Weller's new band was not as commercially successful as The Jam, yet Paul Weller's public profile continued to grow. The Style Council: Weller formed The Style Council in 1983, with keyboardist Mick Talbot and Steve White, who has continued to play with Weller ever since. Their final concert, at the Brighton Centre, was a sell-out. 'Beat Surrender', their fourth number one, was their last ever single. In 1982, it was announced that The Jam would be splitting up. This achievement was followed with 'Start!' and 'Town Called Malice.' The next year, 'Going Underground' reached number one. 'Eton Rifles' was the first of their singles to reach the Top 10, reaching number three in 1979. The Jam's first venture into the UK Top 40 was 'In The City', released in May 1977. Eventually, the Jam outsold The Clash in terms of UK singles sales and went on to be the more successful of the two bands. The Clash was one London band that did take notice of The Jam though, and took them on their White Riot tour in 1977. Although they rose to fame at the same time that the punk scene was popularized, The Jam were never a part of the London clique and were more akin to the 'new-wave' style of bands that followed punk bands like The Sex Pistols. Later that year, they appeared on Top of the Pops, the show that Paul Weller used to watch avidly as a child. In 1977, Polydor Records signed the Jam for £6,000. Their popularity grew notable when they were booked to play at the Red Cow in Hammersmith, with queues forming around the block to see them play. The Jam: The Jam played in the lunch hour at their school and the interest shown by the female pupils made Weller realise that a career in music could be quite a tantalizing prospect! The band, with Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler alongside Brookes and Weller, continued to play around Surrey and London, managed by Weller's father. At 14, he played his first gig with his friend Steve Brooks at the Walton Road Working Men's Club. Paul wanted to form a band from the age of around 10 and aged 12, he was given a guitar by his family and he learned to play along with the music that he listened to. He was brought up in Stanley Road the street name was later used for the title of one of Weller's solo albums. Paul Weller is an English singer / songwriter, who first found fame in the punk era, as the singer and guitarist in The Jam.Ĭhildhood: Paul Weller was born in Woking, England in a working class neighbourhood.
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