Georgie Fame

vocals, Hammond organ, piano, guitar · 1943 · Leigh (Lancashire)

Born Clive Powell, he took over the Blue Flames, formerly Billy Fury's backing group, and played regularly at the Flamingo, a London jazz club, where he adopted the Hammond organ. Influenced by jazz, blues, and Mose Allison, he worked with Count Basie and was Van Morrison's organist and producer.

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Styles

• British jazz

Landmark tracks

• Yeh, Yeh (1964)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Sep 17, 2019: Spécial Georgie Fame (Bon Temps Rouler, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• Source

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