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Bruce Douglas Foxton (born 1 September 1955) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Foxton's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as bassist and backing vocalist of mod revival band the Jam. He occasionally performed the lead vocals, such as on the songs "News of the World", "David Watts" and "Smithers-Jones". After the band's break-up, he pursued a brief solo career releasing one studio album, Touch Sensitive, in 1984. The album's single "Freak" became a UK Top 20 hit in 1983. He played in several bands, including Sharp with former Jam member Rick Buckler, before joining Stiff Little Fingers in 1990.

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rdfs:comment	Bruce Foxton (* 1. září 1955 Woking, Surrey, Anglie) je anglický rokenrolový hudebník, známý především jako baskytarista punk rockových kapel The Jam a . (cs) Bruce Douglas Foxton (1 september 1955, Woking, Surrey) is een Brits bassist, zanger en songschrijver. Hij is vooral bekend van de rockband The Jam waaraan hij samen met drummer Rick Buckler een even belangrijke bijdrage leverde als voorman Paul Weller. (nl) Bruce Foxton (Woking, 1º settembre 1955) è un musicista e cantante inglese.È noto soprattutto per essere stato il bassista della nota band inglese The Jam. Dopo lo scioglimento del gruppo, Foxton ha pubblicato un disco solista nel 1986, senza peraltro incontrare il successo sperato, ed ha anche collaborato (dal 1991 al 2006) con gli Stiff Little Fingers, altra storica band del punk rock delle origini.Durante il periodo dei Jam ha scoperto la powerpop-band The Vapors, accostandoli ai Jam durante il tour di promozione di Setting Sons. (it) Bruce Foxton, född 1 september 1955 i Woking, Surrey, är brittisk musiker, sångare och låtskrivare. Tillsammans med Paul Weller och var han medlem av The Jam som hade hitlåtar som The Eton Rifles, Going Underground och Town Called Malice. Foxton spelade basgitarr, bidrog med bakgrundssång och sjöng flera av gruppens låtar som News of the World, David Watts och den egenkomponerade Smithers-Jones. Efter att The Jam splittrats 1982 inledde han en solokarriär och gav ut albumet Touch Sensitive 1984. Senare var han medlem av Stiff Little Fingers 1990–2005. År 2007 återförenades han med Rick Buckler i gruppen . 2010 samarbetade han för första gången på många år med Paul Weller på dennes album Wake Up the Nation. År 2012 utgav Foxton sitt andra soloalbum Back in the Room. (sv) Bruce Douglas Foxton (nascut l'1 setembre 1955) és un cantant anglès, compositor i músic. La carrera de música d'en Foxton fa més de 40 anys. Va arribar a destacar a la fi dels anys 1970 com a baixista i vocalista de punk rock i mod de revival de The Jam. Ocasionalment va interpretar les veus principals, com en les cançons "News of the World", "David Watts" i "Smithers-Jones". Després de la ruptura de la banda, va seguir una breu carrera en solitari publicant un àlbum d'estudi, Touch Sensitive, el 1984, i va tocar en diverses bandes, incloent Sharp amb l'exJam Rick Buckler, abans d'unir-se a Stiff Little Fingers el 1990. (ca) Bruce Douglas Foxton (born 1 September 1955) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Foxton's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as bassist and backing vocalist of mod revival band the Jam. He occasionally performed the lead vocals, such as on the songs "News of the World", "David Watts" and "Smithers-Jones". After the band's break-up, he pursued a brief solo career releasing one studio album, Touch Sensitive, in 1984. The album's single "Freak" became a UK Top 20 hit in 1983. He played in several bands, including Sharp with former Jam member Rick Buckler, before joining Stiff Little Fingers in 1990. (en) Bruce Foxton (* 1. September 1955 in Woking, Surrey) ist ein britischer Musiker. Den internationalen Durchbruch schaffte er als Bassist der Mod-Band The Jam. Er sang auch die Lead Vocals auf den Jam-Songs David Watts und News of the World. Letzteres war die einzige Jam-Single, die von Foxton und nicht von Paul Weller komponiert wurde. Nach der Auflösung von The Jam versuchte sich Bruce Foxton als Solokünstler mit LP- und Single-Veröffentlichungen. Bis 2006 war er Mitglied der nordirischen Punkband Stiff Little Fingers, danach tourte er mit , unter anderem als Vorgruppe von The Who. (de)
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