European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse J. T1v Britain s Georgie Fame a Sleeper Star by Perry Flippin staff writer applause is the fuel that make British Singer Georgie Fame run and like i l Abner sleep Well. Without it he confesses a perform Ance is bloody with it he belts pm out As if he s the no. 1 artist in the business. When found for an interview in his dressing room Between afternoon and evening concerts Fame was sleeping indicating that the show had been Well received. He woke chatted casually about himself and his music and when the questions were finished dozed off again. On stage Fame s somnambulist vanishes in soulful renderings of blues and ballads like keep your big Mouth shut and country his pop recording of Ballad of Bonnie an Clyde was no. 1 on British sales charts and hit hard in America Hemings with a Strong husky voice that is photos by Guenter Schuettner is Well suited to pop. Whether belting the big numbers or caressing soft Sweet sound like sunny Fame sing with authority., never whimpering the lyrics. Fame 24, credits much of his Earl popularity to . Airmen. I grew up in Leigh Lancashire England which is near the Burtonwood air base he explained and i Learned to play forthe american gis there. At first i was a Jerry Lee Lewis copyist later on played Ray Charles stuff and Cannon Ball Adderly and Charlie Parker. Those is told me what they wanted and i Georgie Fame cuts Loose on a blues during european tour count Basie Saxman Eric Dixon seems of watch warily. Played it. They liked my music and understood their the son of a Mill worker Georgiean away from Home at 16 to seek my Fortune As a musician in bounced from one unknown jazz group to another finally got a Man Ager who found bookings and bought an electric Organ which drastically influenced his style and sound. Three years ago while leading a jazz group known As the Blue flames mop topped Fame recorded Yeh Yeh and sold a Quarter of a million discs. The result was several american television appearances on Hullabaloo and by the autumn of 1966, a european poll had named him to British blues artist top male jazz Singer and runner up jazz fans recently had a Chance to hear Fame when he appeared wit the count Basie band on its four country european tour which included a British broadcasting corp. Television special. He recently completed a . Promotion tour for the motion picture Bonnie and Clyde singing of course his Ballad of Bonnie and he is to do the title song in the up coming movie Goforth starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard critics Don t All feel that Georgie can sing. But there s no Dou the s a Sleeper. Fame say a airmen in Britain helped him find i ringing Ityl Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde helped introduce Fame to audiences in America. Saturday May 18, 1968 111 Thi stars and stripes c Page 11
