Christopher Jagger (born 19 December 1947) is an English musician and actor. He is the younger brother of

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician. He is known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of The Rolling Stones. Jagger has co-written most of the band's songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards; Jagge ...

, the frontman for the

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Early life and education

Jagger was born into a middle-class family in

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, Kent. His father, Basil Fanshawe "Joe" Jagger (13 April 1913 – 11 November 2006), was a teacher. His mother, Eva Ensley Mary (née Scutts; 6 April 1913 – 18 May 2000), was born in

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, Australia to English parents, and was a hairdresser. Jagger attended secondary school at Eltham College. He won a place to study drama at the

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, but opted not to attend so he could spend time in London, where his elder brother Mick was enjoying his first years of fame.

Career

Jagger has worked in many fields, including theatre, cinema, clothes design, and decoration. He designed the jacket with eyes worn by

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. He appeared in the musical ''

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'' in

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for six months, and later with the Black Theatre of Brixton at the

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in London with Rufus Collins. He then joined The Glasgow Citizens' Theatre, where he appeared with Kieran Hinds,

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, and Sian Thomas. He also played repertory theatre in

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, and Hammersmith Lyric London. In the 1970s, his project for recording an album with the Flying Burrito Brothers was aborted. In the 1980s, he contributed on two of the

' albums, '' Dirty Work'' (1986) and '' Steel Wheels'' (1989) while he also worked in France with Vanessa Paradis's producer, Franck Langolff. Jagger has worked as a journalist, contributing articles for ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He wrote and presented for a

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programme about

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, a blues pioneer, and co-produced a film, ''I Got the Blues in Austin'', for the

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channel. In England, he also organised charity concerts, including in support of

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(''Bop for Bosnia'') and

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, including one at

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in London in the presence of the

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, where the acts included

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and

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. Jagger's third album was released in 1994. Since this date, his musical style has changed to incorporate elements of

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, folk,

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, and rock. Jagger's song "Still Waters" appears on the 2013 Carla Olson album '' Have Harmony, Will Travel''. Jagger teamed with his brother Mick for two duets to mark the 40th anniversary of his debut album. In April 2018 it was announced that Jagger would be the support act at six concerts in June 2018 of the German popstar

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, a long-time fan of the Rolling Stones who had met Jagger during one of his performances in Verden the previous October. In 2021, he recorded a duet titled "Anyone Seen My Heart" with his brother Mick and produced an accompanying video. His song, "Hey Brother", is about his relationship with his brother Mick.

Guitar company

Jagger and his business partner Pat Townshend founded the guitar company

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in the mid-1980s. Townshend designed the

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alloy guitar, The Staccato, featuring a neck and bridge system that can be swapped out. The user can interchange a bass neck for a six-string neck. Some models feature no volume or tone pots. The user can activate the volume controls on a touch sensitive LED pad. A prototype bass was built in

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, England in 1983, and a business partnership was formed to produce Staccato guitars at the schoolhouse in Woodbastwick, Norfolk. The partners included Townshend,

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, and Chris and Mick Jagger. The company went under in 1987.

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played a Staccato bass during

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' Crazy Nights World Tour.

Personal life

Jagger has been married to former model and actress Kari-Ann Moller for over 40 years and they have five sons between them. The family relocated from

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(near)

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in 2000, and "relish" their country living ethos - they own a flock of sheep. Through his brother Mick, he also has four nephews and four nieces, among them

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, Elizabeth, Karis, and Georgia May; six grandnephews or grandnieces; and three great-grandnieces. His deep brotherly ties to Mick have resulted in their collaboration musically and artistically. Mick has also helped with school fees for one of his nephews. In 2021, Jagger penned his 400-page autobiography ''Talking To Myself,'' published by BMG Books.

Discography

Albums

* 1973 :''You Know the Name But Not the Face'' * 1973 : ''Chris Jagger'' (US #186) * 1974 :''The Adventures of Valentine Vox the Ventriloquist'' * 1994 :''Atcha'' * 1995 :''Rock the Zydeco'' (US edition of ''Atcha'') * 1996 :''From Lhasa to Lewisham'' * 2001 :''Channel Fever'' * 2006 :''Act of Faith'' * 2009 :''The Ridge'' * 2013 :''Concertina Jack'' * 2014 :''Chris Jagger's Acoustic Roots'' * 2017 :''All The Best'' * 2021 :''Mixing up the Medicine''

Contributions

* 1976:

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: ''

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'' (vocals) * 1997: ''Knights of the Blues Table'' – one track: "Racketeer Blues" (with

on harmonica) * 2003: Rick Payne : ''Sessions'' – one track: "Blue Eyes Crying2 * 2005: Edith Lefel : ''Mèci'' – one track: 2L'isine Fémin2 * 2007: ''Whatever Colors You Have in Your Mind'' (tribute to

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) – one track: "To Be Alone With You" * 2008: Flipron : ''Gravity Calling'' (vocals) * 2009: ''Thank You, Georges!'' (tribute to Georges Brassens) – one track: "First Love" ("La Première Fille") * 2010: ''Mustique Blues Festival'' – one track: "Evil"

Filmography

Cinema

* 1972 : '' Lucifer Rising'' * 1978 : '' The Stud'' * 1979 : '' Home Before Midnight'' * 1979 : '' The Bitch'' * 1985 : '' Lifeforce'' (''L'étoile du mal'') * 2000 : ''Attraction'' * 2009 : ''I Got the Blues in Austin'' – Co-producer (Jagger Peyton Films)

Television

* 1979 : ''BBC2 Playhouse'' – 1 episode : ''Standing in for Henry'' * 1980 : ''Shoestring'' – 1 episode : ''Find the Lady''

Bands and musicians

Atcha Acoustic (1996)

* Chris Jagger: guitar, harmonica * Charlie Hart: fiddle, accordion * Ben Waters : piano

Chris Jagger's Atcha!

* Chris Jagger: guitar, harmonica, washboard * Charlie Hart: fiddle, accordion, piano, bass, double bass * Malcolm Mortimore: drums * Jim Mortimore: bass, guitar, double bass The first version of the band also included Paul Emile on bass and Jim Mortimore on guitar.

Chris Jagger's Acoustic Trio

* Chris Jagger : guitar, harmonica * Elliet Mackrell : fiddle,

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* David Hatfield : double bass Apart from the band members, contributions also came from several artists such as * Ed Deane * Dave Stewart (

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) *

(

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) – guitar *

(

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), Sam Brown – vocals Steve Laffy has also played drums and percussion with Chris on many occasions. Liz Gilbert had provided backing vocals on various albums.

References

External links

The Official Website www.chrisjaggeronline.com

Jagger Peyton Entertainment

Chris Jagger YouTube Channel
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