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Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner was born on 19 April 1928 in Paris, France, [4] to an Austrian Jewish father and a mother of Greek, Turkish and Austrian descent. [5] [6] He spent his childhood in France, Switzerland and North Africa, and arrived in London in 1940 after the start of the Second World War.
Apr 19, 2024 · Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner are the Godfathers of the British blues scene. They were an inspiration, and a great help to many young blues fans and aspiring musicians during the late 1950s...
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Marquee Club in London, Alexis Korner is joined on stage by friends Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Ruby Turner.
Born in Paris in 1928, he moved to London as a teenager where he first listened to Jimmy Yancey’s “Slow and Easy Blues,” a song that had an immediate and powerful emotional impact on him, resulting in his desire to devote his total self to music.
Alexis Korner. Born: 19th April 1928. Died: 1st January 1984 aged 55 years. Contribution to British Blues: formed the UK’s (and the world’s) first all-white, electric Blues Band; established the UK’s first Blues Clubs (The London Blues & Barrelhouse Club & The Ealing Club); and inspired a generation of new British Blues and R&B musicians.
Alexis Korner was born in Paris in 1928, although his family was already based in London at the time. [5] His father was an Austrian Jew; his mother was Greek, although she had lived in Istanbul. Both worked across Europe and beyond in the international shipping business.
Dec 8, 2020 · Considered the father of British rhythm and blues, Alexis Korner's influence on a generation of musicians should never be underestimated. Robert Palmer, Eric...
