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{{short description|English R&B and jazz musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Georgie Fame
| image = Georgie Fame
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| alias = Georgie Fortune
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| birth_place = [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]], [[Lancashire]], England
| genre = {{hlist|[[Soul jazz]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Every Sound There Is: The Beatles' Revolver and the Transformation of Rock and Roll|first=Russell|last=Reising|date=2017|publisher=Routledge}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Anarchy|page=132|date=1965}}</ref>|[[R&B]]<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/georgie-fame-mn0000543055/discography|website=Allmusic|title=Georgie Fame biography|first=Steve|last=Huey}}</ref>|[[pop music|pop]]<ref name=allmusic />|[[soul music|soul]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Prem Rawat and Counterculture: Glastonbury and New Spiritualities|first=Ron|last=Geaves|date=2019|page=84|quote=…soul bands such as Georgie Fame…}}</ref>|[[jazz]]<ref name=allmusic />}}
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| instrument = {{hlist|Keyboards|vocals|guitar}}
| years_active = 1959–present
| label = [[Columbia Graphophone Company|Columbia]], [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], [[CBS Records International|CBS]], [[Pye Records|Pye]]
| associated_acts = [[Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames]], [[Alan Price]], [[Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings]], [[Van Morrison]]
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'''Georgie Fame''' (born '''Clive Powell'''; 26 June 1943) is an English [[R&B]] and [[jazz]] musician.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book |editor-last=Larkin |editor-first=Colin |editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]
==Biography==
===Early life===
Powell was born at 1 Cotton Street, [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]], [[Lancashire]], England.<ref name="Larkin"/> He took piano lessons from the age of seven.
At sixteen years of age, Powell went to London and, on the recommendation of [[Lionel Bart]], entered into a management agreement with [[Larry Parnes]], who had given new stage names to artists [[Marty Wilde]] and [[Billy Fury]].<ref name="Larkin"/> Fame later recalled that Parnes had given him an ultimatum over his forced change of name: "It was very much against my will but he said, 'If you don't use my name, I won't use you in the show'".<ref name=Rudland>Rudland, D. (2010), CD booklet notes to ''Georgie Fame: Mod Classics 1964–1966, Ace Records'', CDBGPD 206</ref>
Over the following year Fame toured the UK playing beside Wilde, [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]], [[Dickie Pride]], [[Gene Vincent]], [[Eddie Cochran]] and others. Fame played piano for Billy Fury in his backing band, the Blue Flames. When the backing band got the sack at the end of 1961, it was re-billed as "Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames" and went on to enjoy great success with a repertoire largely of rhythm and blues numbers.
===The Blue Flames===
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[[File:GeorgieFame1966.jpg|thumb|Fame and Rick Brown performing at The [[Grand Gala du Disque]], [[Amsterdam]], on Saturday
Fame was influenced by [[jazz]], [[blues]]
In 1963, the band recorded its debut album, ''Rhythm and Blues at the Flamingo''.<ref name="Larkin"/> Produced by Ian Samwell and engineered by [[Glyn Johns]],<ref>Johnny Gunnell, cover liner notes on ''Rhythm and Blues at the Flamingo'', Polydor RSO, SPELP80.</ref> the album was released in place of a planned single by EMI [[Columbia Graphophone Company|Columbia]]. It failed to reach the chart, but the October 1964 follow-up, ''Fame at Last'', reached No. 15 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].
[[Ronan O'Rahilly]] failed to get Fame's first record played by the BBC.<ref>[http://www.offshoreechos.com/Caroline%2060/Radio%20Caroline%20-%20The%2060s%20Chapter%2004.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927033543/http://www.offshoreechos.com/Caroline%2060/Radio%20Caroline%20-%20The%2060s%20Chapter%2004.htm
Fame enjoyed continual chart success, with three number one hits in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> His version of "[[Yeh, Yeh]]", released on 14 January 1965, spent two weeks at No. 1 on the UK singles chart.<ref name="Larkin"/> "In the Meantime" charted in both UK and US. Fame made his US television debut that same year on ''[[Hullabaloo (TV series)|Hullabaloo]]''. His single "[[Getaway (Georgie Fame song)|Get Away]]", released on 21 July 1966, spent one week at No. 1 on the UK chart and 11 weeks on the chart. The song was written as a jingle for a petrol commercial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukmix.org/articles/charts/1966.html|title=UKMIX – Articles – Chart Of All Time – 1966 |publisher=ukmix.org |access-date=10 January 2015}}</ref> His version of the [[Bobby Hebb]] song "[[Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)|Sunny]]" made No. 13 in the UK charts in September 1966.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dirg/georgief.htm |title=Georgie Fame |publisher=45-rpm.org.uk |date=26 June 1943 |access-date=29 June 2014}}</ref> His greatest chart success was in 1967 when "[[The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde]]" became a number one hit in the UK
==== Popular culture ====
[[File:Georgie Fame in Sweden 1968.jpg|thumb|220px|left|Georgie Fame at [[Gröna Lund]], Stockholm, 1968]]▼
Two of the band's recordings, "Pink Champagne" and "[[Yeh, Yeh]]", were featured in the 2020 [[Netflix]] series '[[The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)|The Queen's Gambit]]'.[[File:Georgie Fame in Sweden 1968.jpg|thumb|220px|left|Georgie Fame at [[Gröna Lund]], Stockholm, 1968]]
===Solo===
Fame continued playing into the 1970s, having a hit with "Rosetta" with his friend [[Alan Price]] in 1971, and they worked together extensively.<ref name="Larkin"/> In 1974, he reunited the Blue Flames and began to sing with European orchestras and big bands. He wrote jingles for radio and TV commercials and composed for the films ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane (film)|Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' (1970) and ''The Alf Garnett Saga'' (1972).
