Jim Rodford
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Jim Rodford, born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England on 7 July 1941 [1], is a musician who played with The Kinks, and was a founding member of Argent.
In the late 1950s, and early 1960s he was a member of The Bluetones, the biggest band in St Albans at the time. Later, although he did not become a band member at this stage, Rodford was instrumental in helping his younger cousin Rod Argent form The Zombies in 1964.
Rodford later joined the Mike Cotton Sound as bass guitarist.
Along with Rod Argent, Rodford was one of the founding members of Argent. When Rod Argent quit the band, the remaining three members (Rodford,Henrit and Verity) formed the short-lived band Phoenix. Eventually, Jim Rodford joined The Kinks, as bassist, in 1978, and played with them until their final disintegration in 1996.
Having never played with The Zombies in the 1960s, despite having been closely involved with them, he now plays bass with the band's reincarnation in the early years of the 21st century, with his son Steve on drums.
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- ^ Argent artist biography from bbc.co.uk
| The Kinks |
|---|
| Ray Davies – Dave Davies – Bob Henrit – Pete Quaife – Ian Gibbons – Mick Avory |
| John Gosling – John Dalton – Andy Pyle – Gordon Edwards – Jim Rodford |
| Discography |
| Important Albums: Face to Face (1966) - Something Else by the Kinks (1967) - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968) - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969) - Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970) - Muswell Hillbillies (1971) - Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972) - Sleepwalker (1977) - Misfits (1978) - Low Budget (1979) - Give the People What They Want (1981) - State of Confusion (1983) |
| Songs: "You Really Got Me" – "Waterloo Sunset" – "Lola" |
