Yolanda Charles
Yolanda Charles | |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Bass guitar |
| Member of | Yolanda Charles' Project pH |
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Yolande Christina Charles is a British musician. She has played bass guitar with Paul Weller, David A. Stewart,[1] Robbie Williams, Mick Jagger, The Waterboys, Hans Zimmer and from July 2017 through early 2020 she was a member of Squeeze.[2][3]
Charles has been playing professionally since 1989. In 1993, she was part of the house band on the short-lived TV show Saturday Zoo. She was heard playing bass by Paul Weller and became part of his band promoting his album Wild Wood; she also recorded bass for another of his albums, Stanley Road. She released an EP in 2009 and an album in 2011 with her band The Deep MO, and has a new band called Project pH.[4] She has also been involved in teaching, including running classes at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.[5] She is currently a visiting tutor at Trinity Laban Music college.
Charles runs a record label called Mamayo Records, and works as an independent artist releasing her own music through the label. As part of NLYC Productions she works as a writer/arranger and co-produces with guitarist/producer Nick Linnik from Project pH.
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to music.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "High priestess of funk". Bass Guitar Magazine. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Watch Squeeze Play Their Hits And A New Song In Their Stripped Down Stereogum Session". Stereogum. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ Brooks, Mike (31 May 2019). "Yolanda Charles: "I was always told that you can't teach feel, but I think you can"". MusicRadar. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Yolanda Charles Masterclass". Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Bass-ic intro to pop". Manchester Evening News. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B16.
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