Georgie Fame

Georgie Fame's swinging, surprisingly credible blend of {jazz} and American {R&B} earned him a substantial following in his native U.K., where he scored three number one singles during the '60s. Fame played piano and organ in addition to singing, and was influenced by the likes of Mose Allison, Booker T. & The Mg's, and Louis Jordan. Early in his career, he also peppered his repertoire with Jamaican {ska} and {luebeat} tunes, helping to popularize that genre in England; during his later years, he was one of the few {jazz} singers of any stripe to take an interest in the vanishing art of {vocalese}, and earned much general respect from {jazz} critics on both sides of the Atlantic.

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