Tony James
| Tony James | |
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Tony James in the Sigue Sigue Sputnik days – San Francisco, 1986
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anthony James |
| Born |
12 April 1953 Shepherds Bush, London, England |
| Genres | Punk rock, glam punk, post-punk, new wave, rock, garage rock, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar |
| Years active | 1975-present |
| Associated acts | London SS, Chelsea, Generation X, Gen X, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, The Sisters of Mercy, Carbon Silicon |
| Website |
www sputnikworld |
Anthony Eric "Tony" James (born 12 April 1953 in Shepherds Bush, London) is an English musician, best known as the bassist for Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik.
He was originally a member of the punk band London SS, along with Brian James (later of The Damned), and Mick Jones plus Terry Chimes (both future members of The Clash).
Later, James joined the early punk band Chelsea. The group included Billy Idol (then William Broad) on the guitar, John Towe on drums and Gene October on vocals. Soon they left October to form Generation X (named after a 1960s paperback novel, by Jane Deverson, not to be confused with the 1990s book by Douglas Coupland), a British punk band of the late 1970s. Idol switched from guitar to vocal duties, and Bob "Derwood" Andrews joined as lead guitarist after leaving the Fulham band Paradox. Generation X played their first concert on 14 December 1976 at The Roxy (becoming the first band to play at the venue).
Towe was later replaced on drums by Mark Laff (ex-Subway Sect), to complete the 'official' line-up, before the band signed to Chrysalis Records and released their first single, "Your Generation" in September 1977. They played this song on Marc Bolan's afternoon variety show, Marc, that same month. This line-up of the band would remain through their first two albums, the self-titled, Generation X (1978), followed by Valley of the Dolls (1979).
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