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Georgie Fame
First taking piano lessons as a child in Lancashire, Georgie Fame formed his
first band The Dominoes at 15. He got a job as an entertainer at Butlins Holiday
Camp in Pwllheli, Wales and at 16 was signed by top entrepreneur Larry Parnes -
manager of Billy Fury and Marty Wilde - who changed his name to Georgie Fame and
launched his career in earnest. He played piano with Billy Fury's backing band
The Blue Flames and, when Fury sacked them in 1961, Fame kept the band together
and became front man, playing a mixture of pop, R&B and jazz. They released
their first live album Rhythm & ...
