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Charlie Jones
Charlie Jones
Background information
Birth name	Stephen Charles Jones
Born	13 October 1965 (age 58); Bristol, England
Occupation(s)	Composer, musician
Instrument(s)	Bass
Years active	1981–present
Website	www.charliejones.net

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Stephen Charles Jones (13 October 1965, Bristol, England) is a British bassist, songwriter and record producer.^[1]

Career

Jones started playing electric and double bass at a young age.

Jones has toured and recorded with among others Robert Plant, Page and Plant, Strange Sensation, Goldfrapp and Siouxsie Sioux.^[1]^[2] He plays both electric and double bass and is most associated with playing a clear acrylic bass. He is currently the bassist for Goldfrapp, and also works as a session musician, producer and composer.

Jones received a Grammy Award in 2009 as a co-writer of the song "Please Read the Letter" from the album Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.^[3]

On 16 September 2013, Jones released his debut solo album Love Form through Stranger Records which highlighted his jazz and classical influences.

Personal life

Jones is married to Robert Plant's daughter, Carmen Jane Plant.

Recording Credits

Year	Artist	Release	Version	Role	Notes	Ref.
1985	Violent Blue	"You've Got To Stay Young"	LP	electric bass / song-writer
1988	Ofra Haza	"Shaday"	LP	electric bass
1990	Various	"Live At Knebworth"	LP / Video	electric bass		^[1]
1990	Robert Plant	"Manic Nirvana"	LP	electric bass / song-writer		^[1]
1993	Robert Plant	"Fate Of Nations"	LP	double bass & electric bass /song-writer		^[1]
1995	Jimmy Page & Robert Plant	"No Quarter - Unledded"	LP / Video	double bass & electric bass		^[1]
1996	Definition Of Sound	"Experience "	LP	electric bass
1996	The Chernobyl Poppies	"The Chernobyl Poppies "	LP	electric bass
1997	Innes Sibun	"Stardust"	LP	electric bass
1997	A Rainer Ptacek Tribute / Various	"The Inner Flame"	LP	electric bass
1998	Jimmy Page & Robert Plant	"Walking Into Clarksdale"	LP	electric bass / song-writer	2 Grammy's.	^[1]
1998	Jimmy Page & Robert Plant	"Walking Into Budapest"	LP / Video	electric bass
1998	Jimmy Page & Robert Plant	"Most High"	LP track	electric bass / song-writer	Grammy for Best Rock Peformance. No. 1 in Mainstream Rock Chart^[4]	^[1]
1999	Strange Fruit	"Still Crazy"	Soundtrack	electric bass	Nominated for Golden Globe Award	^[1]
1999	Robert Plant	"A Tribute to Skip Spence"	LP	double bass		^[1]
2002	The High And Lonesome	"From The Playground "	LP	double bass
2002	Robert Plant	"Dreamland"	LP	electric bass / song-writer	Nominated for Grammy for Best Rock Album	^[1]
2003	Goldfrapp	"Black Cherry"	LP	electric bass		^[1]
2003	Innes Sibun	"East Monroe "	LP	electric bass
2003	Tom McRae	"Just Like Blood"	LP	electric bass		^[1]
2003	Robert Plant	"Sixty Six To Timbuktu"	LP	electric bass / song-writer		^[1]
2004	Goldfrapp	"Wonderful Electric (Live In London)"	LP / Video	electric bass
2005	Goldfrapp	"Supernature"	LP	electric bass		^[1]
2006	Loreena McKennitt	"An Ancient Muse"	LP	double bass & electric bass
2006	Robert Plant	"Nine Lives"	LP	electric bass / song-writer		^[1]
2007	Siouxsie	"Mantaray"	LP	Producer / double bass & electric bass / song-writer		^[1]
2007	Robert Plant \| Alison Krauss	"Raising Sand"	LP track	song-writer	Grammy Award	^[1]
2008	Merz	"Loveheart"	LP	double bass & electric bass
2008	Shelleyan Orphan	"We Have Everything We Need "	LP	double bass & electric bass		^[1]
2008	Goldfrapp	"Seventh Tree"	LP	electric bass		^[1]
2008	Jimmy Page & Robert Plant	"Live At Irvine Meadows"	LP / Video	electric bass		^[5]
2008	Siouxsie	"If It Doesn't Kill You (Live From Le Tour Eiffel, Paris, France)"	LP / Video	double bass & electric bass
2009	Polly Scattergood	"Polly Scattergood"	LP	electric bass		^[1]
2009	Goldfrapp	"Nowhere Boy"	Soundtrack	double bass
2009	David Rhodes	"Bittersweet"	LP	double bass & electric bass
2009	The Proclaimers	"Notes & Rhymes"	LP	harmonica		^[1]
2010	Goldfrapp	"Head First"	LP	electric bass		^[1]
2010	Jim Kerr	"Lost Boy"	LP	electric bass
2013	David Rhodes	"The David Rhodes Band"	LP	electric bass
2013	Goldfrapp	"Tales of Us"	LP	electric bass		^[1]
2013	Little Boots	"Nocturnes"	LP	electric bass		^[1]
2013	Charlie Jones	"Love Form"	LP	artist, producer, song-writer		^[1]
2014	Novastar	"Inside Outside"	LP	electric bass
2014	Susheela Raman	"Queen Between "	LP	electric bass
2015	Laura Pausini	"Simili"	LP	electric bass		^[1]
2016	Jennifer Crook	"The Year, She Turns "	LP	electric bass
2017	Goldfrapp	"Silver Eye"	LP	electric bass		^[1]
2017	Jimmy Copley	"Psychefunk (Live On Through The Music)"	EP	electric bass
2018	Laura Pausini	"Fatti Sentire"	LP	electric bass
2020	Robert Plant	"Digging Deep: Subterranea"	LP	electric bass / song-writer		^[1]

