Christopher Jagger (born 19 December 1947) is an English musician. He is the younger brother of rock star

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...

, frontman for

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Early life, family and education

Jagger was born into a middle-class family in Dartford,

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. His father, Basil Fanshawe "Joe" Jagger (13 April 1913 – 11 November 2006), and grandfather, David Ernest Jagger, were both teachers. His mother, Eva Ensley Mary (née Scutts; 6 April 1913 – 18 May 2000), born in

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, Australia, of English descent, was a hairdresser. Jagger attended secondary school at

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. He won a place to study drama at the

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but opted not to go, preferring instead to spend time in London where elder brother Mick was enjoying his first years of fame.

Career

Jagger has worked in many fields, including theatre, cinema, clothes design, and decoration. He first appeared in the musical '' Hair'' in

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for six months, later with the Black Theatre of Brixton at the ICA in London with Rufus Collins, then joined

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where he appeared with, amongst others, Kieran Hinds, Pierce Brosnan, and

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. He also played repertory theatre in Nottingham, Plymouth, and

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. In the 1970s, his project for recording an album with the

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was aborted. In the 1980s, he contributed on two of

' albums '' Dirty Work'' (1986) and '' Steel Wheels'' (1989) while he also worked in France with

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's producer, Franck Langolff. Jagger has worked as a journalist (contributing articles for ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''), and wrote and presented for BBC Radio 2 a programme about

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, a blues pioneer, and co-produced a film for

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channel, ''I Got the Blues in Austin''. In England, he also organised charity concerts: one for Bosnia (''Bop for Bosnia'') and the three others for

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including one at Alexandra Palace London in the presence of

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, where the acts included Dave Gilmour and Sinéad O'Connor. After twenty years, Jagger's third album was released in 1994. Since this date, his musical style has changed to incorporate elements of

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, blues, and

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. Jagger's song "Still Waters" appears on the 2013 Carla Olson album ''Have Harmony, Will Travel''. Jagger teamed with his brother Mick for two duets to mark the 40th anniversary of his debut album. In April 2018 it was announced that Jagger would be the support act at six concerts in June 2018 of the German popstar

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, a long-time fan of the Rolling Stones who had met Jagger during one of his performances in Verden the previous October. In 2021, he recorded a duet ‘Anyone Seen My Heart’ with his brother Mick and made a video as well. His song, "Hey Brother" is about his relationship with his brother Mick.

Guitar company

Jagger and his business partner Pat Townshend developed the guitar company Staccato in the mid-1980s. Townshend designed the

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alloy guitar, The Staccato. It features a neck and bridge system that could be swapped out. The user could interchange a bass neck for a six-string neck. Some models featured no volume or tone pots. The user could activate the volume controls on a touch sensitive LED pad. A prototype bass was built in Norfolk, England in 1983, and a business partnership was formed to produce Staccato guitars, at the old school house in Woodbastwick, Norfolk. The partners on equal shares were Pat Townshend, Bill Wyman, and Chris and Mick Jagger. The company went under in 1987. Gene Simmons played a Staccato bass during

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' Crazy Nights World Tour.

Personal life

Jagger is married and has five children. Through his brother Mick, he also has four nephews and four nieces, among them Jade,

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and Georgia May; six grandnephews or grandnieces; and three great-grandnieces. Jagger has described his relationship with his brother Mick as "a two way street".

Discography

Albums

* 1973 : ''You Know the Name But Not the Face'' * 1973 : Chris Jagger (US #186) * 1974 : ''The Adventures of Valentine Vox the Ventriloquist'' * 1994 : ''Atcha'' * 1995 : ''Rock the Zydeco'' (U.S. edition of ''Atcha'') * 1996 : ''From Lhasa to Lewisham'' * 2001 : ''Channel Fever'' * 2006 : ''Act of Faith'' * 2009 : ''The Ridge'' * 2013 : ''Concertina Jack'' * 2014 : ''Chris Jagger's Acoustic Roots'' * 2017 : ''All The Best'' * 2021 : ''Mixing up the Medicine''

Contributions

* 1976 : Eric Clapton : ''

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'' (vocals) * 1997 : ''Knights of the Blues Table'' - one track: ''Racketeer Blues'' (with

on harmonica) * 2003 : Rick Payne : ''Sessions'' - one track: ''Blue Eyes Crying'' * 2005 :

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: ''Mèci'' - one track: ''L'isine Fémin'' * 2007 : ''Whatever Colors You Have in Your Mind'' (tribute to

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) - one track: ''To be alone with you'' * 2008 :

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: ''Gravity Calling'' (vocals) * 2009 : ''Thank You, Georges!'' (tribute to

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) - one track: ''First Love'' (''La Première Fille'') * 2010 : ''Mustique Blues Festival'' - one track: ''Evil''

Filmography

Cinema

* 1972 : '' Lucifer Rising'' * 1978 : '' The Stud'' * 1979 : '' Home Before Midnight'' * 1979 : '' The Bitch'' * 1985 : '' Lifeforce'' (''L'étoile du mal'') * 2000 : ''Attraction'' * 2009 : ''I Got the Blues in Austin'' - Co-producer (Jagger Peyton Films)

Television

* 1979 : ''BBC2 Playhouse'' - 1 episode : ''Standing in for Henry'' * 1980 : ''Shoestring'' - 1 episode : ''Find the Lady''

Bands and musicians

Atcha Acoustic (1996)

* Chris Jagger: guitar, harmonica * Charlie Hart: fiddle, accordion * Ben Waters : piano

Chris Jagger's Atcha!

* Chris Jagger: guitar, harmonica, washboard * Charlie Hart: fiddle, accordion, piano, bass, double bass * Malcolm Mortimore: drums * Jim Mortimore: bass, guitar, double bass The first version of the band also included Paul Emile on bass and Jim Mortimore on guitar.

Chris Jagger's Acoustic Trio

* Chris Jagger : guitar, harmonica * Elliet Mackrell : fiddle, didgeridoo * David Hatfield : double bass Apart from the band members, contributions also came from several artists such as *

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* Dave Stewart ( Eurythmics) * David Gilmour ( Pink Floyd) - guitar *

(

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), Sam Brown - vocals Steve Laffy has also played drums and percussion with Chris on many occasions.

References

External links

The Official Website www.chrisjaggeronline.com

Jagger Peyton Entertainment

Chris Jagger YouTube Channel
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