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.

Biography

The son of an American father (a member of the

U.S. Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Sign ...

) and an English mother, Moses was born in the Suffolk county town of

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...

, but grew up in various parts of the United States and Japan, according to the change of location in his father's postings. 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 The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...

and

Sly and the Family Stone Sly and the Family Stone was an American band from San Francisco. Active from 1966 to 1983, it was pivotal in the development of funk, soul, rock, and psychedelic music. Its core line-up was led by singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi ...

. 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. He co-founded the

Tex-Mex Tex-Mex cuisine (from the words ''Texan'' and ''Mexican'') is an American cuisine that derives from the culinary creations of the ''Tejano'' people of Texas. It has spread from border states such as Texas and others in the Southwestern United ...

band

Los Pacaminos Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, he became a teen idol with his solo success in the 1980s. ...

in 1993, led by

Paul Young Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, he became a teen idol with his solo success in the 1980s. ...

and has been second guitarist for

Brian May Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and astrophysicist, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. May was a co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and ...

and

Queen Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...

since 1992. Between 2005 and 2008, he was second guitarist and backing vocalist for Queen + Paul Rodgers. He is a member of Th
SAS Band
with

Spike Edney Philip "Spike" Edney (born 11 December 1951) is an English musician who, since the 1960s, has performed with a number of bands, most notably with Queen in their live concerts, where his participation started in 1984 during Queen's The Works t ...

, 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. 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

* Merlin: ''Merlin'' (album 1974) *

Eric Burdon Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer. He was previously the lead vocalist of R&B and rock band the Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, pow ...

: ''I Used to Be an Animal'' (album 1988) * Judy Cheeks: ''No Outsiders'' (album 1988) * Bob Geldof: ''The Happy Club'' (album 1993) * SAS Band: ''SAS Band'' (album 1994) *

: ''Acoustic Paul Young'' (EP CD 1994) * The Brian May Band: '' Live at the Brixton Academy'' (album/video, 1994) * Paul Young: ''Paul Young'' (album 1997) *

Tony Hadley Anthony Patrick Hadley (born 2 June 1960) is an English pop singer. He rose to fame in the 1980s as the lead singer of the new wave band Spandau Ballet and launched a solo career following the group's split in 1990. Hadley returned to the ban ...

: ''Tony Hadley'' (album 1997) *

Roger Chapman Roger Maxwell Chapman (born 8 April 1942 in Leicester), also known as Chappo, is an English rock vocalist. He is best known as a member of the progressive rock band Family, which he joined along with Charlie Whitney, in 1966 and also the rock ...

: ''A Turn Unstoned?'' (album 1998) * Brian May: '' Another World'' (solo guitar on "Slow Down") (album 1998) * Mike + The Mechanics: ''Mike & the Mechanics Live'' (album 1999) * SAS Band: ''The Show'' (album 2000) *

Robbie McIntosh Robbie McIntosh (born 25 October 1957) is an English guitarist. McIntosh is well known as a session guitarist and member of The Pretenders from 1982 until 1987. In 1988 he began doing session guitar work for Paul McCartney joining his band fu ...

: ''Wide Screen'' (album 2001) *

: ''Los Pacaminos'' (album 2002) * Various Artists: ''Nelson Mandela 46664 Concert, Amandla'' (album 2002) * Rock Kids: ''Kids Will Rock You'' (album 2003) * Drew Barfield: ''Deep Water Terminal'' (album 2004) * Hiding in Public: ''Silent Exchange'' (album 2005) * Queen + Paul Rodgers: ''

Return of the Champions ''Return of the Champions'' is a double live album by English rock band Queen + Paul Rodgers. It was recorded in May 2005 during the Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England (except for "Imagine", which was perform ...

'' (CD/DVD, 2005) * Queen + Paul Rodgers: '' Super Live in Japan'' (DVD, 2006, Japan only) *

: ''Los Pacaminos Live'' (album 2006) * Hiding in Public: ''What Lies Ahead'' (album 2007) * Broken English: ''The Rough With the Smooth'' (album 2007) * Samantha Horwill: ''Figure of 3'' (album 2007) * Queen + Paul Rodgers: ''

Live in Ukraine ''Live in Ukraine'' is a double live album and video and also last release by British rock collaboration Queen + Paul Rodgers. It was recorded in September 2008 during the Rock the Cosmos Tour at Freedom Square in Kharkiv, Ukraine and was relea ...

'' (DVD 2009) * Hiding in Public: ''Worlds Away, Yards Apart'' (album 2009) * Melissa Israel: ''Ghost of a Girl'' (album 2009) * Charlotte Gordon Cumming: ''The Brave Songs'' (album 2010) * Mike & the Mechanics: ''The Road'' (album 2011) * Hiding In Public: ''Inner Anarchist'' (album 2012) * Band of Sisters: ''Issues'' (album 2013) * Zididada: ''Fix Your Heart'' (album 2013) *

: ''A Fistful of Statins'' (album 2014) *

Right Said Fred Right Said Fred are an English pop band formed by brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass in 1989. They are best known for the hit 1991 song " I'm Too Sexy". Their achievements include number 1 hits in 70 countries including one US number 1, o ...

''Exactly'' (album 2017) *

: ''Viva!'' (live album 2018)

References

External links

Official website

from BrianMay.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moses, Jamie 1955 births Living people musicians from Ipswich English rock guitarists English people of American descent Musicians from Suffolk Los Pacaminos members Queen + Paul Rodgers members