Background
Rodford was born in Street Albans, Hertfordshire.
Rodford was born in Street Albans, Hertfordshire.
Rodford played in The Animals II for two years, leaving to join the reformation of The Zombies in 2001. He also works with a group of former Kinks members, in The Kast Office Kinks. Rodford later joined the Mike Cotton Sound as bass guitarist.
When Rod Argent quit the band, the remaining three members (Rodford, Henrit and Verity) formed the short-lived band Phoenix.
Eventually, Rodford joined The Kinks as bassist in 1978 and played with them until their final disintegration in 1996. From 1999–2001 Rodford appeared in a band that ex-Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine formed, The Animals II, which also featured former Animals drummer John Steel and keyboardist Dave Rowberry.
Rodford never played with The Zombies in the 1960s, despite having been closely involved with them. In 2008 Rodford joined The Kast Office Kinks, on the retirement of John Dalton, whom he had followed into the Kinks after Andy Pyle.
In 2009 Jim Rodford regularly played in "The Rodford Files" along with Steve Rodford (Blunstone/Argent band) on drums, Russian Rodford on guitar, and Derik Timms (mOOn Dogs) on guitar,lap steel,slide and vocals.
In 2010 the original line-up of Argent reformed and resumed playing in concert. They mounted a short tour including gigs in Frome, Southampton, Wolverhampton, Leamington Spa and London.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s he was a member of The Bluetones, the biggest band in Street Albans at the time. Along with Rod Argent, Rodford was one of the founding members of Argent.