Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
1960s British rhythm and blues group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames were a British rhythm and blues group during the 1960s whose repertoire spanned R&B, pop, rock and jazz.
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 Lead vocalist Georgie Fame in Stockholm 1968 | |
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| Also known as | The Blue Flames |
| Origin | Britain |
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They were originally the backing band for rock and roll singer Billy Fury.
At the end of 1961, their piano player Georgie Fame took over as lead vocalist and they went on to enjoy great success without Fury. They were influenced by Jon Hendricks, Mose Allison and blues musicians such as Willie Mabon.
The group found other influences in ska, which could be heard in Jamaican cafes in and around Ladbroke Grove, England, and frequented by the group's Jamaican born trumpeter Eddie Thornton. During the group's three-year residency at The Flamingo Club, Fame heard the latest jazz and blues from America, and it was Booker T. & the M.G.'s recording "Green Onions" which inspired him to take up playing Hammond organ with the band.[1]