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Graham Maby (born 1 September 1952) is an English
bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...
player. He has recorded and toured with Joe Jackson since his first
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, appearing on most of Jackson's albums and tours. Maby was born and raised in the central south coast town of
Gosport Gosport ( ) is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hampshire, England. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 70,131 and the district had a pop ...
. Working exclusively with Joe Jackson since the late seventies, in the mid 1980s he began working live and in the studio with
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. In the early 90s he toured with Graham Parker,
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, the Silos, and Darden Smith. In 1996, Maby joined
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, and from 1998 until 2002, he recorded and toured with
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. Maby has also recorded and toured with
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, Freedy Johnston, Henry Lee Summer, Ian Hunter,
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, Chris Stamey, Shivaree, and
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. Along with playing bass, Maby also produced several tracks on Johnston's 1992 album, '' Can You Fly''. He appeared in the 1986 movie ''
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'' as a member of Marshall Crenshaw's band, and very briefly in the 2019 Todd Phillips movie '' Joker'' as a member of the "Murray Franklin Show" band. His first-born son Christopher, a musician and actor, died in 1998.


Discography

With Joe Jackson: *'' Look Sharp! (1979)'' *'' I'm the Man (1979)'' *'' Beat Crazy (1980)'' *'' Jumpin' Jive (1981)'' *'' Night and Day (1982)'' *'' Mike's Murder (1983)'' *'' Body and Soul (1984)'' *'' Live 1980/86 (1988)'' *'' Blaze of Glory (1989)'' *'' Laughter & Lust (1991)'' *'' Night Music (1994)'' *'' Summer in the City: Live in New York (2000)'' *'' Night and Day II (2000)'' *'' Volume 4 (2003)'' *''
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(2004)'' *''
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(2008)'' *'' Live Music - Europe 2010 (2011)'' *'' Live at Rockpalast (2012)'' *'' Fast Forward'' ("New York" section) (2015) *'' Fool (2019)'' With They Might Be Giants: *'' John Henry'' *'' Why Does The Sun Shine?'' (EP) *'' Back To Skull'' *''
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'' *'' Severe Tire Damage'' *'' Long Tall Weekend'' *'' Working Undercover For The Man'' With
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: *''
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'' *''Live in New York City'' *''
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'' *'' The House Carpenter's Daughter'' With Freedy Johnston: *'' Can You Fly'' *''Unlucky'' *'' This Perfect World'' (Elektra, 1994) *'' Never Home'' *''Right Between the Promises'' With
Marshall Crenshaw Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as " Someday, Someway", a US top 40 hit in 1982, " Cynical Girl", and " Whenever You're on My Mind". He is ...
: *'' Mary Jean & 9 Others'' *'' Good Evening'' *''
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'' *'' What's in the Bag?'' With Ian Hunter: *''
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'' With Joan Baez: *'' Bowery Songs'' With Dar Williams: *'' The Green World'' With Regina Spektor: *'' Soviet Kitsch'' With Chris Stamey: *''It's Alright'' *''Fireworks'' With Darden Smith: *''Little Victories'' *''Deep Fantastic Blue'' With Henry Lee Summer: *''Henry Lee Summer'' *'' I've Got Everything'' With
Nina Hagen Catharina "Nina" Hagen (; born 11 March 1955) is a German singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her theatrical vocals and rise to prominence during the punk and Neue Deutsche Welle movements in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She is ...
: * ''Volksbeat'' (2011)


See also

* List of bass guitarists


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maby, Graham 1952 births Living people English bass guitarists English male bass guitarists People from Gosport English session musicians British rock bass guitarists The Silos members They Might Be Giants members