Jess Roden is one of those rock 'n' roll enigmas. In his native U.K., he was a critic's darling that was said to have a blue-eyed soul voice matched only by the likes of Paul Rodgers and Steve Winwood.

In 1973, he teamed up with ex-Doors John Densmore and Robby Kreiger in the Butts Band, which lasted for one LP and one tour. Later that same year he started working on his solo career. Although he usually always received good press, Roden's numerous solo albums failed to find any significant chart success. Today, Jess Roden works as a professional studio backing vocalist and plays and records his own music sporadically in the U.K.