Biography
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Georgie Fame
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Birth name :
Clive Powell
Genres :
Rhythm and blues
Jazz
Instruments :
Vocals
Piano
Keyboards
Also known as :
Georgie Fortune
Labels :
Columbia
Polydor
Years active :
1959–present
Born / Died
Born:(1943-06-26) 26 June 1943 (age 73) Leigh, Lancashire, England
Website :
georgiefame
Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell; 26 June 1943) is an English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player. Fame, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still a popular performer, often working with contemporaries such as Van Morrison and Bill Wyman.
Fame is the only British pop star to have achieved three number one hits with his only Top 10 chart entries: "Yeh, Yeh" in 1964, "Get Away" in 1966 and "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" in 1967.
