Paul Weller
Acting
- Born:
- 1958-05-25
- Place of birth:
- Woking, Surrey, England
Biography
John William Weller (born 25 May 1958), better known as Paul Weller, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame in the late 1970s as the guitarist and principal singer and songwriter of the rock band the Jam, alongside Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler. The band gained significant critical and commercial success in the United Kingdom, and were the most influential band of the mod revival of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Following the dissolution of the Jam at the end of 1982, Weller formed the Style Council with Mick Talbot, where he explored a wide variety of other musical styles, including pop, jazz, soul, hip hop, folk and classical. Although initially successful, the band's popularity declined in the late 1980s, leading them to break up in 1989. Weller began a solo career in the early 1990s, slowly re-establishing his commercial standing across his first four solo albums, Paul Weller (1992), Wild Wood (1993), Stanley Road (1995) and Heavy Soul (1997). Although Weller has received international critical recognition as a singer, lyricist and guitarist, he is most famous in his native country, as his songwriting is rooted in English society. Many of his songs with the Jam had lyrics about working class life. He was the principal figure of the 1970s and 1980s mod revival, often referred to as the Modfather, and an influence on many subsequent British alternative rock and Britpop artists, such as Oasis. He has received four Brit Awards, including Best British Male three times, and the 2006 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Weller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Together for Palestine
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Blitz
Dogs The Story
Recomposing Earth
James Blunt: One Brit Wonder
Paul Weller & The BBC Symphony Orchestra: Live from the Barbican
Madness: The Get up!
Paul Weller: Live at Sydney Opera House
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
The Black Barn Sessions
Paul Weller: Other Aspects - Live at the Royal Festival Hall
The Kinks - Echoes of a World
The Jam: 1977
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
The Jam: About The Young Idea
Amazon Presents Paul Weller LIVE, at The Great Escape
Soul Boys of the Western World
Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Celebrating Jon Lord
Hard Rock Calling 2013
Last Shop Standing
Punk Britannia
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Amy Winehouse: At the BBC - A Tribute to Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse Tribute
Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless
Paul Weller: In the Crowd / Live in Japan
Paul Weller: Find the Torch, Burn the Plans
Sherlock
Paul Weller: Just a Dream
Paul Weller: At The BBC
Paul Weller: BBC Four Sessions
Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi
Paul Weller: Hit Parade
Paul Weller: Into Tomorrow
BBC Electric Proms
Paul Weller: As Is Now
The Jam: The Making of All Mod Cons
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
The Style Council: Live at Full House Rock Show
De Wereld Draait Door
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Paul Weller: Stanley Road
Ideal
The Culture Show
Paul Weller: Modern Classics on Film
Paul Weller: Studio 150
One For The Road: Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert
Live Eighties
The Complete Jam
The Jam: A Time and a Place
Paul Weller: Live at Braehead
Paul Weller: Two Classic Performances
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Steve Marriott: Astoria Memorial Concert
Paul Weller: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
The Who & Special Guests: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Where Are They Now?
Stereophonics: Word Got Around
TFI Friday
Help! War Child
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Later... with Jools Holland
Days Like These
JerUSAlem
Live Aid
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
The Tube
The Jam - Live At Bingley Hall, Birmingham, England 1982
Riverside
Three of a Kind
Punk and Its Aftershocks
Fridays
The Jam: Follies
Punk in London
MARC
Acceleration Punk
Rockpalast
Paul Weller - One
The Style Council - Sight & Sound In Concert
Paul Weller - Live In Hyde Park
Little Red Robin Hood