Profile
Jim Cregan
Musician + Guitarist + Bassist
Male
Born
Mar 9, 1946
Age
67
Instruments
Acoustic guitar +...
Performed With
Streetwalkers + L...
Jim Cregan, born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, Yeovil, Somerset, England is an English rock guitarist and bassist who best known for his associations with Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart. Cregan is a former husband of the singer… Read More
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Going Cold On Coffee Huffington Post (Blog)Google News - Aug 22, 2011
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Review: Apart From Rod, The Brook, Southampton. Midhurst And Petworth TodayGoogle News - Jun 13, 2011
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Pagham's Gary Grainger Celebrates Rod Stewart's Classics In Southampton Bexhill Observer (Press Release)Google News - May 28, 2011
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Irish March, With Protests But No ClashNYTimes - Mar 18, 1992
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1946
Birth
Born on March 9, 1946.
TWENTIES
1967
21 Years Old
Aged fourteen Cregan joined The Falcons, which was formed whilst he attended Poole Grammar school. After developing his next band The Disastisfied Blues Band Cregan briefly joined with future Traffic frontman Dave Mason, in Julian Covay and the Machine in 1967 and moved on to join the rock and soul band The Ingoes as a vocalist and guitarist.
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The group began as a trio featuring Cregan and dissolved when he moved to Family in September 1972, after recording two albums which were released in Germany, where they had their largest audience.
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1974
28 Years Old
In October 1974 Cregan was recruited as a guitarist by Steve Harley, as a member of a re-formed Cockney Rebel.
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THIRTIES
1977
31 Years Old
In 1977 he joined Rod Stewart's band and became Stewart's musical director, co-producer and co-writer.
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FORTIES
1990
44 Years Old
In 1990 he spent time writing and producing heavy rock band London Quireboys's Little Bit of What You Fancy (1990) which gave him singles chart success and Canadian rockers Glass Tiger, who achieved international success and platinum selling albums.
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1993
47 Years Old
In 1993 Cregan was reunited with Stewart to record "Unplugged and Seated" which was also filmed by MTV and featured a guest appearance by Ronnie Wood.
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1994
48 Years Old
Cregan's biggest concert appearance with Stewart was on December 31, 1994 at Copacabanain Rio de Janeiro, where they appeared in front of a total estimated audience of over 3.5 million.
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1995
49 Years Old
In 1995 he moved on to form Farm Dogs with Elton John's lyricist Bernie Taupin and they released two albums.
FIFTIES
1997
51 Years Old
During 1997 Cregan started to work with Windham Hill Records as both a producer and musician.
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2004
58 Years Old
Cregan married Hollywood, California model Jane Booke and they lived in Los Angeles. Recently Cregan has spent more time in London. On Steve Harley's BBC Radio 2 show aired in January 2004, he explained that he had grown tired of Los Angeles culture and has moved to UK.
2005
59 Years Old
Cregan was re-united with Roger Chapman in 2005, at first for live performances and then to produce Chapman's solo album One More Time For Peace (2007).
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