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Martin Gordon was born on 3 May, 1954 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, is an English musician. Discover Martin Gordon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

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Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 3 May, 1954
Birthday 3 May
Birthplace Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1921

Allmusic noted that "any release that reminds the world of the brilliance of Gordon's first three 21st century solo albums can only be applauded".

His solo albums also feature a selection of Lennon–McCartney and Gilbert & Sullivan tunes alongside Gordon originals.

1954

Martin Gordon (born 3 May 1954) is an English musician who plays bass guitar, double bass, and piano.

1970

Gordon began his musical career in the 1970s with the Californian pop brothers Ron Mael and Russell Mael in Sparks, who were seeking a bassist after their relocation to the UK.

Gordon played with Sparks on the album Kimono My House, which featured his trademark Rickenbacker 4001 bass.

"This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" and "'Amateur Hour" were UK hits from that album.

"This Town..."

made No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart but, after one album, Gordon and Sparks parted company.

He then formed Jet (described by AllMusic as "the first supergroup of glam") and then Radio Stars.

Both bands featured singer Andy Ellison, drummer Chris Townson, and guitarist Ian MacLeod.

Jet's eponymous album was produced by Queen producer Roy Thomas Baker.

1976

Between the demise of Jet and its reincarnation as Radio Stars in 1976, he performed briefly with pioneer of American punk Ian North; along with drummer Paul Simon, Gordon played a handful of dates with Ian's Radio before rejoining members of Jet to form Radio Stars.

Radio Stars achieved a modicum of success with a single "Nervous Wreck" (which charted at No. 38 in the UK Singles Chart) and two critically well-received albums Songs for Swinging Lovers and Holiday Album.

The band has been anthologised with Two Minutes Mr Smith (Moonlight Records) and Somewhere There's a Place For Us (Ace Records).

1979

Following the end of Radio Stars in 1979, Gordon moved to Paris, France, where he worked as house producer for Barclay Records, and played bass with the Rolling Stones during the recording of Emotional Rescue.

1980

He returned to the UK at the beginning of the 1980s, and worked as producer and in other capacities with such musicians as George Michael, Boy George, Blur, Primal Scream, Kylie Minogue, S'Express, Tiger Lillies and Robert Palmer, as well as a host of minor talents.

1990

At the beginning of the 1990s, world music took Gordon initially to Bombay with Asha Bhosle and Boy George, and subsequently to Pakistan, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana and The Gambia.

1995

After studying gamelan in Bali on a Darmasiswa scholarship, he formed the short-lived Mira ensemble with journalist/musician Peter Culshaw in 1995, releasing an album New Hope For the Dead.

1996

He was a member of the SOAS-based (Balinese) Gamelan Kembang Kirang and the South Bank-based (Javanese) New Music Group between 1996 and 1997.

Gordon performs with the Berlin-based (Indonesian gamelan group) Lindhu Raras.

1997

They created an elaborate theatrical presentation, which delivered two performances at the Place Theatre, in London and an appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1997.

2002

Following the recording of an album in Istanbul with Turkish diva Sezen Aksu, Gordon played bass on Aksu's subsequent European tour (2002).

2003

Ace Records re-released the Radio Stars catalogue on CD in 2003.

This prompted his return to his pop music roots in 2003, via his own label Radiant Future Records.

He has a number of solo albums to his credit, many recorded in collaboration with Swedish vocalist Pelle Almgren.

2004

After a long period as band member and session musician, he embarked on a solo career in 2004.

His most recent album release was in 2023.

Martin Gordon was born in Ipswich, and grew up in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

He studied piano and classical guitar as a child and attended summer schools hosted by the British National Jazz Youth Orchestra, where he took lessons from Nucleus bassist Jeff Clyne.

2006

The first three solo releases were collected in a box-set titled The Mammal Trilogy (2006).

2007

The performance featured original members Martin Gordon, Andy Ellison and Ian MacLeod accompanied by drummer Steve Budney who performed on Gordon's 2007 solo debut in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

In 2007, Gordon made his live debut as a solo performer in Boston, United States.

The fourth album God is on His Lunchbreak was accompanied by a book detailing the origins of the material, lyrics and assorted musing entitled The Illustrated and Annotated 'God's on His Lunchbreak, Please Call Back Companion Volume, with illustrations by drummer Chris Townson.

The fifth album Time Gentlemen Please was accompanied by the album Time Gentlemen Please – Demos, featuring Gordon's original demos of the material (available only via his website).

2008

In 2008, Radio Stars reformed for a gig at London's Blow Up Metro Club, to promote the release of live recordings from the 1970s entitled Something for the Weekend.

The band also performed one-off gigs at the Rebellion Festival in London (13 December 2008) and at London's 100 Club (22 January 2010).

2011

Gordon and vocalist Almgren made appearances in 2011 and 2012 as part of the Swedish garage-punk outfit 70–5 (various performances are to be found on YouTube).

2013

The sixth and final instalment of the Mammal Trilogy was entitled Include Me Out; released in August 2013, it was recorded in Berlin, Germany and Gnesta, Sweden and was accompanied by Words in Your Shell-Like, a book of Gordon's lyrics from Jet to the Mammal Trilogy.

This brought the Trilogy to completion.

2017

In 2017, the 4-CD box set Thinking Inside the Box was released by Cherry Red/Anagram Records, featuring the band's entire recorded output, BBC sessions and rarities.