Jack Green (born 12 March 1951 in

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) is a Scottish musician and songwriter. Green played with T. Rex between 1973 and 1974, then with

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between 1974 and 1976, recording ''

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'' 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

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for three weeks in late 1978. 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. The album generated multiple hits, particularly "Babe", in the Canadian province of

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, 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. This was followed by '' Reverse Logic'' in 1981, ''Mystique'' in 1983 and ''Latest Game'' in 1986. He joined with former T-Rex members Mickey Finn and Paul Fenton in

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(1997-1999). Green is now living in

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, where he teaches guitar, and owns a budget

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company. A new album ''The Party at the End of the World'' was release in 2020.

Solo albums

*(1980) '' Humanesque'' *(1981) '' Reverse Logic'' *(1983) ''Mystique'' *(1986) ''Latest Game'' *(2020) ''The Party at the End of the World''

References

1951 births Living people 20th-century Scottish male singers Scottish rock guitarists Scottish male guitarists Musicians from Glasgow People from Ryde T. Rex (band) members Pretty Things members 21st-century Scottish male singers {{UK-guitarist-stub