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"Get Away" [nb 1] is a song by Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, written by Georgie Fame (credited under his birth name Clive Powell). Initially written and recorded for an advertising campaign for petrol, the song was subsequently released on Columbia .
Fame, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still performing, often working with contemporaries such as Alan Price, [6] Van Morrison and Bill Wyman. [7] 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.
Get Away with Georgie Fame: Released: May 1993; Label: Spectrum Music — 1995 Georgie Fame at His Best: Released: 1995; Label: Castle Communications — 1996 The Best of Georgie Fame 1967–1971: Released: August 1996; Label: Columbia — 1997 The Very Best of Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames: Released: 1997; Label: Spectrum Music — 1999 ...
Georgie Fame (then known as Clive Powell) and Colin Green had worked together in 'Colin Green's Beat Boys', who had backed Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran during UK tours. In 1961, piano player Fame, drummer Red Reece, bassist Tex Makins and Green were hired by pop manager Larry Parnes to back Billy Fury as the Blue Flames.
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Alan Price (born 19 April 1942) is an English musician who first found prominence as the original keyboardist of the English rock band the Animals.He left the band in 1965 to form the Alan Price Set; his hit singles with and without the group include "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear", "The House That Jack Built", "Rosetta" (with Georgie Fame) and "Jarrow Song".
Featuring the songs of Mose Allison, the performers were Allison himself, Georgie Fame, Ben Sidran, and Van Morrison, a longtime admirer of Allison's work. The horns were arranged by Pee Wee Ellis . Morrison said he had wanted to make the record for a long time. [ 1 ]
"Peaceful" is a song written by Kenny Rankin, and recorded by several artists.It is best known as hit singles for Georgie Fame (1969) and Helen Reddy (1973).. Introduced by Rankin on his 1967 debut album Mind Dusters on Mercury Records, "Peaceful" was recorded by Bobbie Gentry for her 1968 album Local Gentry on Capitol Records.