Jess Roden

Jess Roden (born 28 December 1947) is an English rock singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Jess Roden
Born	(1947-12-28) 28 December 1947 (age 77) Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
Genres	Rock
Occupation	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1966–present
Labels	Island
Website	www.jessroden.com

Biography

Roden's first band was The Raiders followed by The Shakedown Sound which also included the guitarist Kevyn Gammond.^[1] He remained with the Alan Bown through the late 1960s, but left after recording the album The Alan Bown! His vocals were re-recorded by his replacement Robert Palmer for the UK release of the album, although Roden's original vocals remained on the US release.^[2]

During the winter of 2009, deep archive research began into a full-scale anthology – designed to encompass Roden's entire musical career. During this process, well over 800 pieces of music were logged (and in the vast majority of instances, digitised for the first time) from which a career-defining anthology has been compiled. The set, Hidden Masters: The Jess Roden Anthology – which includes over 50% of previously unheard material – was issued as a limited edition, first pressing of 950 copies, 6-CD set by Hidden Masters in 2013.^[3]

Select discography

Solo

• Jess Roden (1974)
• The Player Not the Game (1977)
• Stonechaser (1980)

The Jess Roden Band

• Keep Your Hat On (1976)
• Play It Dirty, Play It Class (1976)
• Blowin' (1977)
• Live at the BBC (released 1993)

Alan Bown

• London Swings – Live at the Marquee (1967) One side of an album also featuring Jimmy James & The Vagabonds
• Emergency 999 (CD which collects all early Alan Bown singles featuring Roden)
• Outward Bown First Album (1968)
• The Alan Bown! (1969) (US edition only)

Bronco

• Country Home (1970)
• Ace of Sunlight (1971)

Butts Band

• Butts Band (1973)

The Rivits

• Multiplay (1980)

Seven Windows

• Seven Windows (1986)

The Humans

• Jess Roden and The Humans (1995)
• Live at The Robin 1996 (2004)

Compilations

• Jess Roden – The Best Of... (2009) CD via Lemon (a subsidiary of Cherry Red)
• Bronco – Country Home & Ace of Sunlight Both albums reissued as a 2for1 by BGO Records (November 2010)
• Outward Bown (2012) – CD reissue via Grapefruit (a subsidiary of Cherry Red)
• Hidden Masters | The Jess Roden Anthology – a hand-numbered, 94-track, 6-CD box set, 12" hard-back book format limited edition (bonus 6th CD only available with the 1st edition); exclusive availability via HiddenMasters.net. First edition (pressing) limited to 950 copies.

Other appearances

• The Who – "Magic Bus" (backing vocals) (1968)
• Mott the Hoople – Wildlife (backing vocals) (1971)
• Keef Hartley – Lancashire Hustler (lead vocals) (1973)
• Paul Kossoff – Back Street Crawler (Roden sang lead on "I'm Ready" and harmony with Paul Rodgers on "Molten Gold") (1973)
• Carol Grimes – Warm Blood (backing vocals) (1974)
• Jim Capaldi – Short Cut Draw Blood (guitarist) (1975)
• Stomu Yamashta – Go Too (1977)
• Sandy Denny – Rendezvous (backing vocals) (1977)
• Grace Jones – Nightclubbing (backing vocals) (1981)
• Seven Windows – Seven Windows (1986)
• Peter Green – Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green (Roden sang on two tracks "Crying Won't Bring You Back" and "Merry Go Round") (1995)
• Luther Grosvenor – Floodgates (Roden sang on two tracks "I Wanna Be Free" and "Fire Down Below") (1996)
• SAS Band – (Roden sang on "That's The Way God Planned It") (1998)
• Sandy Denny – A Boxful of Treasures (includes "Losing Game" – duet with Roden) (2004)