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Jul 26, 2020 · Most of the members of the Stones served their apprenticeship in Blues Incorporated, a band led by blues guitarist Alexis Korner, who was born in Paris to an Austrian Jewish father and a Turkish ...
Jun 18, 2012 · Alexis Korner talking about Mick Jagger.wmv BBC docu. clip from 1982
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- The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either. Mick Jagger. Clever, Regret, Past.
- You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need. Mick Jagger. Desire, Trying, Needs.
- Don’t take life too seriously and always remember: it is just a passing fad. Mick Jagger. Fads, Remember, Don't Take Life Too Seriously.
- Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind. Mick Jagger. Dream, Inspiration, Mind.
It also attracted a wider crowd of mostly younger fans, some of whom occasionally performed with the group, including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Geoff Bradford, Rod Stewart, John Mayall, and Jimmy Page.
The Father of British Blues talks about splitting from skiffle in the late '50s; working with such luminaries as Chris Barber and Cyril Davies; his band Blues Incorporated which, at various times, included Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts; meeting Brian Jones and wet-nursing the early Rolling Stones; and talks at length about where the Stones go post Mick-Taylor.
These shows became the place to be, with Korner helping to shape the sound of the burgeoning British rock scene and serving as a mentor and guide to future rock legends including Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Ginger Baker, and Jack Bruce. As Keith Richards said, “Without Alexis Korner there would have been no Rolling Stones.”
Jul 24, 2013 · Young fans who often joined Korner on stage included Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Paul Jones, later of Manfred Mann, Steve Marriott, later of the Small Faces, John Mayall, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Keith Richards and Rod Stewart. That’s how important Korner was to the development of British rock.
