Jim Diamond

Jim Gemstone was around the leading edge of Uk rock for greater than a one fourth of a hundred years. A former person in Scottish music group Gully Foyle in the first ’70s, the Alexis Korner Music group and Bandit in the past due ’70s, and PhD (created with ex-members from the Jeff Beck Music group) in the first ’80s, Gemstone reached his maximum like a soloist. He obtained with three considerable strikes — “I WILL NOT ENABLE YOU TO Down” in 1982, “I WILL Possess Known Better” in 1984, and “Hi Ho Metallic” a 12 months later. His last Top Ten strike in 1986 offered as the theme tune to well-known ITV detective display Benefit. Playing music skillfully since his teenagers, Gemstone first attracted interest as an associate of Gully Foyle. Although he still left to form a fresh music group, Bandit, and indication with Arista, their debut record was fulfilled by industrial indifference as well as the group disbanded. Agreeing to an invitation to become listed on Alexis Korner’s group, Gemstone remained using the band for just two years, showing up in the 1978 record Just Easy. Briefly moving to LA, Gemstone caused veteran David Bowie and Fishing rod Stewart session music artists. He produced a short-lived group, Slick Gemstone, with guitarist Earl Slick and drummer Carmen Appice. Time for England, Gemstone joined up with with ex-Jeff Beck Music group associates Tony Hymas and Simon Phillips to create PhD. Their self-titled debut record included the multi-million-selling strike “I WILL NOT ENABLE YOU TO Down.” Another one, “I HAVE NO IDEA,” was documented with Beck playing guitar. The momentum of PhD’s early achievement was interrupted when Gemstone contracted hepatitis. Avoided from touring by his disease, the group disbanded. Stepping in to the spotlight being a soloist, Gemstone struck silver. His first single single, “I WILL Have got Known Better,” co-written with Benny Gallagher of Gallagher & Lyle, reached the very best position in the United kingdom pop graphs. Diamond’s 1993 self-titled recording, co-produced by Graham Lyle, included fresh recordings of “I WILL Possess Known Better” and “Hello there Ho Sterling silver.” Jim Gemstone passed away at his house in London in Oct 2015 at age 64.