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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Clive Powell |
| Born | 26 June 1943 |
| Origin | Leigh, Lancashire, England |
| Genre(s) | rhythm and blues, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, musical director |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, keyboards |
| Associated acts | Blue Fames Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames |
Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell, 26 June 1943, Leigh, is a British rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leigh is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a The title of music director or musical director is used by many Symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leigh is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard.
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Career
At sixteen years of age, he entered into a management agreement with Larry Parnes, who gave artists new names such as Marty Wilde and Billy Fury. Larry Parnes (real name Laurence Maurice Palmer) was born in 1930 in Willesden, London; and died on 4 August 1989, in London Marty Wilde (born Reginald Leonard Smith 15 April 1939, Greenwich, South London) is an English Singer and Songwriter Billy Fury (born Ronald William Wycherley, 17 April 1940 - 28 January, 1983) was an internationally successful British Fame was already playing piano for Billy Fury in a backing band called the Blue Flames, which later became billed as "Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames". The band had great success with rhythm and blues.
Fame's greatest success was "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" in 1968, which was a number one hit in the United Kingdom, and No. " The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde " is a Song recorded by the English R&B singer Georgie Fame. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 7 in the United States; Fame also had UK number one hits with "Yeh Yeh" (1965) and "Get Away" (1966). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located " Yeh Yeh " is a Latin soul song It was written by Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick and first recorded by Mongo Santamaria on "Getaway" (in most original releases the song is spelled this way not "Get Away" is a #1 single for Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
Although he enjoyed regular chart success with singles in the late 1960s, it was a peculiar quirk of chart statistics that his only three Top 10 hits all made number one. Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre.
Fame continued playing into the 1970s, having a hit, "Rosetta", in 1971. He suffered from some bad publicity, as a result of being convicted of possessing drugs and then being named as co-respondent in the divorce case of the Marquess of Londonderry. Alexander Charles Robert Vane-Tempest-Stewart 9th Marquess of Londonderry (born 7 September 1937) is a British nobleman
Georgie Fame recorded "Rosetta" with a close friend, Alan Price, ex-keyboard player of The Animals, and they worked together extensively for a time. Alan Price (born 19 April 1941 in Fatfield, County Durham, England) is a Musician, Songwriter, Record The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. He has also toured as one of the Rhythm Kings, with his friend, Bill Wyman, playing bass. Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on 24 October 1936 was the Bass guitarist for the English Rock and roll band The Rolling The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the
From the late 1980s, until the 1997 album The Healing Game, Fame was a core member of Van Morrison's band, as well as his musical producer, playing keyboards and singing harmony vocals on tracks like "In the Days before Rock 'n' Roll", whilst still recording and touring as an artist in his own right. The Healing Game is an Album by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1997 George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Morrison refers to Fame in a line: "I don't run into Mr. Clive" on his song, "Don't Go to Nightclubs Anymore" featured on his 2008 album, Keep It Simple. Keep It Simple is the thirty-third solo studio Album recorded by Northern Irish Singer/songwriter Van Morrison. Fame appears as a special guest on Morrison's television concert show presented by BBC Four series on April 25, and April 27, 2008. BBC Four is a BBC Television channel available to digital television ( Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable) viewers in the Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
Fame frequently plays residences at jazz clubs, such as Ronnie Scott's. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Ronnie Scott ( January 28 1927, in Aldgate, East London &ndash December 23 1996) was a British Jazz He has also played organ on Starclub's album. For the club in Hamburg see Star-Club. Starclub was an early 90s rock band from England.
Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames were the only act from the UK to be invited to perform with the first Motown Review when it hit London in the mid-1960s.
Fame has also collaborated with some of music world's most successful music names. He played organ on all of the Van Morrison albums between 1989–1997, and served as the musical director as well as starring at Terry Dillon's 60th birthday party on 10th May 2008. George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Fame was also founding member of Bill Wyman's early band Rhythm Kings and he has also worked with the likes of Count Basie, Alan Price, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Joan Armatrading and the band The Verve. Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on 24 October 1936 was the Bass guitarist for the English Rock and roll band The Rolling William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist Alan Price (born 19 April 1941 in Fatfield, County Durham, England) is a Musician, Songwriter, Record Gene Vincent, real name Vincent Eugene Craddock, ( February 11, 1935 - October 12, 1971) was an American Rock'n'roll pioneer Raymond Edward "Eddie" Cochran ( October 3, 1938 He took music lessons in school but quit the band to play drums Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer For the album by Redman, see Muddy Waters (album. For the college football coach see Muddy Waters (football coach. Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading (born December 9 1950 is a British Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist. The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth [1]
Radio Caroline
According to Ronan O'Rahilly, Fame attained a place in broadcasting history when O'Rahilly, who then managed him, could not get Fame's first record played by the BBC. Ronan O'Rahilly is an Irish businessman best known as the founder of Pirate radio stations Radio Caroline South which broadcast from a ship anchored in For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit [2] When he was also turned down by Radio Luxembourg, O'Rahilly claims that he announced he would start his own radio station in order to promote the record. Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. [3] The station supposedly became the offshore pirate radio station, Radio Caroline. The term pirate radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmissions Radio Caroline is a European Radio station that started transmissions on Easter Sunday 1964 from a ship anchored in International waters off the coast of [4]
Personal life
In 1972, Fame married Nicolette, Marchioness of Londonderry, the former wife of the 9th Marquess. Alexander Charles Robert Vane-Tempest-Stewart 9th Marquess of Londonderry (born 7 September 1937) is a British nobleman Lady Londonderry, née Nicolette Harrison, already had given birth to one of Fame's children during marriage to the marquess; the child, James, bore the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh and was believed to be heir to the marquessate. A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of Nobility used by children former wives and other close relatives of a peer. When tests determined that the child was actually Fame's, the Londonderrys divorced. The couple had one son after their marriage, Tristan. Nicolette Fame died on August 13, 1993, after jumping off the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a Suspension bridge, spanning the Avon Gorge and linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in
References
- ^ Georgie Fame - information on music collaborations including Motown Review http://www.thepoint-online.co.uk/thepoint-702 Retrieved 01/09/07
- ^ Radio Caroline Story - the 60s OFFSHORE ECHOS
- ^ Don't Get Mad, Get Even History of Radio Caroline
- ^ The Offshore Radio Revolution in Britain 1964 - 2004 Created: 31 August 2004 - Published by the H2G2
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