Stephen Charles Jones (born 13 October 1965) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work as a bassist for various artists, including Robert Plant, Page and Plant, Goldfrapp, and Siouxsie Sioux. He is currently the bassist for The Cult. Jones won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2009 for co-writing the song "Please Read the Letter" from the album Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
Career Jones' career as a recording and touring artist has spanned well over three decades. In the passing of time, he worked with Robert Plant, Page and Plant, Loreena McKennitt, Goldfrapp, Siouxsie Sioux, and others. He plays both electric and double bass.
Jones received a Grammy Award in 2009 as a co-writer of the song "Please Read the Letter" from the album Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, originally recorded by Page and Plant for the album Walking into Clarksdale.
On 16 September 2013 Jones released his debut solo album, Love Form, through Stranger Records, which highlighted his jazz and classical influences.
Whilst Jones has largely been associated with playing an acrylic bass, Fender Custom Shop built him a plastic precision bass in 2022. This work was undertaken by Master Builder Scott Buehl.
Recording credits Year Artist Release Version Role Notes Ref.1985Violent Blue "You've Got to Stay Young"LPelectric bass / songwriter1988Ofra Haza"Shaday"LPelectric bass1990Various"Live at Knebworth"LP / Videoelectric bass 1990Robert Plant"Manic Nirvana"LPelectric bass / songwriter 1993Robert Plant"Fate of Nations"LPdouble bass & electric bass / songwriter 1995Jimmy Page & Robert Plant"No Quarter – Unledded"LP / Videodouble bass & electric bass 1996Definition of Sound"Experience"LPelectric bass1996The Chernobyl Poppies "The Chernobyl Poppies"LPelectric bass1997Innes Sibun"Stardust"LPelectric bass1997A Rainer Ptacek Tribute / Various"The Inner Flame"LPelectric bass1998Jimmy Page & Robert Plant "Walking into Clarksdale"LPelectric bass / songwriter 1998Jimmy Page & Robert Plant "Most High"LP trackelectric bass / songwriterGrammy for Best Rock Performance No. 1 in Mainstream Rock Chart 1999Strange Fruit"Still Crazy"Soundtrackelectric bass Nominated for Golden Globe Award 1999Robert Plant"A Tribute to Skip Spence"LPdouble bass 2002The High and Lonesome"From the Playground"LPdouble bass 2002Robert Plant"Dreamland"LPelectric bass / songwriterNominated for Grammy for Best Rock Album 2003Goldfrapp"Black Cherry"LPelectric bass 2003Innes Sibun"East Monroe"LPelectric bass2003Tom McRae"Just Like Blood"LPelectric bass 2003Robert Plant"Sixty Six to Timbuktu"LPelectric bass / songwriter 2004Goldfrapp "Wonderful Electric (Live in London)"LP / Videoelectric bass2005Goldfrapp "Supernature"LPelectric bass 2006Loreena McKennitt"An Ancient Muse"LPdouble bass & electric bass2006Robert Plant"Nine Lives"LPelectric bass / songwriter 2007Siouxsie"Mantaray"LPProducer / double bass & electric bass / songwriter 2007Alison Krauss, Robert Plant"Raising Sand"LP tracksongwriterGrammy Award 2008Merz"Loveheart"LPdouble bass & electric bass2008Shelleyan Orphan"We Have Everything We Need "LPdouble bass & electric bass 2008Goldfrapp "Seventh Tree"LPelectric bass 2008Jimmy Page & Robert Plant "Live At Irvine Meadows"LP / Videoelectric bass 2008Siouxsie"If It Doesn't Kill You (Live From Le Tour Eiffel, Paris, France)"LP / Videodouble bass & electric bass 2009Polly Scattergood"Polly Scattergood"LPelectric bass 2009Goldfrapp"Nowhere Boy"Soundtrackdouble bass 2009David Rhodes"Bittersweet"LPdouble bass & electric bass2009The Proclaimers"Notes & Rhymes"LPharmonica 2010Goldfrapp "Head First"LPelectric bass 2010Jim Kerr"Lost Boy"LPelectric bass2013David Rhodes "The David Rhodes Band"LPelectric bass2013Goldfrapp "Tales of Us"LPelectric bass 2013Little Boots"Nocturnes"LPelectric bass 2013Charlie Jones"Love Form"LPartist, producer, songwriter 2014Novastar"Inside Outside"LPelectric bass2014Susheela Raman"Queen Between"LPelectric bass2015Laura Pausini"Simili"LPelectric bass 2016Jennifer Crook"The Year, She Turns "LPelectric bass2017Goldfrapp "Silver Eye"LPelectric bass 2017Jimmy Copley"Psychefunk (Live On Through The Music)"EPelectric bass2018 Laura Pausini"Fatti Sentire"LPelectric bass2020Robert Plant"Digging Deep: Subterranea"LPelectric bass / songwriter 2021 Marti Pellow"Stargazer"LPelectric bass 2021 Imelda May"11 Past the Hour"LPelectric bass 2022 The Cult"Under the Midnight Sun"LPelectric bass 2023Adam Masterson"Time Bomb"LPelectric bass 2023Maven Grace"Sleep Standing Up"LPelectric bass 2026Death Cult"Paradise Live"LPelectric bass
Touring credits Years Artist Role1988–1994Robert Plantdouble bass & electric bass1994–1998Page and Plantdouble bass & electric bass2000–2002Robert Plantdouble bass & electric bass2003–2019Goldfrappdouble bass & electric bass2008Siouxsie Siouxdouble bass & electric bass2012Crybabydouble bass & electric bass2013David Rhodesdouble bass & electric bass2022Goldfrappelectric bass2022–presentThe Cultelectric bass
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