James Stevenson (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Born | 12 October 1958 |
| Genres | Rock, punk rock, post-punk, new wave |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Associated acts | Chelsea, Gen X, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Alarm, Kim Wilde, Glen Matlock, The Cult, Hot Club, The International Swingers, Holy Holy |
| Website | http://www.jamesstevenson.info |
James Stevenson (born 12 October 1958) is an English punk/alternative rock guitarist, at one time a member of the Alarm,Gene Loves Jezebel,Gen X,the Cult,Holy Holy and Chelsea.
Stevenson started his career with the London-based punk band Chelsea in 1977, while he was still at school studying for A Level exams. He joined Billy Idol in Gen X in 1980 around the time that band's "Dancing with Myself" single was released. After Gen X, Stevenson played for Kim Wilde, contributing to her first album, Kim Wilde, and second album, Select, and performing in all of Wilde's early videos including "Kids in America". Stevenson then formed Hot Club with former Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock. They released two singles on RAK Records.
In 1985, he was asked to join post-punk band Gene Loves Jezebel when their guitarist left suddenly at the beginning of their first U.S. tour. Stevenson performed on the band's albums Discover, House of Dolls, Kiss of Life, Heavenly Bodies, VII and The Thornfield Sessions. He produced Gene Loves Jezebel singer Jay Aston's solo album Unpopular Songs, Beki Bondage's solo album Cold Turkey and Gene October's solo album Life And Struggle among others.
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