James Robert Morrison, known as Jim Bob, is a British musician and author. He was the lead singer of the 1990s indie punk band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine. Writing both as J.B. Morrison and under the name Jim Bob, he has written six novels, two volumes of memoir and published a lyric collection.
Biography The album Pop Up Jim Bob was released on Cherry Red Records in August 2020, peaking on the official UK album chart at number 26. Jim Bob's 13th solo album, Who Do We Hate Today, was released on Cherry Red Records on 20 August 2021 and reached 34 in the UK album charts, his second top-40 solo LP. His 14th solo album, Thanks For Reaching Out was released on Cherry Red Records in June 2023 and peaked at number 9 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.
Morrison released his autobiography, Goodnight Jim Bob: On the Road with Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, in 2004. His debut novel, Storage Stories, which took six years to write, was released on the day of a UK general election, 6 May 2010, by Ten Forty Books.
Solo discography All releases credited as Jim Bob unless otherwise stated. See Carter USM and Jamie Wednesday for those bands' discographies. + Albums Title Year PeakUK albums PeakUK Ind Goodnight Jim Bob 2003 Angelstrike 2004 School 2006 A Humpty Dumpty Thing 2007 Goffam 2009 What I Think About When I Think About You 2013 Jim Bob Sings Again 2016 National Treasure (Live At The Shepherd's Bush Empire) 2018 Pop Up Jim Bob 2020265 Who Do We Hate Today 2021344 The Essential 2022 14 Thanks for Reaching Out 2023949 Stick 2025 3 Automatic 2025 5
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Interview with Jim Bob in TRM