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Foxton (born 1 September 1955, Woking, Surrey) is an English
rock and roll musician who is best known as the bass player in
punk rock bands The Jam and Stiff Little Fingers. In The Jam, he
and drummer Rick Buckler played behind singer, guitarist, and
songwriter Paul Weller. However, Foxton contributed greatly to
transform recordings of Weller''s compositions from what was
presented to the group in demo form with his melodic and
innovative bass parts, which have influenced many
players[who?].[citation needed]initially joining as guiatrist
(while Weller played bass ) , the pair switched positions
following the departure of guitarist Steve Brooks . Foxton also
took lead vocals on a few tracks, most notably the singles
"David Watts" (a cover of a Kinks track) and "News of the
World", which was his own composition. Foxton also penned other
tracks, possibly the most notable being "Smithers-Jones", done
as a straightforward rock take for the B-side of "