Touring Credits

Years	Artist	Role
1988 - 1995	Robert Plant	double bass & electric bass
1995 - 1998	Jimmy Page	double bass & electric bass
2000 - 2002	Robert Plant	double bass & electric bass
2003 - 2019	Goldfrapp	double bass & electric bass
2008	Siouxsie Sioux	double bass & electric bass
2012	Crybaby	double bass & electric bass
2013	David Rhodes	double bass & electric bass

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "Charlie Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
^ Lewis, Dave; Pallett, Simon (1997). Led Zepplin: The Concert File. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125743. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
^ "Robert Plant Led Zeppelin 10 Best Songs". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "Mainstream Rock: May 09, 1998". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ Jimmy Page & Robert Plant : Live at Irvine Meadows. WorldCat. OCLC 874930617. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

External links

[[[AllMusic]]-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "Charlie Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

[LedZepplinConcertFile-2] Lewis, Dave; Pallett, Simon (1997). Led Zepplin: The Concert File. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125743. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[faroumagazine-3] "Robert Plant Led Zeppelin 10 Best Songs". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[4] "Mainstream Rock: May 09, 1998". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[[[WorldCat]]-5] Jimmy Page & Robert Plant : Live at Irvine Meadows. WorldCat. OCLC 874930617. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

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v t e Robert Plant
Strange Sensation: Justin Adams John Baggott Clive Deamer Billy Fuller Charlie Jones Michael Lee Pearl Thompson Liam "Skin" Tyson
Studio albums/EPs	Pictures at Eleven The Principle of Moments Shaken 'n' Stirred Now and Zen Manic Nirvana Fate of Nations Walking into Clarksdale (with Jimmy Page) Dreamland Mighty ReArranger (with Strange Sensation) Raising Sand (with Alison Krauss) Band of Joy (with Band of Joy) Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar Carry Fire Raise the Roof (with Alison Krauss)
Live albums	No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded
Compilations	Sixty Six to Timbuktu Nine Lives Digging Deep: Subterranea
DVDs	Soundstage: Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation
Singles	"Burning Down One Side" "Pledge Pin" "Big Log" "In the Mood" "Other Arms" "Little by Little" "Heaven Knows" "Tall Cool One" "Ship of Fools" "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)" "Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night" "29 Palms" "Most High" "Shine It All Around" "Rich Woman" "Please Read the Letter"
Related articles	Discography Led Zeppelin The Honeydrippers Page and Plant Band of Joy

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