Jim Rodford

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Name =Jim Rodford


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Birth_name =James Rodford
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Born =7 July, 1941 (age 67), England
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Years_active =1960s - present
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Associated_acts =The Kinks
The Swinging Blue Jeans
Argent.
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Jim Rodford (born James Rodford, 7 July, 1941 [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/a/argent/ Argent artist biography] from bbc.co.uk] , St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) is a musician who played with The Kinks, The Swinging Blue Jeans and was a founding member of Argent.

In the late 1950s, and early 1960s he was a member of The Bluetones, the biggest band in St Albans at the time. Later, although he did not become a band member at this stage, Rodford was instrumental in helping his younger cousin Rod Argent form The Zombies in 1964.

Rodford later joined the Mike Cotton Sound as bass guitarist.

Along with Rod Argent, Rodford was one of the founding members of Argent. When Rod Argent quit the band, the remaining three members (Rodford,Henrit and Verity) formed the short-lived band Phoenix. Eventually, Jim Rodford joined The Kinks, as bassist, in 1978, and played with them until their final disintegration in 1996.

From 1999–2001, Jim appeared in a band that ex-Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine formed, "The Animals II", which also featured former Animals drummer John Steel and keyboardist Dave Rowberry. Jim continued on with this band (which changed it's working name to "The Animals and Friends" after Valentine left) until joining with Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone in the revival of The Zombies.

Having never played with The Zombies in the 1960s, despite having been closely involved with them, he now plays bass with the band's reincarnation in the early years of the 21st century, with his son Steve on drums.

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