Composer
Georgie Fame
English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player
b. 1943
2 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1943
- Birthplace
- Leigh
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell; 26 June 1943) is an English R&B and jazz musician. Fame, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still performing, often working with contemporaries such as Alan Price, Van Morrison and Bill Wyman. Fame is the only British music act to have achieved three UK No. 1 hits with his only top 10 chart entries: "Yeh, Yeh" in 1964, "Get Away" in 1966 and "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" in 1968.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- jazz musician; pianist; composer; singer; musician
- Instruments played
- Hammond organ; piano; musical keyboard; voice; organ
- Genres
- jazz; soul; jazz fusion
- Official website
- http://georgie-fame.blogspot.com
- Birth name
- Clive Powell
- Pseudonym
- Georgie Fame
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 39561643
- ISNI
- 0000000063098333
- GND ID
- 13437018X
- Library of Congress ID
- n94059750
- MusicBrainz ID
- 17776099-2662-48e0-9a51-7e3cbe0930fa; 5f0f0f82-f3e8-4cdd-9ef4-99f1685bff14
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- easy listening, pop, Rock
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeh Yeh | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 39561643. Portrait: Pressens Bild / Scanpix, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.