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The Jam: December 11th 1982 by Simon Wells". Modculture. 6 September 2011 . Retrieved 21 November 2017. Free of the limited musical styles he felt imposed by the Jam, under the collective of the Style Council Weller was able to experiment with a wide range of music, from pop and jazz to Soul/ R&B, house and folk-styled ballads. The band was at the vanguard of a jazz/pop revival that would continue with the emergence of bands like Matt Bianco, Sade, and Everything but the Girl, whose members Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt contributed vocals and guitar to the 1984 Style Council song "Paris Match".

Paul Weller children win damages from the Mail Online". BBC News. 16 April 2014 . Retrieved 16 April 2014. Davies, Caroline (1 April 2012). "New faces on Sgt Pepper album cover for artist Peter Blake's 80th birthday". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013 . Retrieved 3 April 2020. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDFed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.298. Richards, Will (2 May 2021). "Paul Weller on his sobriety: "I get more from music" ". NME . Retrieved 21 February 2021. John Weller: Father of Paul Weller who managed his son for 30 years". The Independent. London. 27 April 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009 . Retrieved 30 January 2011.

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After the demise of the Style Council, it took Weller’s dad-cum-manager to talk him into performing again. On his debut solo single, a kind of musical note-to-self, there’s something really thrilling about the way you can hear Weller willing himself along, “into the stars and always up … praying that it has not passed”. 28. The Style Council – Life at a Top People’s Health Farm (1988) The Charlatans announce new album featuring Paul Weller, Kurt Wagner and Johnny Marr". NME . Retrieved 2017-08-14. In 2004, Weller released an album of covers entitled Studio 150. It debuted at No.2 in the UK charts and included Bob Dylan's " All Along the Watchtower" as well as covers of songs by Gil Scott-Heron, Rose Royce and Gordon Lightfoot, amongst others. Weller appeared on 1984's Band Aid record " Do They Know It's Christmas?" and was called upon to mime the absent Bono's lyrics on Top of the Pops. The Style Council was the second act to appear in the British half of Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in 1985.

On 24 April 2009, John Weller, Paul Weller's father and long-time manager since the days of the Jam, died from pneumonia at the age of 77. [47] Paul Weller on David Cameron's love for The Jam's 'Eton Rifles': 'Which bit didn't you get?' ". NME. 25 April 2015 . Retrieved 23 February 2022. JPaul Weller 'Dragonfly' Special Limited Edition Vinyl EP Comes Out December 17th 2012". New York Music News. 7 November 2012 . Retrieved 7 November 2012.Paul Weller heads up Mercury Prize nominations". Manchesterwired.co.uk. 20 July 2010 . Retrieved 30 January 2011. Despite widespread critical recognition as a singer, lyricist, and guitarist, Weller has remained a national—rather than international—star, and much of his songwriting is rooted in English society. Many of his songs with the Jam had lyrics about working class life. [1] He was the principal figure of the 1970s and 1980s mod revival, often referred to as "The Modfather", [2] [3] and an influence on Britpop bands such as Oasis. [4] He has received four Brit Awards, including Best British Male three times, and the 2006 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Michaels, Sean (20 January 2010). "Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton reunite for a Jam". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 30 January 2011. Rigby, Sam (12 May 2015). "Paul Weller thinks Noel Gallagher is better without Oasis now". Digital Spy . Retrieved 1 March 2022.