We proudly present:
Mr. Alexis Korner
Hello Alexis, will you tell us your Musical History?
Yes, it`s me. Alexis Korner. They call me `Father of white Blues´. I` m coming back to join you all together in music. Let´s start a session together.
My biography in short
I was born on 19. April 1928 in Paris to an Austrian Jewish ather and a Greek mother. I spent my childhood in France, Switzerland and North Africa and arrived in London in 1940 at the start of World War II. One memory of my youth was listening to a record by black pianist Jimmy Yancey during a German air raid I said to myself:
„All I want to do now is play the blues“.
After the war, I played piano and guitar (my first guitar was built by friend and author Sydney Hopkins.
My early music history
In 1949 I joined `Chris Barbers Jazzband´ and met up with Cypril Davis (1932-1964). His passion was the American Blues. We found together and played in London Jazz Clubs. At least secured a residence at `Marquee Club´ in Wardour Street with singer Baldry and Art Wood in various times and Dick Heckstall Smith at the saxophon. After our first Album we recorded at `Decca Studios´ we brought together more fans of Blues and R&B like Mick Jagger, Keith Richard, Brian Jones, Rod Steward, Paul Jones, John Mayall, Zoot Money and Jimy Page.
1961 I formed a band called `Blues incorporated´ featuring some more guys like Jack Bruce, Charly Watts, Ginger Baker, Long John Baldry, Danny Thomson, Graham Bond just don` t remember all of them. We only concentrated on playing live rather than recording and left the 2 singles `I need your loving/Please Please Please´ (1963) and `Little Baby/Roberta´ (1964), followed by `Rivers Invitation/Every day I have the Blues´ on `Fontana´ …. by the time of the group`s last album `Sky high´ (credited to Alexis Korner` s Blues Incorporated) in 1965, we included `Duffy Power´ on vocals. I dissolved my group in 1966.
Some special events I had were an interview with `Jimi Hendrix Experience´ for the BBC Radio show `Top gear´. Some of these tracks include audio by myself playing slide guitar on the Hendrix double-CD `BBC Sessions´. While touring Skandinavia i formed the band `New Church´ with guitarist and singer `Peter Thorup´. They subsequently were one oft he support bands at the `Rolling Stones Free Concert in Hyde Park London´ on 5. July 1969. At least I was jamming with `Robert Plant´ and i wondered why he had`nt been discovered. We recorded an album and Robert asked me, to join the new `Yardbirds´, a.k.a. `Led Zeppelin´.
That was so far in short my career in the 60th. I f you like, you can read more on Wikipedia. Are the Stones still on stage? I hope, they did a good job by now.
Alexis Korner and Peter Thorup in Bremen
Alexis Korner Slideshow at Musikladen Bremen (Foto: Radio Bremen)
Alexis Korner&Snape, Musikhalle Hamburg, Novemer 1972
Foto: CC-BY-SA Heinrich Klaffs photostream:
Klaffs Photostream
More informations on Wikipedia:
Alexis on Wikipedia
PJP
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Alexis Korner wäre am 19. April 2018 90 Jahre alt geworden.
Obwohl er Musikgeschichte geschrieben hat, war er ein sehr bescheidener Mensch. Aus aktuellem Anlass hier noch einmal seine besondere Musikgeschichte in englischer Sprache recherchiert.
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Alexis Korner ist mir als Künstlername schjon ein Begriff. Ich habe jedoch keine Musik von ihm grad parat (in meinem Kopf).
Ich schau mal nach, was der so gemacht hat. Interessant ist, wie alle Künstler seiner Zet von verschiedenen
Stilrichtungen wie Jazz, Blues, R&B z.b.miteinander verknüpft waren ( sind) .
Schönen Montag noch
LG . Clara
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Hallo Clara,
ich habe Alexis in jungen Jahren mal kennen gelernt. Und das war `backstage´ nach einem Konzert.
Er hat mir gleich eine Flasche Wein in die Hand gedrückt, die da die Runde machte, während andere ihn mit einem Recorder interviewen wollten. Ich saß die ganze Zeit dabei und hatte auch seine uralte Gitarre mal in der Hand.
Alexis hat nach seiner Blues Company in London, wo er so viele zusammenbrachte, immer Gruppen und Musiker gecoached (sagt man heute wohl) und hatte ein unglaubliches Charisma. Nachdem er so früh verstorben ist, war sein letzter Wunsch, das nicht öffentlich zu machen und heute kennen ihn selbst gestandene Musiker nicht mehr, aber ich wedre ihn nie vergessen.
Ein Mensch, wie er im Buche steht!
Danke für deine Beachtung!!
Jürgen aus Loy (PJP)
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