The artist released two singles produced by [[Stock Aitken Waterman]] in 1986, a cover of [[Richie Cole (musician)|Richie Cole]]'s "[[New York Afternoon]]", (credited as Mondo Kané featuring Dee Lewis, Coral Gordon and Georgie Fame) and a cover of a [[Gilberto Gil]] track, "Samba", under his own name, for which he wrote the English-language lyrics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 12: Tell Me Tomorrow to New York Afternoon on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-12-tell-me-tomorrow-to-new-york-afternoon/id1565879477?i=1000535927660|access-date=2021-11-15|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 16: Living Legend to Samba on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-16-living-legend-to-samba/id1565879477?i=1000541752390|access-date=2021-11-15|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-AU}}</ref>
He became a member of [[Van Morrison]]'s band, as well as his musical producer.<ref name="Larkin"/> He played keyboards and sang harmony vocals on "In the Days Before Rock 'n' Roll" from the album ''[[Enlightenment (Van Morrison album)|Enlightenment]]'' while recording and touring as a solo act. He played organ on Van Morrison's albums between 1989 and 1997 and starred at Terry Dillon's 60th-birthday party on 10 May 2008. Morrison refers to Fame in the line "I don't run into Mr. Clive" in his song "Don't Go to Nightclubs Anymore" on the 2008 ''[[Keep It Simple]]'' album. Fame appeared as a guest on Morrison's television concert presented by [[BBC Four]] on 25 and 27 April 2008.▼
▲He became a member of [[Van Morrison]]'s band, as well as his musical producer.<ref name="Larkin"/> He played keyboards and sang harmony vocals on "In the Days Before Rock 'n' Roll" from the album ''[[Enlightenment (Van Morrison album)|Enlightenment]]'' while recording and touring as a solo act. He played organ on Van Morrison's albums between 1989 and 1997, and starred at Terry Dillon's 60th
Fame was a founding member of
▲[[File:Georgie Fame's
▲Fame was a founding member of [[Bill Wyman]]'s band Rhythm Kings. He also worked with [[Count Basie]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Muddy Waters]], [[Joan Armatrading]], and [[the Verve]].<ref>[http://www.thepoint-online.co.uk/thepoint-702] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928092923/http://www.thepoint-online.co.uk/thepoint-702|date=28 September 2007}}</ref>
Fame has played residences at [[Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club]].<ref name="Larkin"/> He played organ on [[Starclub]]'s album. He was the headline act on the Sunday night at the Jazz World stage at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2009|2009 Glastonbury Festival]] after performing at the Midsummer Music at Spencers festival in Essex.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spencersgarden.net/event.php |title=Spencers – Spencers Events |website=Spencersgarden.net |access-date=29 June 2014 |archive-date=6 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206175704/http://spencersgarden.net/event.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 18 April 2010, Fame and his sons Tristan Powell (guitar) and James Powell (drums) performed at the Live Room at [[Twickenham Stadium]]<ref name="twick">{{cite news|title=Yeh Yeh Georgie Fame at the Live Room |url=https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/yoursay/news/8107213.Yeh_Yeh_Georgie_Fame_at_the_Live_Room/ |newspaper=[[Richmond and Twickenham Times]] |access-date=25 February 2019 |date=19 April 2010}}</ref> for the tenth birthday celebrations of [[Eel Pie Island|The Eel Pie Club]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eelpieclub.com |title=Eel Pie Club |website=Eel Pie Club |access-date=29 June 2014}}</ref> Part of the proceeds from the concert benefitted the [[Otakar Kraus
In July 2014, Fame played at the village hall in [[Goring-on-Thames]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?id=39862 |title=Henley on Thames News | Concert for Festival featuring Georgie Fame |website=Henleystandard.co.uk |access-date=29 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822044511/http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?id=39862 |archive-date=22 August 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and then at the [[Cornbury Park|Cornbury Festival]] in Oxfordshire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cornburyfestival.com/line-up/ |title=Line Up – Cornbury Music Festival |website=Cornburyfestival.com |access-date=29 June 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Personal life==
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Nicolette Powell died on 13 August 1993, after jumping off the [[Clifton Suspension Bridge]].<ref name="whatever">{{cite news|title=High Society: Whatever happened to the last of the debs? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/high-society-whatever-happened-to-the-last-of-the-debs-417273.html |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |access-date=7 January 2019 |date=24 September 2006}}</ref> In an interview before her death, Fame said that they had stayed happily married because of her "charm, beauty, forbearance and understanding".<ref name="fall">{{cite news |title=Pop star's wife died in fall from bridge |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/pop-stars-wife-died-in-fall-from-bridge-1463007.html |newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=7 January 2019 |date=24 August 1993 }}</ref>
Fame supports the [[Countryside Alliance]] and has played concerts to raise funds for the organisation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roxyrama.com/classic/cgi-bin/2006/cginews.cgi?record=41|title=Welcome roxyrama.com - BlueHost.com|website=Roxyrama.com|access-date=31 October 2009|archive-date=2 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202202603/http://www.roxyrama.com/classic/cgi-bin/2006/cginews.cgi?record=41|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Discography==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|Georgie Fame}}
*[http://georgiefame.absoluteelsewhere.net Georgie Fame] at absoluteelsewhere.net
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=georgie-fame-p4229}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdrdN1PFa-U Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames - "Yeh Yeh"] - [[Ready Steady Go!|Ready, Steady, Go]]! on [[YouTube]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifht4gRVUko Georgie Fame - Getaway], Go Go Scope, 1968 on [[YouTube]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i8mTAsv5cA Georgie Fame - The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde (1968)] on [[YouTube]]
*{{YouTube|F0to4Kpa86A|''The Entertainers: Georgie Fame''}} – [[Grampian Television]] broadcast 28 May 1979
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