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James Timothy Pursey (born 9 February 1955) is an English rock musician. He is the founder and frontman of the punk rock band Sham 69 , which he has performed with since 1976, along with releasing material as a solo artist.
The original unit broke up in 1979, with frontman Jimmy Pursey moving on to pursue a solo career. In 1987, Pursey and guitarist David Parsons reformed the band, joined by new personnel. Although subsequently going through a number of line-up changes, Sham 69 remained active and were still playing gigs as of 2024. [1]
His and his wife's ashes were buried in his family's vault in St Peter's Churchyard and Profumo Road commemorates the family name near the village centre. Jimmy Pursey, lead singer with Hersham punk group Sham 69, lived and grew up in the village. Lauren Rammell, member of Four of Diamonds. [11]
After the break up of Sex Pistols in January 1978 guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook were looking to form a new band. Various names were put forward as new bandmates including Bob Geldof who had sung live with the Thin Lizzy/Cook/Jones band The Greedies but it was vocalist Jimmy Pursey and bass player Dave Tregunna from fellow punk band Sham 69 who were recruited.
Smash Hits said, "Ironic that just when Jimmy Pursey and his mates decide to disband they come out with one of their strongest ever records. Good forthright songs that typify Pursey's own character, and the band have seldom sounded fitter." [2]
"Hersham Boys" is a single released by English punk rock band Sham 69 in 1979 from their third studio album The Adventures of the Hersham Boys. It was the band's biggest and most well-known hit, peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart and at nine on the Irish Singles Chart.
That's Life is the second album by English punk rock band Sham 69, released in 1978. [3] [4]That's Life peaked at number 27 on the UK Albums Chart.The album includes the singles "Hurry Up Harry" and "Angels with Dirty Faces", which reached numbers 10 and 19 respectively on the UK Singles Chart. [5]
Jimmy Pursey - vocals; Dave Guy Parsons - guitar, arranger; Darren Courtney* - guitar, arranger; Max Coon* - bass guitar; John Burns - producer, engineer; Brian Adams - executive producer