Their final concert, at the Brighton Centre, was a sell out. 'Beat Surrender', their fourth number one, was their last ever single. Paul penned a succession of songs, brilliantly reflecting his audiences experiences, until in 1982, convinced he'd taken the group as far as he could, he split The Jam to later form The Style Council. From the release of their debut album 'In The City' through the seminal 'Down In The Tube Station' and 'That's Entertainment' and the classic straight-in-at-number one singles 'Going Underground', 'A Town Called Malice' and 'Beat Surrender', The Jam were a huge critical and commercial success. Eventually, the Jam outsold The Clash in terms of UK singles sales and went on to be the more successful of the two bands. The Clash was one London band that did take notice of The Jam though, and took them on their White Riot tour in 1977. Although they rose to fame at the same time that the punk scene was popularized, The Jam were never a part of the London clique and were more akin to the 'new-wave' style of bands that followed punk bands like The Sex Pistols. The Jam were signed by Polydor Records in 1977 for £6,000, at a time when they were short of money, and later in 1977 The Jam performed on Top of the Pops. They attracted a good following, which was particularly noticeable when they played for three weeks at a pub called the "Red Cow" (now rebuilt and renamed Latymers) in Hammersmith, increasing numbers of people attended to the extent that queues formed. The band played in social clubs, working man's clubs and pubs in Surrey and London for about five years, with his father as manager. Paul began to realize that a career in pop music would be ideal when a gig the band played in the lunch hour at his school was successful and popular with girl pupils. They had a regular Wednesday evening slot there and played cover music to a very small audience. The band, then consisted of Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler alongside Steve Brookes and Paul Weller. At 14, he played his first gig with his friend Steve Brooks who helped to form The Jam at the Walton Road Working Men's Club. By the time Paul was eleven and moving up to secondary school at Sheerwater County Secondary, music was the biggest part of his life and he began playing the guitar. His love of music started with The Beatles, The Who and the Small Faces. In 1963, Paul began his education at Maybury County First School. His father John was a former boxer, factory employee, construction worker and taxi driver, he bought Paul his first guitar when his son was 12, and became his manager a few years later. He was initially known as John William Weller but later acquired the name Paul. Paul Weller was born on in Sheerwater, near Woking, Surrey, England, to John and Ann Weller. He is also the principal figure of the Mod revival and is often called the 'Modfather'. He has remained essentially a national rather than an international star, probably because much of his songwriting is rooted in English culture. Paul was the leader and creator behind the formation of two successful bands, The Jam and The Style Council, before starting a successful solo career. Bohemian Spirit - Today's Artist : ~ Paul Weller An English musician and singer-songwriter.
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