Dale (trumpet, 1971) Dave Hopper (guitar, 1973–74) Fred Guite (drums, 1973–74) Pete Wright (drums, 1974–75) Russ Courtenay (drums, 1975–1977) Chris Garfield (guitar, 1975–1977) Alan Kirk (keyboards, 1975–1977, 1985–1992) Pete Gill (drums, 1974–1975) John Steele (guitar, 1974–1975) Rick Sequeira (keyboards, 1974–1975) Andrew Platts (trombone and vocals, 1977–1979) Glenn Harland (lead guitar, 1981–1984) John Wintony (keyboards, 1981–1984) Dave Bussey (drums, 1981–1984) John Radcliffe (guitar, 1986) David McKendrick (bass, 1981–1982) Mark Taylor (keyboards, 1981–1982) Chris Turner (bass, 1981–1984) Steve Ward (lead guitarist, 1990–1995) David Cooke (keyboards, 1990–1995) Pat Coleman (drums, 1990–1994) Neil Moore (bass and vocals, 1985–1990) Mario James (bass, 1986–1992) Chris Broadhead (drums, 1986–1990) Mike Scrimshaw (bass, 1992) Ian "Mo" Gilbert (keyboards, 1996–2011) Ben Martin (saxophone, bass, guitar, BV's, 1994–2010) George Jeffers (bass 1992–2022) Chris Loach (guitar, 1995–2022) Jon Trier (piano, 1996–2022) Matt Newnham (drums, BV's, 2003–2022) Benny Lee (trumpet, 2004–2022) Nick Smith (sax, 2010–2022) Discography Studio albums The New Religion (1966) This Is Jimmy James and the Vagabonds (1968) Open Up Your Soul (1968) You Don't Stand a Chance If You Can't Dance (1975) Now (1976) Life (1977) Live albums Live (1984) Compilation albums Golden Hour of Jimmy James and the Vagabonds (1979) Jimmy James and the Vagabonds (1993) I'll Go Where the Music Takes Me - The Best of Jimmy James and the Vagabonds (1994) Vagabond King: The Sixties Sides (1997) Where Your Music Takes Me (1998) Now Is the Time (2014) Singles See also Biddu List of performances on Top of the Pops References External links geocities.com – Vagabonds fan site vinyltap.co.uk – Jimmy James and The Vagabonds records russ-courtenay.com – Russ Courtenay's website which contains photos of Jimmy James and The Vagabonds 1940 births Living people 20th-century Jamaican male singers Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom British soul singers British rhythm and blues boom musicians 20th-century Black British male singers