Moore, Mick and Chris Jagger, Frankie Miller, Oliver Jones, and Barney Kessel.-External links:*...
: 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, didgeridooDidgeridooThe didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and still in widespread usage today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe"...
- David Hatfield : double bass