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James Stevenson (born 12 October 1958) is an English punk/alternative rock guitarist, at one time appearing with The Alarm, Gene Loves Jezebel, Gen X, The Cult, and Chelsea. ==Music career== Stevenson started his career with the London-based punk band Chelsea in 1977, while he was still at school studying for A Level exams. He joined Billy Idol in Gen X in 1980 around the time that band's "Dancing with Myself" single was released. After Gen X, Stevenson played for Kim Wilde, contributing to her first album ''Kim Wilde'' and second album ''Select'' and performing in all of Wilde's early videos including "Kids in America". Stevenson then formed Hot Club with former Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock. They released two singles on RAK Records. In 1985, he was asked to join post-punk band Gene Loves Jezebel when their guitarist left suddenly at the beginning of their first U.S. tour. Stevenson performed on the band's albums ''Discover'', ''House of Dolls'', ''Kiss of Life'', ''Heavenly Bodies'', ''VII'' and ''The Thornfield Sessions''. He produced Gene Loves Jezebel singer Jay Aston's solo album ''Unpopular Songs'' as well as Beki Bondage's solo album ''Cold Turkey'', Gene October's solo album ''Life And Struggle'' among others. During 1994 and 1995, he provided additional guitar playing for The Cult during their world tour. He also contributed guitar to the song "Brand New You're Retro" by Tricky from his ''Maxinquaye'' album. He has contributed as a session guitarist on numerous recordings including artists as diverse as Scott Walker, Jimmy Nail, Helen Terry, Annabel Lamb, Louise and The Hothouse Flowers, and has composed music for TV and film. In 1998, seven years after Mike Peters left The Alarm, he called upon Stevenson to back his solo projects, and the latter has been a permanent fixture inh Peters' subsequent musical incarnations, resulting in minor chart success, first under the guise of The Poppyfields with the Top 30 hit "45 RPM" in February 2004, and as The Alarm MMVI with the No. 24 single "Superchannel" in February 2006 (from the album ''Under Attack''). Stevenson still plays with The Alarm and Gene Loves Jezebel (Jay Aston's version). He also rejoined Chelsea, performing on their ''Faster, Cheaper and Better Looking'' (2006) and ''Saturday Night Sunday Morning'' (2015) albums. He also plays in Matlock's band The Philistines, and has contributed to Matlock's ''Open Mind'' and ''Born Running'' albums. He sometimes turns up in New York singer/songwriter Willie Nile's band when they play in the UK. Stevenson currently records and performs with The International Swingers, which also include vocalist Gary Twinn, bassist Matlock and drummer Clem Burke.〔''The International Swingers'', Vive le Rock, p. 26, September 2013〕 He also released, via his own website, a three-track CD, "The Shape of Things to Come" in January 2013. An album, ''Everything's Getting Closer to Being Over'', followed in March 2014. The album, produced by Peter Walsh, featured Matlock, Steve Norman, Barriemore Barlow, Geoff Dugmore and others. Stevenson rejoined The Cult as second guitarist for their "Electric 13" world tour throughout North America, Europe and Australian in summer 2013 and continued to tour with them in 2014.〔(Getting ready for the road... | Billy Duffy )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Stevenson (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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