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Alexis Korner was born in Paris to an Austrian father and Greek mother, and spent his childhood in France, Switzerland, and North Africa. He arrived in London in 1940 at the start of the Second World War. One memory of his youth was listening to a record by Jimmy Yancey during a German air raid. He said, "From then on all I wanted to do was play the blues." After the war, he played piano and guitar,...
Singer-bassist Jack Bruce was a superstar for just two years — as one-third of Cream, with guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker — from the summer of 1966 until the fall of 1968. But as a solo artist, collaborator and pillar of every rhythm section he has passed through, the Scottish-born Bruce, now 65, [...]
As lead singer of The Animals, Eric Burdon was at the forefront of the British Invasion. The band’s, “House Of The Rising Sun”, was a #1 hit in the US, UK, Sweden and Canada in 1964. The song tells of life gone awry in New Orleans. Here is the song as it appeared in 1965’s [...]
Henri Chopin; Les Souffles from the LP La Plaine des Respirs (Tochnit Aleph 073 2007) Herbie’s Tune by Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated from the CD Red Hot From Alex (CMRCD 293 2001/1964). Charles Hayward; Sweetheart, from Switch on War (SUB CD017-40 1991) Download audio file (Wavelength-April25th2008.mp3)
Without Alexis Korner, there still might have been a British blues scene in the early 1960s, but chances are that it would have been very different from the one that spawned the Rolling Stones, nurtured the early talents of Eric Clapton and made it possible for figures such as John Mayall to reach an audience. In 1981, Korner formed the last and greatest "supergroup" of his career, Rocket 88, featuring...
Colin Cooper was the lead singer on "Couldn't Get It Right", the radio-friendly 1976 single by the Climax Blues Band and their sole hit in their native Britain. The group came up with the song after Miles Copeland, their manager, said he couldn't hear any hits amongst the tracks recorded for their ninth album, Gold Plated.
MERSEYSIDE blues duo Blue C are hosting a series of second-Sunday-in-the-month sessions at the "unusual but superb" venue of Fort Perch Rock, at New Brighton.
The burgeoning British Blues and R & B scene of the 60’s served as the playground for this Englishman’s musical talents. During this period Williams was featured as both a bassist and vocalist. Joining such popular British groups of the day as The Alexis Korner Blues Band, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. With his own R & B band The Paul Williams Set , Williams was managed...
Your birthday today: You have an artistic temperament, are intellectual, and fond of music and travel. You enjoy outdoor sports. You should take great pride in your possessions and abilities and use them to your best advantage. You are sincere and will have many close friendships. There is no name written into the book, so you will have to make your birthday friendships elsewhere, perhaps from among...
a crossroads deal - headin' for ten De Bluesband A Crossroads Deal ging in 1993 van start en deed, als denkbeeldige bluestrein, pendelent tussen Chicago en New Orleans, reeds vele stations aan. Anno 2007 dendert de trein, op volle snelheid en kracht, onvermoeibaar voort door bluesland. Voor een avond dampende en stampende blues luidt het advies nog steeds: male yourseld...A Crossroads Deal. Personnel:...
Sure,we could make the obligatory Keith Richards gag here, but dinosaur jokes are so Mesozoic Era. Why don’t we just fast forward to the stories and deliver some Satisfaction instead? “Some children sing in choirs,”Mick Jagger has said, “[and] others like to show off in front of the mirror.” Believe it or not, Jagger was in [...]
Without Alexis Korner, there still might have been a British blues scene in the early 1960s, but chances are that it would have been very different from the one that spawned the Rolling Stones, nurtured the early talents of Eric Clapton and made it possible for figures such as John Mayall to reach an audience. Born of mixed Turkish/Greek/Austrian descent, Alexis Korner spent the first decade of his...
UK - The latest incarnation of London's Marquee Club has been forced to close, just six months after opening for business. The famous club, most recently sited at 14 Upper Saint Martin's Lane, ...
Barry Murphy returns once more trawl the TV and radio guides (so you don't have to) to find anything worth tuning into this week. All listings are for UK terrestrial TV, Freeview and national radio, with the shows running from...
