Group

Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames

From: United Kingdom
Since: 1961–present
Releases: 9

jazz
r&b

About

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.

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. It was Booker T. & the M.G.'s recording "Green Onions" which inspired him to take up playing Hammond organ with the band.

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