All about Jimmy Appudurai Chua

Jimmy Appudurai Chua was born in Singapore where he played guitar and harp with several bands during the 1960s including The Meltones, The Motif, The Bee Jays and Blues By Five before moving to London in the early 70s when The Straydogs landed a recording contract with Harvest Records (EMI). 

Turning to rock photography, Jimmy photographed many famous legends such as Buddy Guy, Jack Bruce, Alexis Korner, The Yardbirds,  Eric Clapton, John Mayall, Pop Staples, Jimmy Smith, Albert Collins, Ry Cooder, Top Topham, Steve Winwood, Michael Kamen, Adrian Legg, Dave Gilmour, Blur, Manic Street Preachers and the Foo Fighters. Mostly photographing the artists live, Jimmy also did studio shots of The Yardbirds and The Pretty Things.

Jimmy's surname is often spelt incorrectly as Appadurai, even in Singapore's BigO Magazine for which he was an overseas contributor for many years,

 

Jimmy Appudurai 1972 photographed by Siva Choy Jimmy Appudurai 1972 photographed by Siva Choy Jimmy Appudurai, Bryan Adams & Kathy Davis Jimmy Appudurai & Dave Gilmour Jimmy Appudurai & Jimmy Page photographed by Scarlett Page

Now relocated to Liskeard, Cornwall, where he is enjoying the local music scene, Jimmy is planning to record some of his compositions in 2006

 You can contact Jimmy: jimmy@macace.net

 

Jimmy Appudurai Chua is mentioned on the following websites:

Siva Choy

Shaky Vik

Singaporean Bands

Blues Access

Houston Press

Crossroads Festival

Asia 1

Dreambook

Manja

Ozconnect

Smooth Jazz

Pretty Things

Artist Direct - Pretty Things

Artist Direct - Jim McCarthy

 

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