Alexis korner biography harry shapiro

          This biography recounts: Korner's early life travelling around Europe and North Africa; his settling in wartime London and pretending to be in the Free French.

        1. This biography recounts: Korner's early life travelling around Europe and North Africa; his settling in wartime London and pretending to be in the Free French.
        2. In writing Korner's life-story, Harry Shapiro has had the co-operation of his subject's family and estate, access to her personal papers, tapes and memorabilia.
        3. By the time Alexis Korner died, aged 55, on New Years Day , he had secured himself a place in history.
        4. Dubbed the father of British blues, he had become a mentor to generations of musicians.
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          6. By the time Alexis Korner died, aged 55, on New Years Day , he had secured himself a place in history.!

          Alexis Korner: The biography

          September 30, 2024
          This is a very carefully crafted biography of Alexis Korner, the central figure of British blues and R&B from the 50s through to his death in 1984.

          And he was so much more than that, as the biographer will gradually reveal in his tight, beautifully scripted style.

          This is a biography everyone interested in music at any level should read because it will likely open a new world to them of the origins of jazz/blues/R&B and the pivotal influence Korner played in its development in Britain and Europe.

          Dubbed "the father of British blues", he had become a mentor to generations of musicians.

          (Of course, there will be the die-hard aficionados, musos, industry workers and figures who will get pleasure out of the biography because they're already in the know about this remarkable man.)

          The biography starts slowly in the sense that Harry Shapiro is diligent about Alexis's family background and his early life.

          In many ways, Korner is remarkable and yet not so remarkable. His increasing influence on the British and European m