Here he served the then-unknown Jimi Hendrix and watched spellbound as Hendrix flipped a guitar upside down and played it left-handed. So with a bad heart but a light one, I am happy, in another year, to be wishing the Hallfield Sappho contemporaries all good things for the Festive Season. When Frees next single The Stealer tanked and Highway stalled outside the Top 40, the rows began. Kossoff had been prescribed Mogadon to help with his withdrawal. Happy Christmas to you too .. Frees engineer Andy Johns recalled Kossoff getting embarrassed and uptight when Fraser had to teach him his parts. There were always lots of jam sessions at Island, says Digby Smith. Anthony Kreppel reaches out, here, again, and might, on Twitter. and elsewhere, to unite others, those whose names have slipped my failing memory, but were, all of Sapphos time, in that little triangle that has the 3 points Bayswater, to the East, Foxs School, Notting Hill, along to the West of that, and Westbourne Grove, slightly to the South, encompassing Queensway, Hallfield, Whiteleys, among other notable points, and finally The Prince Alfred Pub, Queensway, Cellar Bar, as a meeting point, on a Friday evening, for a tight little group. Kossoff considered its soulful slow blues Be My Friend the best thing weve ever done. We were both four years old and she lived next door to me. I hope you can read predictive text . Docherty had heard about Kossoff, thought he could help, and drove down from Sunderland to Golborne Mews. P.S. And we also had reels and reels of Paul playing on his own. Molten Gold, with Paul Rodgers on vocals, and the John Martyn collaboration Time Away were exquisite reminders of just how good he could be. I didnt know who he was or what had gone down, but heres all these people yelling, God! Korner woke up one morning and found a 15-year-old boy of mixed race sleeping on his sofa. Kossoffs parents tried to intervene. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, after as Im in panic about Crispmess Im on my phone so seriously hope you can make sense out of this as I canT see mode -what Im writing. Mark Blake is a music journalist and author. All rights reserved. swimming conked alley .. Keep it real indeed but sending much love your way . Discover new music via the network among artists. Koss was great, really together, really on it, says Paul Rodgers, and that was the last time I saw him., John Taylor remembers eating breakfast in Los Angeles Hyatt House the morning after the Starwood show, when Kossoff walked in and asked John Glover for money. Andy Fraser was the first to walk, quitting on the eve of a Japanese tour: I couldnt bear to see what Koss was doing to himself. But when Kossoff went for a course of neuroelectric therapy the black box treatment that helped cure Claptons addictions Free went to Japan without him. My dear mother giving us two sixpences to Pitch & Putt, or just Putt in Hyde Park. Even now, though, he still had moments of great clarity. Earlier in the decade, Korners ensemble Blues Incorporated had beena valuable training ground for several future Rolling Stones. Alexis Korner. What a lovely thing to say . I am sure you are happier being out in the country. I remember many deep coversations with Sappho and of course much laughter. Are there any public photos of Saffron? We interviewed a few famous people for the school magazine and she was always more nervous than I was> A beautiful. But he also had a taste for what his father called dangerous pursuits the risky rather than the peaceful. Can you let me know what happened? Fraser lasted six weeks with Mayall before getting fired. Seems like a very tragic situation. Blues Pop/Rock. The AZ Of Queen, Peter Grant, The Story Of Rock's Greatest Manager and Pretend You're in a War: The Who & The Sixties. Her language contains elements from Aeolic vernacular . I hope that you and everyone who comes here is well and that the spirit still moves you. Odd I seem to be able to use WordPress on my phone .. so there is light at the end of a tunnel take care from Sarah . Shortly after, his parents brought him his first guitar, and enrolled him for classical guitar lessons. Simon Kirke was informed just before a Bad Company show in New Orleans, but decided not to tell Paul Rodgers until some days later, so as not to jeopardise the tour. So your just hitting 68. We met at the L\Auberge in Richmond when we were sixteen. That said, after Back Street Crawler were photographed signing their contract at Londons Olympic Studios, Kossoff climbed out of the bathroom window, jumped into his car and proceeded to crash into several stationary vehicles. She ranks with Archilochus and Alcaeus, among Greek poets, for her ability to impress readers with a lively sense of her personality. Kossoff had burns on his chest from the defibrillator, but his face was clean and pink and hed detoxed completely. Free played their real final show at Miamis Hollywood Sportatorium on February 17, 1973. But it wasnt All Right Now. BA1 1UA. Find album credit information for Bad News by Joe Jammer on AllMusic God bless Wendell, but he wasnt Koss, and this wasnt Free, says Rabbit Bundrick. I can remember your mother very clearly too , If you have were any link in the chain that included Hallfield School, Woolworths, Bobbies Sweet shop & newsagent, Portobello Baths, ABC Saturday morning cinema, 6d & 9d, throwing aniseed balls from the back-row, YO-YO competitions, Batman, The Spike Milligan painted elves, the playground with an actual sandpit, football, cricket, 3 or 14 per side, Billy Edwards, a professional footballer with Wimbledon, tall Susan Painter and all from 1956 to 1969(?) still trying to work out this site .. Ivce Only just seen all your comments and Tis late here .. but Ill be back to talk about the Saturday flicks . I wish you and your family and friends a wonderful time over the festive season and may 2016 bring you all you desire. Yes, agreed. Amy may live in a nearby Las Vegas city, so try searching all of Nevada: And everybody knew what he wanted it for.. I now reflect that I was blessed to be a child of the fifties, a teen of the sixties, with all the good things that that time brought to me. It was an album that epitomised Frees creative tug of war. Despite the sparse audience, Free played a dynamic set. I do hope that March finds you well and all other attenders, here, in the light of the BIG issue that is a horror, now, and is masking, dont mind the pun, Brexit as the UKs most pressing problem. Release Date 1970. How weird someone told me the other day about Sappho being the influence behind Mellow Yellow . But it was Islands way of getting the guitarist working again. He got well again and said he wanted to put a band together. Glover insists it was $150,000. When those two fell out, it all fell apart, says Glover. I always wondered, where are all the People who was there thin, i always wished to know some of them. But nothing long term came of these collaborations. Sent a few e-mails 2 people Ive found on this web site but have had no reply ..Its just that I often revisit my past and one of those visits is 2 walk around Moscow rd where I grew up B4 moving 2 Kensington , Anyway when walking around Moscow rd [ & other places ] i walk down the side street of Burnham court where Sappho lived with her mum , dad & brother Nico as the other brother was not born if I remember rightly , and @ the back of her apartment block was a massive dog kennel which we would sit it when it rained eating sweets & biscuits ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Anyway would just like 2 know what happened 2 her 2 die so young,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I have cancer myself !!! it will be once I stop wasting my time on Facebook And we came to talking about Donovans Mellow Yellow from 1966. Sappho Claudia Korner was born on month day 1952. Top Stories 'British blues will survive the apocalypse!': how the underground scene kept its groove There was no time to pause or reflect. Not to mention, a teacher taking me aside on leaving the Hall, after prayers, on my very first day, not yet 5 years old, and telling me, in future, to move my mouth but not to sing. He just wandered off at some point during the five-hour flight. Fraser formed a new group, Sharks, and Rodgers and Kirke paired up in Bad Company. They were okay, he says diplomatically. I came second. Lifes little ragamuffin, who I sadly lost contact with all too soon. Pauls sometimes disruptive behaviour and poor academic record meant he was expelled from school, and gave up his education for good aged 15. Cest la vie. Blackwell wrote him a cheque for 20,000 on the spot. Can you believe that another year is hurtling towards its end. Im not on here a lot as I dont want to waste the summer. Paul had been playing every day, and they sounded great. I remember Queens court , I still have an extraordinary fondness for Queensway But he was scoring again as soon as he was back in London. I seem to remember that your sister was very young when I visited and I wish that I remembered you better. Yep Eddie was my younger bro and soul mate . But the flight was only 30 per cent sold out, wed all moved around, so I didnt think anything of it.. I grew up and lived for my first eleven years in Queens Court, Queensway and met Sappho when we were both at Primary & infants School. Richard O'Brien. All the pest to you too .. A happy New Year Peace from Sarah . His family moved regularly around Europe, and when he was 11 they settled in England. One of the songs is called Sappho and I remembered from reading somewhere, that this was his Daughter and I wondered if I find something about her in the Net. All Right Now was released in May 1970. Docherty brought in Terry Slesser, a local bass player and drummer and hired a rehearsal space above a bowling alley. Kossoff was taken ill shortly before the bands first UK tour. Nobody else remembers Kossoff leaving his seat. Pictures. And when the band broke up, I was on my own. Hallfield or Fox or neither of course .. A jazz fan, he learned to play the guitar and piano. I was a friend of sapphos I met her through my friend Annie Holden n I was her hairdresser for a few years whend been on my mind last fee days when I came across your site was so sad to hear of her passing have fond memorys of hanging out at her home in west london she had a great heart n I miss her. He also cleaned up, sometimes for weeks at a time. But Kossoff was in no state to play every solo on the album, not least when he was discovered fast asleep and snoring between takes. Get started United