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| THE JAM - L-R - Rick Buckler, Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton |
A Sense of Doubt blog post #3655 - Rick Buckler - Jam Drummer - Died yesterday - RIP
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| Buckler performing live at the Palladium in New York City in February 1980 |
Rick Buckler, former drummer in The Jam, has died at the age
of 69, his ex-bandmates have confirmed on social media.
The Jam rose to fame in the punk and new wave era of the
late 1970s and are credited with inspiring a revival in mod fashion and music.
The band were led by singer and guitarist Paul Weller, who
posted on X that he was "shocked and saddened" by Buckler's death.
Bass player Bruce Foxton said he was "devastated".
In a statement, his family described him as a "loving
husband, father and grandfather" who was "devoted to many" and
will be "greatly missed".
The statement added that he had "passed away peacefully
on Monday evening in Woking after a short illness with family by his
side".
The Jam had 18 consecutive UK top 40 singles from their
debut hit in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982.
Their four number one hits included Going Underground and A Town Called Malice.
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| Rick Buckler, left, in 1981 with bandmate Bruce Foxton |
Buckler and Foxton later played together in a successor
band, From the Jam, while Weller continued his career with the Style Council
and as a solo artist.
Buckler had recently been forced to cancel a spoken-word tour of UK venues because of health problems.
"I'm shocked and saddened by Rick's passing," Weller said on X.
"I'm thinking back to us all rehearsing in my bedroom in Stanley Road, Woking. To all the pubs and clubs we played at as kids, to eventually making a record. What a journey!"
Foxton said: "I was shocked and devastated to hear the very sad news today. Rick was a good guy and a great drummer whose innovative drum patterns helped shape our songs.
"I'm glad we had the chance to work together as much as we did. My thoughts are with Leslie and his family at this very difficult time."
The lead singer of ska group The Bodysnatchers, which gained popularity around the same time as The Jam, also paid tribute.
"A band is only as good as its drummer," said Rhoda Dakar. "So I would say he was a bloody good one.
"My sincere condolences to his family and friends. Don't waste a day people - tomorrow isn't promised."
The cause of Buckler's death has not yet been confirmed.
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| Rick Buckler is pictured on drums with The Jam bandmates Paul Weller (left) and Bruce Foxton (centre) performing in 1977 on the BBC's Top of the Pops show |
In memory of Rick Buckler, fans are re-sharing footage and audio of The Jam’s final gig
The drummer’s death was announced yesterday (February 18)
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| Paul Weller, Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton of The Jam, 1982. (Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) |
Fans of The Jam have been re-sharing footage of the band’s final live show following the death of Rick Buckler.
News broke yesterday (February 18) that the drummer had died at the age of 69, following a brief illness. Among those leading the tributes were bandmates Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton.
“I’m shocked and saddened by Rick’s passing,” the frontman wrote on X/Twitter. “We went far beyond our dreams and what we made stands the test of time. My deepest sympathy to all family and friends.”
The bassist then described his bandmate as “a good guy and a great drummer whose innovative drum patterns helped shape our songs.”
Now, to celebrate the life and career of the iconic sticksman, fans of The Jam have been re-sharing footage of the band’s final show together: a stop at the Brighton Centre on December 11 1982.
The stop was billed as the final show by the band, and was added to the itinerary after five sold-out nights at Wembley Arena. It also came at a time when The Jam were atop the album and singles charts, and was held at the Brighton venue as it was reportedly Weller’s favourite venue at the time (via Modculture).
Jam last gig - video footage
In total, the final gig saw the band play 24 songs from across their discography. They opened the show with renditions of ‘Start!’, ‘It’s Too Bad’, ‘Beat Surrender’ and ‘Away From The Numbers’.
As per Setlist.fm, three covers were integrated into the setlist too. These were a rendition of Small Faces’ ‘Get Yourself Together’, Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Move On Up’ and The Kinks’ ‘David Watts’.
Other songs that made the cut included ‘All Mod Cons’, ‘Precious’, ‘Down In The Tube Station At Midnight’ and ‘Smithers-Jones’, and the band came out for two encores at the end of the set. The first included ‘In The City’ and ‘A Town Called Malice’, while the second consisted of ‘The Butterfly Collector’, ‘Pretty Green’ and ‘The Gift’.
As shared by Modculture, support was provided by Apocalypse – a band from Paul Weller’s, ‘Jamming’ label, and extra security was enlisted for the gig due to the sheer number of fans who wanted to attend.
Check out the newly-resurfaced footage above and find the full setlist below.
The setlist for The Jam’s final show was:
‘Start!’
‘It’s Too Bad’
‘Beat Surrender’
‘Away From the Numbers’
‘Ghosts’
‘In the Crowd’
‘Boy About Town’
‘Get Yourself Together’ (Small Faces cover)
‘All Mod Cons’
‘To Be Someone (Didn’t We Have a Nice Time)’
‘Smithers-Jones’
‘Tales From the Riverbank’
‘Precious’
‘Move On Up’ (Curtis Mayfield cover)
‘Circus’
‘Down in the Tube Station at Midnight’
Encore:
‘David Watts’ (The Kinks cover)
‘Mr. Clean’
‘Going Underground’
‘In the City’
‘Town Called Malice’
Encore 2:
‘The Butterfly Collector’
‘Pretty Green’
‘The Gift’
Buckler joined The Jam in the early ’70s and remained in the iconic Woking band through to their split in 1982. After they parted ways, the drummer formed the band Time UK and also began running a production studio in Islington.
By the ‘90s, he took time away from music and pursued work as an ad-hoc carpenter, before returning to the industry in 2005 and forming the band Gift.
The group primarily performed early material from The Jam, and was later renamed From The Jam when Foxton joined the group in 2007. The latter would ultimately leave the group after two years.
from Paul Weller HQ
I'm shocked and saddened by Rick's passing. I'm thinking back to us all rehearsing in my bedroom in Stanley Road, Woking. To all the pubs and clubs we played at as kids, to eventually making a record. What a journey!
We went far beyond our dreams and what we made stands the test of time.
My deepest sympathy to all family and friends - P.W x
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I was shocked and devastated to hear the very sad news today.
Rick was a good guy and a great drummer whose innovative drum patterns helped shape our songs.
I'm glad we had the chance to work together as much as we did.
My thoughts are with Leslie and his family at this very difficult time - Bruce Foxton
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