Roman Jugg (born 25 July 1957 in Caerphilly,

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) is a keyboard player and guitarist. He began his career in the Welsh punk band Victimize in the late 1970s. An acquaintance of Paul Gray, Jugg was originally hired in late 1981, recording various projects for The Damned, Naz Nomad and the Nightmares and

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. Jugg's alias during his Naz gigs was Sphinx Svenson. After

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left The Damned in 1984, Jugg moved from keyboards to main guitar and became a full member on the studio albums ''

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'' (1985) and ''

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'' (1986). After the 1989 breakup of The Damned he continued to work with

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and Bryn Merrick, forming The Phantom Chords. A studio album called ''

'' was released in 1995. In May 2004, after a nine-year absence, Jugg released a new solo album called ''Papa Loco''.

Personal life

Jugg lives in the Essex town of

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. Jugg plays accordion in an Irish/

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band called Dirty Water which he has described as "a good excuse for getting pissed". The group most recently played in

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at Chinnerys in Southend on 21 December 2019 and will be playing again on St. Patrick's Day 2020. However, in 2008/2009 Jugg produced and played guitar on the début album of singer-songwriter

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entitled ''Helicopter Dolphin Submarine'', marking a distinct return to his punk rock roots.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jugg, Roman 1957 births Living people The Damned (band) members Welsh rock guitarists People from Caerphilly