Jim Bob
Jim Bob is the stage name for the
London born writer and musician best known as the singer of
indie punk band
Carter USM.
Jim Bob was born
James Robert Morrison in the city of
London, on
22 November,
1960. He changed his name because he did not want to be mistaken for, in his own words, "a fat, dead, crap poet" - ie the former singer of the
Doors.
He played in various bands during the
1980s, one of which was
Jamie Wednesday who were performing between
1985 and
1987. In
1987 Jamie Wednesday split up just before a gig at the
Astoria in
London. Morrison and Les Carter filled in playing along to a backing tape and
Carter USM was born.
In
Carter USM Jim Bob had 14 top 40 singles, one number one album and played over 800 gigs all over the world as lead singer of the band. The band split up in
1997. Since Carter USM, Jim Bob has released two albums and three singles with his
disco-
pop-
punk group Jim's Super Stereoworld, three solo albums as Jim Bob and played various live shows both with his band and solo. In
2001 he joined his old Carter bandmate
Fruitbat onstage once again as part of supergroup
Who's The Daddy Now?.
Jim Bob currently tours as a solo artist playing both Carter songs and his solo material. His
Goodnight Jim Bob - On The Road With Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine autobiography was published by Cherry Red Books in May 2004 to critical acclaim. Jim Bob's album
Angelstrike, was released on November 22,
2004. He is currently writing his second book in between touring commitments.
He latest solo album, entitled
School, was released in March 2006, brought forward after a leak to the internet.
Jimbob is also known to be a name for something you don't know ...i.e "I dunno it was em er Jimbob!"
All releases credited as Jim Bob unless otherwise stated. See
Carter USM and
Jamie Wednesday for those bands' discographies.
Albums
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Jim's Super Stereoworld -
Jim's Super Stereoworld, 2001
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James Robert Morrison -
J.R., 2001
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Jim's Super Stereoworld -
Big Flash Car on a Saturday Night, 2002
Goodnight Jim Bob, 2003
Angelstrike!, 2004
School, 2006
Singles
*Dumb and Dumber March 2005
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Jim's Super Stereoworld - "Bonkers In The Nut", 1999
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Jim's Super Stereoworld - "Could U B The 1 I Waited 4", 1999
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Jim's Super Stereoworld - "Bubblegum EP", 2002
Other Releases
Acoustic Party 7 October 2003A Free CD recorded by Jim at home and given away to the first 10 people to visit the T-shirt stall and ask for Marc or Neil on the 2003 tour
Stolen from Westlife25 readers of Jim's book won a copy of the CD 'Stolen From Westlife' - 8 cover versions recorded by Jim - after answering some questions posed by the author on page 95. There were surprisingly few competition entries as most people presumed it was a joke.
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Carter USM family*
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