Alexis andrew nicholas koerner 19 april 1928 1 january 1984, 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. Without alexis korner, there still might have been a british blues scene in the early 1960s, but chances are that it would have been very different from the one that spawned the rolling stones, nurtured the early talents of eric clapton, and made it possible for figures such as john mayall to reach an audience. Born of mixed turkishgreekaustrian descent, korner spent the first decade of his. Alexis korner s blues incorporated discography and songs. Later cyril and alexis korner changed its name to the london blues and barrelhouse club. These three pivotal releases, plus an lp outtake, make up the backbone tracks 117 of this unique compilation.
Alexis andrew nicholas koerner, known professionally as alexis korner, was a british blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to. The 20 most collectable lps record collecting has never been more popular with vinyl lps from the beatles still commanding the highest prices, but experts predict that it wont be long before. The following year they recorded the blues from the roundhouse vol. Alexis korner s blues incorporated featuring cyril davies blues from the roundhouse vol. Blues from the roundhouse great set of alexis korners early colaborations with cyril davies, the great singer and harmonica player who suffered an untimely death in 1964. From the roundhouse, to the ealing club, to the marquee di alexis korner s blues incorporated. As early as 1952, korner had formed a blues duo with harmonica legend cyril davies, before forming blues incorporated with davies in 1962. 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. Alexis korners breakdown group blues from the roundhouse. They formed the ak breakdown group in 1957, which morphed into alexis korner s blues incorporated featuring cyril davies. Blues incorporated 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, davy graham, ginger baker, art wood, long john baldry, ronnie jones, danny thompson, graham. To gain some idea of why alexis korners blues incorporated caused the fuss that it did in 1962, start by playing tracks to 20 of this cd, and then play 1 to 12. Njegov utjecaj bio je presudan na na generaciju tada mladih britanskih glazbenika iz.
Alexis korner and harmonica player cyril davies teamed up in the mid 50s and started the london blues and barrelhouse club, which was not a place but a thursday nights regular fixture at the roundhouse pub in londons soho, on the corner of brewer and wardour streets. Music profile for alexis korner s blues incorporated, formed 1961. They formed the ak breakdown group in 1957, which morphed into alexis korners blues incorporated featuring cyril davies. Most people who follow rock and blues know that blues started in america, made its way to england and then was brought back to the us during the socalled british invasion. Cyril davies and alexis korner the nexus of british blues written by jim s. Davies and produced by brian harvey, this recording was done under the supervision of doug dobell and issued on. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. It was swiftly followed by two equallyrare eps, each also confusingly titled blues from the roundhouse, credited to the alexis korner skiffle group and alexis korners blues incorporated featuring cyril davies, respectively. Find alexis korner discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Alexis korners breakdown group featuring cyril davies streamline train ep blues from the roadhouse vol. Njegov utjecaj bio je presudan na na generaciju tada mladih britanskih glazbenika iz sesdesetih. Back to the delta 1954 alexis korner s breakdown group featuring cyril davis 1957 alexis korner skiffle group.
Alexis korner and cyril davies are universally acknowledged as the god father and the architect of uk blues, respectively. An insight into the presixties blues boom output of two of its main architects cyril davies and alexis korner. From the roundhouse to the ealing club to the marquee jasmine label, will give fans a good picture with only a few overlapping tunes between the two of the music that essentially started the british blues boom which began in the late 50s1960s and beyond. A major influence on the sound of the british music scene in the 1960s, korner was instrumental in the formation of several notable british bands including the rolling stones and free. Cyril davies and alexis korner the nexus of british blues. This essential cd includes two of alexis korner s seminal albums, made when he labored teamed with his longtime music collaborator cyril davies in near complete obscurity.
Blues from the roundhouse by alexis korners breakdown. If john mayall is acknowledged as the father of british blues, it should be indisputable that alexis korner is the genres grandfather. Blues from the roundhouse great set of alexis korners early colaborations with cyril davies, the great singer and harmonica player. The move to more blues music initially led to the loss of most of the skiffle fans but after a slow start the audiences in the new club grew steadily. Alexis korner and cyril davies are universally acknowledged as the godfather and the architect of uk blues, respectively.