In The City

Former THE JAM Drummer RICK BUCKLER Dies At 69

Posted on by JL

19 February 2025


The Jam with Rick Buckler in the middle.

For 10 years (1972-1982) punk mods THE JAM featuring voice/songwriter and
guitarist Paul Weller, bassist Bruce Foxton, and drummer Rick Buckler were one
of the greatest bands in the UK.

They released 6 top albums and a series of hit singles. Their
2nd LP All Mod Cons is their magnum opus, a 5-star record
(in mine and many Jam fans’ book). Stream here.

Yesterday sad news came in. Drummer Rick Buckler
passed away, following a brief illness. He was 69. R.I.P.

BBC interview – 2015

THE JAM

Story – All Albums

Happy 65 To PAUL WELLER

Posted on by JL

25 May 2023

John William Weller was born on 25 May 1958 in Woking, Surrey, UK.

Happy 65 to the former Jam and Style Council mastermind who started
his sublime solo career back in 1990 and made/released 16 studio albums
(so far) with Fat Pop as the most recent one, released in 2021.

Three big WELLER ones to celebrate.

– IN THE CITY –
(With The Jam – 1977)

– SPEAK LIKE A CHILD –
(With The Style Council – 1983)

– COSMIC FINGERS –
(Single from his latest solo album Fat Pop)

PAUL WELLER: Bio – Discography – Facebook –

(Image on top: cover of his solo album ‘True Meanings’)

THE JAM – Riff Crazy Debut LP ‘IN THE CITY’ Released 45 Years Ago Today

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Back in time

‘IN THE CITY’ by THE JAM
Released 20 May 1977

Led by angry young man PAUL WELLER mod-rock-punk trio THE JAM released their riff-crazy debut LP IN THE CITY forty-five years ago – on 20 May 1977. The start of a dazzling career with six hit LPs – from good to grand – that ended when Weller got tired of the band and decided to take other directions.

What the press said…

RECORD MIRROR
“Armed and extremely dangerous The Jam stalk the decrepit grooves. If you don’t like them, hard luck they’re gonna be around for a long time. It’s been a long time since albums actually reflected pre-20 delusions and this one does”.

NME
“Paul Weller captures that entire teen frustration vibe with the melodic grace and dynamic aplomb of early Kinks and Who…”

ALL MUSIC
“In the City is a remarkable debut and stands as one of the landmark punk albums…”

MELODY MAKER
“Weller’s songs are anything but an embarrassment, he has a deft touch that places his
material on a much higher plateau…”

Music, maestro, please.
Three highlights.
That’s entertainment…

IN THE CITY

TAKIN’ MY LOVE

NON-STOP DANCING

The rough ride in full…


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THE JAM: Biography – Discography

THE JAM – Legendary British Mods Released Their Raging Debut Single ‘IN THE CITY’ 40 Years Ago…

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Forty years ago – on 22 April 1977 – boiling three-piece THE JAM released their smashing debut single IN THE CITY. It was the British mods’ fiercest punk moment and the start of
a brilliant journey which saw the band evolving spectacularly, resulting in several top LP’s. The successful UK trio broke up in 1982 when angry young man, frontman and fabulous singer/songwriter Paul Weller, looking for other challenges, called it a day and started, after his The Style Council project, a tremendous solo career. And the iconic Modfather
still makes amazing records today (his last three albums are top!). The Jam were and still are one of my favorite bands from that glorious era of inventive teenage musicians using classic rock and roll, soul and blues to create something fresh, brisk and exciting out of it for their generation. Here’s that first cracker, still sounding razor-sharp and furious…

THE JAM: Biography – Discography


This is how NME introduced the band back then…