Paul Weller Music

Origin: Woking, Surrey, England

Decades: 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, and 2000's

As the leader of the Jam, Paul Weller fronted the most popular British band of the punk era, influencing legions of English rockers that ranged from his mod revival contemporaries to the Smiths in the '80s and Oasis in the '90s. During the final days of the Jam, he developed a fascination with Motown and soul, which led him to form the sophisti-pop group the Style Council in 1983. As the Style Council's career progressed, Weller's interest in soul developed into an infatuation with jazz-pop and house music,... Read More

Marvin Gaye, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Small Faces, and Traffic