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Paul Weller
Paul Weller
Artist Information
Genres: Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, British Trad Rock
Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: May 25, 1958 in Woking, Surrey, England
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Biography
As the leader of the Jam, Paul Weller fronted the most popular British band of the punk era, influencing legions of English rockers that ranged from his mod revival contemporaries to the Smiths in the '80s and Oasis in the '90s. During the final days of the Jam, he developed a fascination with Motown and soul, which led him to form the sophisti-pop group the Style Council in 1983. As the Style Council's career progressed, Weller's interest in soul developed into an infatuation with jazz-pop and house music, which eventually led to gradual erosion of his audience -- by 1990, he couldn't get a record contract in the U.K., where he had previously been worshipped as a demigod.
Discography
Release: 2008
Label: Island, Island UK, Universal, Yep Roc
Release: May 19, 2008
Label: Sight And Sound, WEA Int'l