Person    | Male  Born 26/6/1943 

Georgie Fame

Categories: Music / songs

Jazz and R&B singer and pianist. Born as Clive Powell in Leigh, Lancashire. He had many hit songs in the 1960s and 70s, including 'Yeh Yeh', 'Getaway' and 'The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde'.

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Georgie Fame

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Wardour Street clubs

This is the former site of the..... 1960s - Flamingo Club where Georgie Fame ...

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