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Tag Archives: Georgie Fame
Moving the room with the James Taylor Quartet
There was some serious attention seeking going on when I called James Taylor at his home studio in Kent. It wasn’t down to him though, but his Cairn terrier, Heidi, after he shut her out of his studio in a … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Acid Jazz, Bach, Blow-Up, Booker T & The MGs, Caravan, Eddie Piller, George Benson, Georgie Fame, Herbie Hancock, Ian McLagen, James Brown, James Taylor, James Taylor Quartet, Jimmy Smith, John Peel, Jon Lord, Keith Emerson, Kent, Kylie Minogue, Medway, Mod, Pat Illingworth, Preston Guild Hall, Rochester, Ronnie Scott's, Starsky & Hutch, Stockholm. Mark Cox, The Prisoners
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Sideways On – the Geno Washington interview
I should give prior warning here that this interview involves lots of exclamation marks. But believe me, there could have been many more. Let’s just say that the septuagenarian soul legend on the other end of the line lives life with … Continue reading
Still diving for pearls – the Elkie Brooks interview
At the end of February, Elkie Brooks turns 70, and that seems difficult to believe. In fact, the Lancashire-born vocal talent agrees, chipping in with, “Likewise!” Elkie, born Elaine Bookbinder in Broughton, Salford, and brought up in Prestwich, North Manchester, … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Alan Price, Devon, Elkie Brooks, Georgie Fame, Humphrey Lyttelton, lancashire, Lilac Wine, Pete Gage, Robert Palmer, Small Faces, The Beatles, The Lowry, Vinegar Joe
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Still rolling after all these years – the Bill Wyman interview
Hard to believe, maybe, but Bill Wyman turns 77 later this month. Yet that’s not stopping him going out on the road again – for a mammoth 27-date UK tour with his star-studded band. Furthermore, few people will have given … Continue reading
