Jess Roden
| Jess Roden | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 December 1947 Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Labels | Island |
| Associated acts |
The Alan Bown Set Bronco The Butts Band The Jess Roden Band |
| Website | www |
Jess Roden (born 28 December 1947) is an English rock singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Roden's first band was The Raiders followed by The Shakedown Sound which also included the guitarist, Kevyn Gammond, and keyboard player August Eadon (aka Gus Yeadon).
In 1966, he joined The Alan Bown Set as their new lead singer. Although their records rarely charted, Roden and the band did pick up a considerable fan base in London, and belatedly became a minor star on the Northern soul scene, with the release of their single, "Emergency 999".
He remained with the Alan Bown through to the late 1960s, but left after recording the album The Alan Bown! His vocals were re-recorded by his replacement Robert Palmer for the UK release of the album, although Roden's original vocals remained on the US release. Roden later appeared as a backing vocalist to Palmer on his 1983 appearance on The Tube.
In 1970 Roden returned to Worcestershire and formed Bronco who toured extensively with Island Records' label-mates Traffic, Free, Mott the Hoople, Fotheringay and John Martyn but left after two albums to embark on a solo album. During this period, he also sang on Wildlife, the third Mott the Hoople album, and sang and played on albums by Carol Grimes, Jim Capaldi, Sandy Denny, and sang lead vocals on Keef Hartley's 1973 album Lancashire Hustler.
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