Jim Bob

Jim Bob is one oil painting exhibition short of being Britain’s greatest living renaissance man. He had fourteen top 40 singles and four top ten albums (including a number one) with Carter USM, toured the world and headlined Glastonbury. Away from Carter Jim Bob has released twelve solo albums, written songs for Ian Dury and for a Barbican production of Mark Ravenhill’s ’Dick Whittington & His Cat’. In 2010 he made his Edinburgh Fringe debut in the musical ‘Gutted. Jim is an author too. Six novels published and two memoirs – ‘Goodnight Jim Bob – On The Road With Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine’ and the sequel ‘Jim Bob from Carter’. Right now Jim is focusing on music. His last two albums, ‘Pop Up Jim Bob’ and ‘Who Do We Hate Today’ were both top forty smashes (26 and 34), his ‘Beach Ready Ep’ was Number 1 in both the Vinyl and Physical sales Singles charts, and when his manager Marc heard his latest album ‘Thanks For Reaching Out’, he sent Jim this message ‘I bet this is how Tony Defries felt when Bowie sent him Ziggy Stardust’. Jim Bob has called the album the third in a trilogy. That seems to suggest something new will follow it. So if you see him coming out of an art supplies shop carrying an easel and a large canvas, you know where he’s going. Jim Bob has just announced his 20th and 21st albums 'Automatic' and 'Stick'. Released on August 22 2025. The first single 'Victoria Knits the Wars' is out now.