Jack Green (musician)

Jack Green (born 12 March 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish musician and songwriter.[1]

For others, see Jack Green (disambiguation).

Jack Green
Background information
Born (1951-03-12) 12 March 1951
Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
Years active1970s–present
Formerly of

Green played with T. Rex between 1973 and 1974, then with Pretty Things between 1974 and 1976, recording Silk Torpedo and Savage Eye. After Phil May walked out on the Pretty Things he carried on with Peter Tolson, Gordon Edwards and Skip Alan in Metropolis. He also was a member of Rainbow for three weeks in late 1978.[2]

He launched a solo career with the album Humanesque in 1980. This included the single "This is Japan" which peaked at number 35 in Australia.[3] The album generated multiple hits, particularly "Babe", in the Canadian province of Alberta, but not the rest of the country: "You couldn't find his record with a search warrant outside of Alberta. It was a strange regional phenomenon and it doesn't happen that often," according to a radio host.[4]

This was followed by Reverse Logic in 1981, Mystique in 1983 and Latest Game in 1986.[1]

He joined with fellow former T. Rex members Mickey Finn and Paul Fenton in Mickey Finn's T-Rex (1997-1999).

Green is now living in Ryde, Isle of Wight, where he teaches guitar, and owns a budget film production company.[5]

A new album The Party at the End of the World was released in 2020.[6]

Solo albums

References
  1. "Jack Green | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "Ritchie Blackmore". Guitarmasterclass.net. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 130. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. Staples, David (1 November 2010). "Jack Green, rock and roll hero of Edmonton and Ilse of Wight, has some new songs out". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ""Studio 9 and Jack Green", Isle of Wight Beacon, February 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. "The Party at the End of the World - Jack Green | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. "Jack Green | Album Discography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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