Jimmy Pursey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jimmy Pursey
Occupation	Record Producer
Date Of Birth	Feb 9, 1955(1955-02-09)
Age	69
Birthplace	Hersham
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Jimmy Pursey Biography

Jimmy Pursey is one of the most popular and richest Record Producer who was born on February 9, 1955 in Hersham, England, United Kingdom. Pursey was born in Hersham within the County of Surrey on the 9th of February, 1955. He was the son of a plumber, and a former British Army soldier as well as his mother who worked as an usher in the cinema. He attended Hersham House & Burhill Infants, Hersham Juniors, and at Rydens School, which he quit at 15 , to start work at the curtain shop. In his early years, the actor was a frequent guest of the nearby disco, called the “Walton Hop” at the Playhouse Theatre, where he came across Jonathan King, He began performing on stage after stepping on stage while drunk 14 years old in the club, singing in tune to Bay City Rollers and Rolling Stones songs.

Sham 69 continued to release four lengthy-plays on Polydor Records, and had six UK top 50 singles prior to the band broke up in the year 1980, the violence that frequently disrupted its shows taking an effect on the group.

Pursey lives in the Surrey town of Chertsey. He is a part-time artist, and has been known to sell paintings to raise funding for the Hersham Hounds Greyhound Sanctuary. In May 2005 there was a disturbance at The Head art gallery in Brighton, when Pursey interrupted an art show opening drinks party by barging in and removing a number of his paintings from the display after a disagreement with the curator over them. In August 2005 Pursey was involved in a physical confrontation with John Lydon whilst they were both queuing for travel visas at the United States Embassy in London, Lydon reportedly having spurned an offer of Pursey’s hand with verbal abuse and a drink being thrown, with Pursey responding by kicking at Lydon in retaliation.

His first solo work was released on Polydor Records, being the single Lucky Man (1980), and a lengthy-player titled Imagination Camouflage (1980), recorded with Derwood Andrews and Mark Laff, formerly of Generation X as session musicians and co-writing credits on two songs on the album). Pursey was then signed into Epic Records for three further singles that included “Animals Have More Fun” (1981) which was co-written by Peter Gabriel, and a second solo album entitled Alien Orphan (1981). The album was released in

1983. new long-player, called Revenge isn’t the Password and issued through Code Black. Code Black label. Later, he released an album with his fourth solo, Code Black (1997).

Jimmy Pursey Net Worth

Jimmy Pursey is one of the richest Record Producer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jimmy Pursey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

James Timothy Pursey (born 9 February 1955) is a famous English rock musician from England. He is the creator and lead singer of the punk rock group Sham 69, which he has been performing with since 1976. He also released music as an individual artist.

In 1976, while employed on the grounds of Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium with Albie Slider, Billy Bostik and Neil Harris After being inspired from the songs from The Ramones, Pursey formed the punk rock group Jimmy and the Ferrets and the Ferrets’. The group was later renamed the ‘Sham 69’. The band first began rehearsals in Slider’s parent’s pig farm which is where Jonathan King sometimes came to observe them, and was considering the possibility of becoming promoter for the group. Before signing a record deal, the lineup was changed, including Harris Bostock and Harris Bostock being substituted with Dave Parsons and Mark Cain. Slider was removed shortly after to be replaced Dave Tregunna on the bass guitar.

In 1986 Pursey reformed Sham 69 with Dave Parsons, and a new line-up. The band continued to play live and record until 2006. In 2006, Pursey recorded a new version of the Sham 69 hit “Hurry Up Harry” as an unofficial World Cup song in aid of a cancer charity; “Hurry Up England” was recorded with Graham Coxon’s band but credited to ‘Sham 69 & the Special Assembly’. In January 2007 the band broke up. NME reported that a statement released by Parsons included the message: “Sham 69 have left Jimmy Pursey on the eve of their 30th anniversary.” Pursey initially stated that he would be retaining the Sham 69 name, but in Jan 2008, he announced that: “to avoid confusion to fans he wanted it known that he did not want to be associated with the band still performing as Sham 69”. In 2008 he set up a new band titled Day 21 with Mat Sargent on bass, The Rev (Towers of London and The Prodigy) on guitar, and Snell (Towers of London). In July 2011 Pursey reformed Sham 69 again with the band’s late 1970s members. A meeting held between Pursey and Dave Parsons, original Sham 69 guitarist and co-writer of nearly all of the Sham repertoire with Pursey, having ironed out their differences. Dave Tregunna, on bass, and Mark Cain, on drums, were called in to complete the original lineup for a show in London.

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Facts & Trivia

Jimmy Ranked on the list of most popular Record Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jimmy Pursey celebrates birthday on February 9 of every year.

Top Facts about Jimmy Pursey

1. Jimmy Pursey is a British punk rock musician.
2. He was the lead singer of the band Sham 69.
3. Pursey has released several solo albums.
4. His music often addresses social and political issues.
5. Pursey has been active in the music industry since 1976.
6. He has collaborated with other notable musicians, including Iggy Pop.
7. Pursey’s song “If The Kids Are United” became an anthem for youth culture.
8. He is known for his distinctive voice and energetic stage presence.
9. Pursey continues to perform and record music today.
10. He remains a respected figure in the punk rock community.

How did Sham 69 get their name?

Sham 69′ is said to have derived from a piece of graffiti that co-founder Jimmy Pursey saw on a wall. It originally said Walton and Hersham ’69 but had partly faded away, and made reference to when Walton & Hersham F.C. secured the Athenian League title in 1969.

How old is Jimmy Pursey?

67 years (February 9, 1955)

Who were Sham 69?

Members

What did Sham 69 sing?

Songs

What is Oi music?

Oi! is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The music and its associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks, skinheads, and other disaffected working-class youth.