Jake Bugg
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Bugg in November 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jacob Edwin Charles Kennedy |
| Born |
28 February 1994 Nottingham, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, slide guitar, piano, harmonica |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Mercury |
| Website | jakebugg |
| Notable instruments | |
Jake Bugg (born Jacob Edwin Charles Kennedy; 28 February 1994) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. His self-titled debut album, some of which was co-written with songwriter Iain Archer, was released in October 2012 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. His second album, Shangri La, was released in November 2013 and his third, largely self-produced album On My One in June 2016.
His 2012 single "Trouble Town" is the theme for the BBC TV series Happy Valley broadcast in 2014 and 2016.
Jake Bugg was born in Nottingham to musical parents, who separated when he was young. His father, whose last name was Bugg, was a nurse, and his mother worked in sales, both having previously made recordings. He grew up in the Clifton council estate of Nottingham and started playing guitar at the age of 12 after being introduced to the instrument by his uncle Mark. He attended Farnborough school technology college in Clifton. He also states that his formative musical moment was hearing Don McLean's "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)" on an episode of The Simpsons. His main influences are Don McLean, Oasis, Donovan, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, and the Everly Brothers. In an interview with Absolute Radio in 2014 he also mentioned that the American heavy metal band Metallica was a huge influence to him when he first picked up the guitar as a 12-year-old. He was enrolled in a music technology course, but by the age of 16 he had dropped out and was writing and performing his own songs.
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