Jake Bugg
Born1993 or 1994 (age 29–30)[1]
Nottingham, England
GenresFolk, country
Instrument(s)Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Years active2011–present
LabelsMercury
Websitejakebugg.com

Jake Bugg (born Jake Edwin Kennedy 1994 in Nottingham[2]) is an English singer songwriter. His work is influenced by Bob Dylan, Oasis, The Beatles and Donovan.[3][4]

Early life

He grew up in the Clifton area of Nottingham and started playing guitar age 12. He was chosen by the BBC to appear on their "Introducing" stage at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival aged 17, and because of this was given a contract by Mercury Records. [3] His songs were then placed on various BBC Radio play lists and one of them, "Country Song", was selected for use in a national TV beer commercial for Greene King IPA. Despite this, the singles failed to chart.[1][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Career

2012-present: Debut album

On 22 May 2012, Jake Bugg appeared on the BBC music programme Later... with Jools Holland. On 1 October 2012, Jake Bugg performed live on the BBC Radio 6 Music programme Live at Maida Vale. Jake Bugg's début album was released on 15 October 2012. [12] Talking about Bugg and his debut Clash hailed the "precocious talent fusing retro folk with blistering contemporary rock riffs".[13]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Chart positions
UK BEL (Vl)
[14] 		IRE NL
[15]
Jake Bugg — 164 10 22

Singles

Year Single Chart positions Album
UK
[17] 		BEL (Vl)
[14] 		NL
[15]
2012 "Trouble Town" — 67 — Jake Bugg
"Country Song" 100 — —
"Lightning Bolt" 88 — 35
"Taste It" 90 — —
"Two Fingers" 64 45 —
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

References

  1. ^ a b The Press - Jake Bugg Fibbers, York (March 30 2012) (Accessed April 2012)
  2. ^ "Search general register office (GRO)birth records 1761-2006 | Fully indexed birth records". Findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  3. ^ a b "Jake Bugg Interview". Nusic.org.uk. 28 August 2011.
  4. ^ Later with Jools Holland: Episode 6 (Accessed May 2012)
  5. ^ BBC Introducing Tip of the week Jake Bugg (Accessed April 2012)
  6. ^ BBC Music Artists - Jake Bugg (Accessed April 2012)
  7. ^ Music Week:The Business of Music - Out this week Monday March 26, 2012(Accessed April 2012)
  8. ^ Marketing Week.co.uk: News - Greene King IPA Gets Refresh (Accessed April 2012)
  9. ^ NME:Jake Bugg (Accessed April 2012)
  10. ^ BBC Nottingham - People and Places -Nottingham musician receives invite to 'Masterclass' (28 January 2011) (Accessed April 2012)
  11. ^ Mercury Records - Artists: Jake Bugg (Accessed April 2012)
  12. ^ "Jake Bugg unveils details of debut album | News". Nme.Com. 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  13. ^ "Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg". ClashMusic.Com. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  14. ^ a b "Jake Bugg - Belgium (Flanders) Charts". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
  15. ^ a b "Jake Bugg - Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Jake Bugg: Jake Bugg: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  17. ^ "ChartArchive - Jake Bugg". ChartStats.
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