Georgie Fame (CLIVE POWELL) started backing BILLY FURY & MARTY WILDE before he
went Solo as G.FAME & The BLUE FLAMES.
Through this group also went a lot of later well known musicians like JOHN McLAUGHLIN - guitar ;
COLIN GREEN - guitar; B.ODGERS - bass; JON HISEMAN & MITCH MITCHELL - drums;
ALAN SKIDMORE etc. etc.
He had two number one Hits in UK with YEAH YEAH & GETAWAY.
At end of 1966 he split from BLUE FLAMES and became more Pop orientated another No.1 Hit
with Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde followed.
In 1971 he had an partnership with ex-ANIMAL - ALAN PRICE.
In the 80s & 90s he worked some years in VAN MORRISON's group as musical director.
But also released some Solo LP's in this time too.
Style: 60s R&B with jazz elements
see:
Billy Fury ; Marty Wilde ; Alan Price ; Van Morrison ; John McLaughlin ; Jimi Hendrix ; IF (incl. Dick Morrisey & Terry Smith) ;
Colosseum ; Sweet Thursday ; Keef Hartley Band ; Zoot Money ; Andy Fairweather-Low (Amen Corner) ; Bill Wyman ;
Musicians:
Georgie Fame - organ , keyb., guitar, lead vocals; Big Jim Sullivan, Terry Smith - guitar;
Colin Green, John McLaughlin - guitar; Gordon Beck, Stan Tracey - piano;
Tony Makins, Cliff Barton, Brian Odgers, Phil Bates, Jeff Clyne - bass; Harvey Burns - drums;
John (Mitch) Mitchell, Red Reece, John Hiseman, Phil Seamen, Bill Eyden, Brian Bennett - drums;
Glen Hughes, Mick Eve, Ray Warleigh, Ronnie Scott, Dick Morrissey (If) , Alan Skidmore - sax;
Tubby Hayes, Tony Coe - sax; John Marshall - trombones;
Edward Thornton, Kenny Wheeler, Bert Courtley, Derek Watkins - trumpet;
and many more
HARRY SOUTH BIG BAND ;
TRACKS :
Yeh Yeh (Grant-Patrick-Hendricks)
Green Onions (B.T.Jones-Cropper-Jackson-Steinberg)
Let the Good Times roll (Theard-Moore)
Sitting in the Park (B.Stewart)
Funny how Time slips away (Nelson)
Shop around (Gordy-Robinson)
Baby please don't go (M.Allison)
Get away (Clive Powell)
Eso Beso (J.&N.Sherman)
In the Meantime (Burch)
Sunny (B.Hebb)
Ride your Pony (Neville)
Night Train (Forrest-Washington-Simpkins)
I Love the Life I live (W.Dixon)