Graham Maby

{{Short description|English musical artist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Graham Maby

| image = Grahamarty1.jpg

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name =

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1952|9|1}}

| birth_place = Gosport, Hampshire, England

| instrument = Vocals, bass

| genre = Punk rock, new wave, pop, power pop, folk

| occupation = Bassist, proofreader, producer

| years_active = 1978–present

| label = A&M, Virgin, Sony, Ryko

| associated_acts = Joe Jackson, Marshall Crenshaw, They Might Be Giants, Natalie Merchant, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi

| website =

}}

Graham Maby (born 1 September 1952) is an English bass guitar player. He has recorded and toured with Joe Jackson since his first album, appearing on most of Jackson's albums and tours.{{cite web|url=http://www.jj-archive.net/band/maby.html |title=The Joe Jackson Archive: Graham Maby |publisher=Jj-archive.net |date=2008-09-22 |access-date=2011-07-17}}

Maby was born and raised in the central south coast town of Gosport. Working exclusively with Joe Jackson since the late seventies, in the mid 1980s he began working live and in the studio with Marshall Crenshaw. In the early 90s he toured with Graham Parker, Garland Jeffreys, the Silos, and Darden Smith. In 1996, Maby joined They Might Be Giants, and from 1998 until 2002, he recorded and toured with Natalie Merchant. Maby has also recorded and toured with Joan Baez, Freedy Johnston, Henry Lee Summer, Ian Hunter, Regina Spektor, Chris Stamey, Shivaree, and Dar Williams.{{cite web|last=Prato |first=Greg |url={{AllMusic|class=artist |id=p100343/biography |pure_url=yes}} |title=Graham Maby |publisher=AllMusic |date=2002-09-26 |access-date=2011-07-17}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140:graham-maby-joe-jackson-band-bgm-issue-29&catid=43:artist-interviews&Itemid=70 |title=Graham Maby - Joe Jackson Band (BGM Issue 29) |publisher=Bassguitarmagazine.com |access-date=2011-07-17}}

Along with playing bass, Maby also produced several tracks on Johnston's 1992 album, Can You Fly.[http://grahammaby.com/biography.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715211426/http://grahammaby.com/biography.html|date=July 15, 2007}} He appeared in the 1986 movie Peggy Sue Got Married as a member of Marshall Crenshaw's band, and very briefly in the 2019 Todd Phillips movie Joker as a member of the "Murray Franklin Show" band.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

His first-born son Christopher, a musician and actor, died in 1998.A Cure for Gravity, autobiography, Joe Jackson, Da Capo Press, 2000, {{ISBN|978-0306810015}}{{cite news|author1=Rachel Woods |author2=Julie Maby |author3=Carol Hilwyn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/oct/27/familyandrelationships.family7 |title=Family life | Life and style |newspaper=The Guardian |date= 2007-10-26|access-date=2011-07-17 |location=London}}{{cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10182/biographical-summaries-of-notable-people?itemId=2621102&action=showRecord |title=Christopher Maby - Biographical Summaries of Notable People |website=MyHeritage.com |date=1952-09-01 |access-date=2016-03-13}}