Jamie Moses

Jamie Moses (born 30 August 1955) is an English rock and pop singer and guitarist. He was formerly a member of The Brian May Band, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Mike & the Mechanics and Broken English.

For the Canadian politician, see Jamie Moses (politician).

Jamie Moses
Moses performing with The SAS Band in 2013
Moses performing with The SAS Band in 2013
Background information
Born (1955-08-30) 30 August 1955
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
GenresRock, pop
Occupation(s)Musician
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
  • mandolin
Years active1973–present
Member ofLos Pacaminos
Formerly ofBroken English, Queen, Mike & The Mechanics
Websitejamiemoses.com

Biography

Biography

The son of an American father (a member of the U.S. Air Force) and an English mother, Moses was born in the Suffolk county town of Ipswich, but grew up in various parts of the United States and Japan, according to the change of location in his father's postings.

Career

A self-taught guitarist, he has been playing since the age of ten and began his professional work by performing material from artists such as Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, The Beatles and Sly and the Family Stone. He was playing on Air Force bases and on radio and TV by the age of 13. When his father retired from the Air Force, the family returned to England, where he has been a freelance musician ever since.

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Moses (right) performing with The Brian May Band in 1998

He co-founded the Tex-Mex band Los Pacaminos in 1993, led by Paul Young[1] and has been second guitarist for Brian May and Queen since 1992.

Between 2005 and 2008, he was second guitarist and backing vocalist for Queen + Paul Rodgers.[2] He is a member of The SAS Band with Spike Edney, Hiding In Public, and the party band Jamie & the Falcons (fka The World Famous Red Sox) and also toured for many years with Tom Jones.

Personal life

Moses has one daughter (Katy Anne, b. 1981) and two sons (Benjamin James, b. 1989 and Charles Jackson James (Charlie), b. 2010) and is married to Sarah Louise Moses (née Benton).

Selected discography

References
  1. Hage, Erik. "Biography: Los Pacaminos". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. "Queen Archives – Jamie Moses – Q & A". Queenarchives.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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