Rag'n'Bone Man

Rag'n'Bone Man
Background information
Birth name Andre
Born (1985-01-29) 29 January 1985
Uckfield, England
Occupation(s) Singer
Associated acts The Rum Committee, Bastille, Vince Staples, Button Eyes, Kate Tempest
Website ragnbonemanmusic.com/

Rory Graham (born 29 January 1985),[1] better known as Rag'n'Bone Man, is a British singer-songwriter from Uckfield, near Brighton.[2]

Career

Early years (2007–2010)

At the age of 15, he MCed with a drum and bass crew using the handle Rag 'N' Bonez, inspired by watching repeats of the 1970s British sitcom Steptoe and Son. When he moved to Brighton, his friend Gizmo formed the Rum Committee and invited him to join the group as well. He started performing at Slip-jam B, where he met a lot of people who helped him to start his musical career.[3] Over the next few years, they supported hip hop artists Pharoahe Monch and KRS-One at Brighton’s Concorde 2, and released their own album through Bandcamp.

At 19, encouraged by his father, Graham sang at a blues jam in a local pub. Graham self-released a vocal EP called Blues Town. He got booked for acoustic gigs, including one supporting Joan Armatrading at Brighton Dome.[4]

Wolves and Disfigured EPs (2011–2015)

Around 2011, Graham started working with UK hip hop label High Focus, releasing a number of recordings with them.

Shortly afterwards Graham began to collaborate with record producer Mark Crew, who at the time was working on Bastille’s debut album Bad Blood. In 2013 Graham signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell which meant that he was able to pursue his music career full-time.

In 2014, working in collaboration with Mark Crew, Graham released an EP, Wolves through Best Laid Plans Records, containing nine tracks with guests including rapper Vince Staples, Stig Of The Dump, and Kate Tempest.

The follow up, in 2015 was the Disfigured EP, also released through Best Laid Plans Records. Lead track "Bitter End" was supported, then play-listed on BBC Radio 1 Xtra, and made it onto BBC Radio 1's 'In New Music We Trust' playlist.[5][6]

"Human" and debut album (2016–present)

His first hit single "Human" was released on Columbia Records[7] in July 2016. It has peaked at number one in the Official Singles Charts in Austria, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland and has been certified Gold in Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. It will be followed in March 2017 by his debut album with tracks produced variously by Two Inch Punch, Jonny Coffer and Mark Crew.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Human

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUT
[8]		 BEL
(Fl)
[9]		 GER
[10]		 SWI
[11]
Bluestown[12]
  • Released: 11 November 2012
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Rambustious Records
 — — — —
Wolves
  • Released: 24 October 2014
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Best Laid Plans Records
 69 88 44 61
Disfigured
  • Released: 6 March 2015
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Best Laid Plans Records
 — — — —
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak positions Certification Album
UK
[13]		 AUS
[14]		 AUT
[8]		 BEL
(FL)
[9]		 FRA
[15]		 GER
[10]		 NLD
[16]		 SWE
[17]		 SWI
[11]
2015 "Hard Came the Rain"[18] — — — — — — — — — Disfigured
2016 "Healed" — — — — — — — — — Human
"Wolves" — — — — — — — — —
"Human" 11 39
[19] 		1 1 5
[20] 		1 14 23
[21] 		1
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Year Title Album
2016 "She"[22]
(Stig of the Dump featuring Rag'n'Bone Man)		 Kubrick

External links

References

  1. ↑ 40, Stichting Nederlandse Top. "Rag'n'Bone Man".
  2. ↑ Barton, Laura (1 January 2015). "'A little punk, a little jazz, a little shoegaze': meet the new blues" – via The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Rag N' Bone Man: The MC building a refuge for his past loves". 9 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Dome, Brighton. "Local talent to support award-winning artist at Brighton Dome / News & Blog / Brighton Dome".
  5. ↑ "Rag'n'Bone Man - Bitter End, Glastonbury - BBC Music".
  6. ↑ "Hot For 2015 - Rag 'N' Bone Man - BBC Radio 1Xtra".
  7. ↑ "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - SONY MUSIC U.K.'S TIPS FOR 2016".
  8. 1 2 "Discographie Rag'n'Bone Man". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Discografie Rag'n'Bone Man". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Discographie Rag'n'Bone Man" (enter "Rag n Bone Man" into the "Suchen" box). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Discographie Rag'n'Bone Man". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Bluestown by Rag'n'Bone Man on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "RAG'N'BONE MAN | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Discography Rag'n'Bone Man". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Discographie Rag'n'Bone Man". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Discografie Rag'n'Bone Man". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Discography Rag'n'Bone Man". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  18. ↑ Pollard, Alexandra (9 March 2016). "Premiere: Rag'N'Bone Man reveals new single 'Hard Came The Rain' | Gigwise". Gigwise. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  20. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 47, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  22. ↑ "She (feat. Rag'n'Bone Man) - Single by Stig Of The Dump on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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