Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
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Also known as | Blues Incorporated |
Origin | Parlophone |
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Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, or simply Blues Incorporated,[1][2][3] were an English blues band formed in London in 1961, led by Alexis Korner and including at various times Jack Bruce, Charlie Watts, Terry Cox, Ginger Baker, Art Wood, Long John Baldry, Ronnie Jones, Danny Thompson, Graham Bond, Cyril Davies and Dick Heckstall-Smith.
History
Korner (1928–1984) was a member of
In 1961 Korner and Davies formed Blues Incorporated, the first amplified
On 17 March 1962, Korner and Davies established a regular "Rhythm and Blues Night" at the
From 3 May 1962, Blues Incorporated secured a Thursday-night residency at the Marquee Club, which brought them to the attention of record producer and promoter Jack Good who arranged a recording contract with Decca Records resulting in the LP R&B from the Marquee, released in late 1962.[4] The album was actually recorded in the Decca studio and featured Baldry as lead singer with songs by Muddy Waters, Jimmy Witherspoon and Leroy Carr.
Late in 1962 Davies disagreed with Korner's intention to add a brass section to the band and turn more towards jazz than blues, so left to form his own group, the
Blues Incorporated concentrated on live work rather than recording and the group only released two singles on
Discography
- R&B from the Marquee (1962)
- Red Hot From Alex (1964)
- At The Cavern (1964)
- Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated (1965)
- Sky High (1965)
Bibliography
- ISBN 1-900924-41-2
- B.B.King
- ISBN 0-7043-2696-5- First Edition : Blowing The Blues - Fifty Years Playing The British Blues
- Christopher Hjort Strange brew: ISBN 1-906002002
- Harry Shapiro Alexis Korner: The Biography, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London 1997, Discography by Mark Troster
References
- ISBN 9780472036998– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9781317120940– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9781619024120 – via Google Books.[permanent dead link]
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ISBN 978-1-906002-26-8