The Jam

The Jam were an English punk rock/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped clothes, and they incorporated a number of mainstream 1960s rock and R&B influences rather than rejecting them, placing The Jam at the forefront of the mod revival movement.

They had 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four number one hits. As of 2007, "That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?" remained the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK. They released one live album and six studio albums, the last of which, The Gift, hit number one on the UK album charts. When the group split up, their first 15 singles were re-released and all placed within the top 100.

The band drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including 1960s beat music, soul, rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock, as well as 1970s punk and new wave. The trio was known for its melodic pop songs, its distinctly English flavour and its mod image. The band launched the career of Paul Weller, who went on to form The Style Council and later had a successful solo career. Weller wrote and sang most of The Jam's original compositions, and he played lead guitar, using a Rickenbacker. Bruce Foxton provided backing vocals and prominent basslines, which were the foundation of many of the band's songs, including the hits "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight", "The Eton Rifles", "Going Underground" and "Town Called Malice".

The Jam (production team)

The JAM is an American based music production and song writing duo Mike Mani and Jordan Omley, who have been working together since the early 2000s. As two of SONY Music Publishing’s top producers and songwriters, they have collaborated with artists such as Santana, JoJo, Raven-Symoné, Blake Lewis, and The X Factor winner Leona Lewis. Mani's work won them a Grammy award for their collaboration on Santana's Supernatural album featuring Eric Clapton. The duo just discovered super talent Becky G (hit song Shower) and signed her to RCA where they are working with top hitmaker Dr Luke on her project. They have recently done work with the Nickelodeon TV show Star Camp, produced by Quincy Jones, and are helping to develop Nickelodeon's "SchoolGyrls". The Jam produced and wrote four songs on Michael Bolton's new album One World One Love and discovered singing sensation Tori Kelly.

Their discography and contribution list includes

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