Chris Farlowe

Chris Farlowe
Chris Farlowe 2010
Background information
Birth name	John Henry Deighton
Also known as	Little Joe Cook
Born	13 October 1940 (1940-10-13) (age 71)
Origin	Islington, North London, England
Genres	Blues Blue-eyed soul R&B Jazz rock
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Columbia, Immediate, Stateside Sue (as Cook)
Associated acts	The Chris Farlowe Band, The Thunderbirds, The Johnny Burns Rhythm and Blues Quartet, The John Henry Skiffle Group, Colosseum, Atomic Rooster
Website	chrisfarlowe.co.uk

Chris Farlowe (born John Henry Deighton, 13 October 1940, Islington, North London, England) is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time", which rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966,^[1] and his association with Colosseum and the Thunderbirds. Outside his music career, Farlowe collects war memorabilia.^[2]

Career

Inspired by Lonnie Donegan, Farlowe's musical career began with a skiffle group, the John Henry Skiffle Group, in 1957,^[3] before he joined the Johnny Burns Rhythm and Blues Quartet, in 1958. He met guitarist Bob Taylor in 1959 and, through Taylor, joined the Thunderbirds, who went on to record five singles for the Columbia label. He released a cover version of "Stormy Monday Blues" under the pseudonym of "Little Joe Cook", which perpetuated the myth that he was a black singer.^[2]

Farlowe moved to Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate label and recorded eleven singles, five of which were cover versions of Rolling Stones songs including "Paint It, Black", "Think", "Ride On, Baby", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "Out of Time"). Farlowe's single "Out of Time" reached #1 (1966) in the UK Singles Chart.^[1] He recorded four more singles, the best known of which is Mike d'Abo's "Handbags and Gladrags".^[3]

He sang vocals for the theme music written by Greenslade for the BBC Television series Gangsters. In 1978 he had a part in a play produced by BBC Birmingham, Curriculee Curricula, first shown on BBC Two and shot in its entirety on video at the University of Birmingham campus, with Magnus Magnusson as the narrator.^[4] Farlowe and Greenslade provided the music. He began an association with the jazz rock group Colosseum in the 1970s, recording a live album and three studio albums including, Daughter of Time (1970). Later in the next millennium he would appear on two more Colosseum albums.^[3] In February 1972 he joined Atomic Rooster,^[5] and is featured on the albums Made in England (1972) and Nice 'n' Greasy (1973). He also sang on three tracks from Jimmy Page's Death Wish II soundtrack (1982), as well as the tracks "Hummingbird", "Prison Blues" and "Blues Anthem" on Page's album Outrider (1988).^[3]

In 2009, Farlowe toured as a featured artist with Maggie Bell and Bobby Tench as part of the Maximum Rhythm and Blues Tour of thirty two UK theatres.^[6]

Discography

Albums

• Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds (February 1966)
• 14 Things to Think About (June 1966) (UK #19)
• The Art of Chris Farlowe (November 1966) (UK #37)
• Tonite Let's All Make Love In London (Soundtrack) (July 1968)
• The Last Goodbye (August 1969)
• From Here to Mama Rosa (September 1970)
• Chris Farlowe Band Live (November 1975)
• Out of the Blue (July 1985)
• The Live EP: Live in Hamburg (March 1986)
• Born Again (June 1986)
• Chris Farlowe & Roy Herrington Live in Berlin (17/18 October 1991)
• Superblues (Recorded live 1991, released 1994)
• Waiting in the Wings (May 1992)
• Swinging Hollywood (1994)
• Lonesome Road (September 1995)
• BBC in Concert (January 1996)
• As Time Go By (October 1996)
• The Voice (April 1998)
• Glory Bound (March 2001)
• Farlowe That! (May 2003)
• Hungary for the Blues (November 2005)
• At Rockpalast (October 2006)
• Hotel Eingang (2008)^[1]

DVDs

• At Rockpalast (October 2006)

Singles

Singles & EPs on Immediate Records (1965–70)

• IM016 "The Fool" / "Treat Her Good"
• IM023 "Think" / "Don't Just Look At Me" (UK #37)
• IM035 "Out of Time" / "Baby Make It Soon" (UK #1)
• IM038 "Ride On Baby" / "Headlines" (UK #31)
• IM041 "My Way of Giving" / "You're So Good To Me" (UK #48)
• IM049 "Yesterday's Papers" / "Life is But Nothing"
• IM056 "Moanin'" / "What Have I Been Doing" (UK #46)
• IM065 "Handbags and Gladrags" / "Everyone Makes a Mistake" (UK #33)
• IM066 "The Last Goodbye" / "Paperman Fly in the Sky" (B-side with the Thunderbirds)
• IM071 "Paint It Black" / "I Just Need Your Loving"
• IM074 "Dawn" / "April was the Month" (with the Thunderbirds)
• IM078 "Out of Time" / "Ride On Baby"
• IMEP001 "Farlowe in the Midnight Hour" (EP)
• IMEP004 "Chris Farlowe Hits" (EP)^[1][7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 195. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Chris Farlowe Biography". NME. http://www.nme.com/artists/chris-farlowe. Retrieved 10 September 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Eder, Bruce. "Chris Farlowe". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4231/biography. Retrieved 2010-07-01. 
4. ^ IMDb.com chris Farlow TV credits
5. ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 235. CN 5585. 
6. ^ "Maximum Rhythm and Blues Tour 2009". Flyingmusic.com. http://www.flyingmusic.com/Maximum-Rhythm-n-Blues-Live-at-the-Flamingo-Autumn-2009. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 
7. ^ "Vinylnet Record Label Discographies". http://www.vinylnet.co.uk. 

External links

• Official website
• 45-rpm.org.uk website information
• Extensive fansite with discography

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