![]() ![]() The Jam still means a great deal to me and to so many others. Dave soon dropped out and in the meantime we continued to go out as a three piece, improving our set and adding in some rather dodgy self-penned love songs along the way.”īucker concludes: “ Forty years after the split of The Jam, the real inside story hasn’t been fully told. “Rehearsing in Paul’s bedroom,” he continues, “we got together a set of sixties covers and put on an hour of music as we worked towards our first gigs in Sheerwater Youth Club, county fairs, and anywhere around the Woking area we could secure a booking. Dave Waller joined on rhythm guitar, learning to play on the way. ![]() We also had a name – not a very good name we thought – but it would do until we thought of a better one: The Jam. “We started out as a three piece with Steve Brookes on lead guitar and vocals, Paul on his prized Hofner violin bass and backing vocals, and myself on drums. ![]() “From the moment I teamed up with Paul at school to start a band, everything else became secondary,” says Buckler. ![]()
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