the Jets (British band)

{{Short description|British rockabilly band}}

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| origin = United Kingdom

| genre = Rockabilly

| years_active = 1978–present

| label = EMI, Krypton Records

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| current_members = Bob Cotton (lead vocals, double bass)

Ray Cotton (lead guitar, vocals)

Tony Cotton (drums, vocals)

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The Jets are a British rockabilly band,{{cite book|last1=Décharné|first1=Max|title=A Rocket in My Pocket: The Hipster's Guide to Rockabilly|date=2010 |publisher=Profile Books|isbn=9781846687211|page=284|edition=illustrated}} who had two charting singles in the early 1980s with "Yes Tonight Josephine" and "Love Makes the World Go Round". The songs reached numbers 25 and 21 respectively on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=283}} Both tracks featured on their album, 100% Cotton. The band scored six other minor chart entries, all charting within the top 75. The Jets consists of three brothers, Bob Cotton (eldest - double bass and lead vocals), Ray Cotton (middle - lead guitar and lead/backing vocals) and Tony Cotton (youngest - drums and backing vocals).{{cite web|title=The Jets|url=http://www.rockabillyhall.com/thejets1.html|website=Rockabilly Hall of Fame|access-date=18 February 2022}}

The band continues to tour the club and rockabilly circuit both in the UK and abroad and is still producing albums.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}}