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Jam, The
History of Great Britain
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| | 1973 | Brooks, Steve | |
| Woking Paul Weller forms The Jam with his friends Steve Brooks (lead guitar), Rick Buckler (drums) and Bruce Foxton (rhythm guitar) |
| 1973 | Butler, Rick | |
| Woking Paul Weller forms The Jam with his friends Steve Brooks (lead guitar), Rick Buckler (drums) and Bruce Foxton (rhythm guitar) |
| 1973 | Foxton, Bruce | |
| Woking Paul Weller forms The Jam with his friends Steve Brooks (lead guitar), Rick Buckler (drums) and Bruce Foxton (rhythm guitar) |
| 1973 | Weller, Paul | |
| Woking Paul Weller forms The Jam with his friends Steve Brooks (lead guitar), Rick Buckler (drums) and Bruce Foxton (rhythm guitar) |
| 1976 | Brookes, Steve | |
| London Founder Member of The Jam |
| 1976 | Butler, Rick | |
| London Founder Member of The Jam |
| 1976 | Foxton, Bruce | |
| Woking Founder Member of The Jam |
| 1976 | Weller, Paul | |
| Woking Founder Member of The Jam |
| 1977 | Weller, Paul | |
| The Clash are suitably impressed enough by The Jam to take them along as the support act on their White Riot tour of 1977 |
| May "In the City" takes The Jam into the UK Top 40 for the first time |
| 1978 | Weller, Paul | |
| London Album, "All Mod Cons" |
| 1979 | Weller, Paul | |
| London Album, "Setting Sons" |
| Nov "The Eton Rifles" breaks The Jam into the Top 10, hitting the No. 3 spot |
| 1980 | Weller, Paul | |
| The Jam hit number one for the first time with what many believe to be the definitive Paul Weller song, "Going Underground", which was to become in effect the band's signature tune |
| 1982 | Weller, Paul | |
| Their final single, "Beat Surrender", becomes their fourth UK chart topper, going straight to No. 1 in its first week |
| Weller shocks fans and the press - as well as his fellow band members Buckler and Foxton - by announcing that The Jam will disband at the end of the year |
| 11th Dec Brighton The Jam's final concert takes place at the Brighton Centre |
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