Bruce Foxton's Biography.
 BRUCE
FOXTON is a part of the
English Rock and Roll establishment. A musician (born 1/9/1955 Woking,Surrey)
who is most commonly recognised as the bass player in legendary bands The Jam
and Stiff Little Fingers.
In The Jam, he and drummer Rick Buckler were the driving force, power and rhythm
section behind singer, guitarist, and songwriter Paul Weller. Bruces versatility
is evident, taking lead vocals on "David Watts" (The Kinks) and "News Of The
World", which was one from his catalogue of own compositions. Foxtons most
notable work being "Smithers-Jones", done with bass/guitar/drums for the B-side
of "When You're Young" and later reworked with strings for the Setting Sons LP.
After The Jam split in '82, Foxton pursued a solo career. He had a hit with the
single "Freak" and collaborated with other musicians, until he got the call from
Stiff Little Fingers' Jake Burns,staying with with SLF for fifteen years,
recording four albums, namely, Flags and Emblems, Get a Life, Tinderbox, and
Guitar and Drum.
In 1994, Rick and Bruce collaborated on Our Story, a biography of their eventful
and cherished years in The Jam.Bruce toured with Bruce Watson, Mark Brzezicki
(Big Country) and Simon Townshend (The Who) in 2006 as The Casbah Club
supporting The Who in the U.K and Europe promoting their new album "Venustraphobia."
Bruce is now touring again with his old soulmate, Rick Buckler.
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