British blues
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British blues is a form of music derived from the American blues style, a form that originated in the UK in the late 1950s, and reached its height of mainstream popularity in the 1960s. In Britain, bl
Alexis Korner, often called the father of British blues
Georgie Fame, a major figure of the British R&B movement, in 1968
Peter Green performing with Fleetwood Mac in 1970
Cream, one of the most influential bands to emerge from the movement, c. 1966
Alexis Korner
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Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner, known professionally as Alexis Korner, was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues". A
British blues
…these were guitarist and blues harpist Cyril Davies, who ran the London Skiffle Club at the Roundhouse public house in London's Soho, and guitarist Alexis Korner, both of whom worked for jazz band leader Chris Barber, playing in the R&B segment he introduced to his show. The club served as a focal point for…
Korner and Peter Thorup in Bremen
Korner with Snape