Kingdom, Select Burial and Cremation Index, 1840-2014 But the flight was undersold. Got it Anthony .. so you can remove the address now if you want. Growing up, their second son Paul showed a wit and precocity beyond his years. Talking to Richard Lee today and he was telling me he was friends with Sappho when they were in Stage One Productions. Geoff was the top promoter in the north east, but I was the manager and this is what I do., In January 75, to test Kossoffs reliability, Glover put him on the road with John Martyn: He played a few songs a night with John, and it was great for a couple of weeks. And I broke two of his fingers, he says, adding sarcastically, Great, what a fantastic thing to do. Once again, Snuffy Walden was hired to play, and Kossoff reduced to introducing his own band on stage and then watching the show like a regular punter. Im sure we must know some of the same people Several Island musicians played on the record. Cheers , Anthony Ive just seen your face in my mind. It was the same for Simon. Please, e-mail @ avastander6@hotmail.com, I will do Ava Happy New Year to you X. Sappho passed away in month 2006, at age 53 at death place. Kossoff eventually called John Glover and moved straight back to London. Glover tried to defend himself. Alexis Korner, Musikhalle Hamburg, November 1972 Background information Birth name Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner Also known as "Father of British Blues" Born (1928-04-19)19 April 1928 Paris, France Died 1 January 1984(1984-01-01)(aged 55) London, England Genres Blues, blues rock Occupations Musician, singer-songwriter, historian, broadcaster , Ilked her her and often asked people wot had become of her . If youre any good at explaining things to someone particlarly dim . Free toured with Osibisa guitarist Wendell Richardson instead. Sappho Gillett Korner: Vocals : Alexis Korner Discography Browser. Weve back in the early 80s at a place called Flask Walk, in Hampstead..I think Nico was around too. In 1968, every musician in Britain knew Alexis Korner. I flew down to see them somewhere on that tour, sighs John Glover, who remembers Rabbit smashing up a dressing room and various band members sporting black eyes and split lips. hugs from Sarah . Around autumn 1974, David Kossoff called John Glover and told him Paul was drug-free. I hope everyone is well and looking forward to a warmer Spring. But as John Glover observes, It was Free against the world. We wondered whether or not he might have been talking about our dearly departed friend. Not long after I was with Alexis in one of his Rocket 88 gigs in mid Wales..a friend took me backstage to meet him, and he was such a gentleman..Ive spoken to him about Saphon and he seemed concerned with her health..He introduced me to the guys in the band, including Charlie(Watts) who was the drummer around that timeIve often wondered about her. The deal was reported as being worth a quarter of a million dollars. We must know each other Find album credit information for The New Church by Alexis Korner on AllMusic . Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Sorry William my email oooooooops better not give it out here . They sort of dragged me out of my pit, admitted Kossoff. The cover showed a raddled-looking Koss next to a dustbin in Golborne Mews. That Yo-Yo contest Adrian Norrman won, got a bike, So competitive. Bath . There was no going back now, he admits, so we had to keep Koss in as good a nick as we could., John Taylor was hired as Back Street Crawlers tour manager and Kossoffs occasional minder. I remember getting into Koss car and his dad had stuck these typed-out instructions on the dashboard: Are you fit to drive?, Turn on headlights. God Bless her family and friends and may she rest in peace. David was trying to get him off the stuff, but Paul didnt get on with his dad at all. When the rest of the group couldnt make it in time to a gig in Connecticut or New Jersey, Kossoff managed to calm the angry promoter. Until a few minutes ago, the blues-rock group Back Street Crawler and their crew had been asleep, scattered throughout the half-empty plane. She was good, says Glover but it was no use. At some point during the flight, Kossoff had visited the toilet and never come back. Then there was a knock at the door and a dealer outside. He went back on tour and didnt have a hope of staying clean., Shortly after, Kossoff gave an interview to Bob Harris on the BBCs The Old Grey Whistle Test. A second Back Street Crawler album, 2nd Street, was pieced together in between dates, in studios around America. This thread seems oh so quiet now. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all and may 2016 bring all your hearts can desire. SAPPHO KORNER R.I.P. Footage from the show captured them at the height of their powers; Kossoff wincing and gurning as if every note played was having a physical effect on his being. I wouldnt have been going anyway. Unfortunately, this job posting is expired. The thing that kept messing up Koss was the outside world getting to him, says Rabbit. Aus der Ehe stammen seine Tochter, die Musikerin Sappho Gillett Korner ( 2006), sowie die Shne Nicholas ( 1988) und Damien ( 2008). We did Stormy Monday Blues, Three OClock In The Morning by BB King brought the place down, said Rodgers. and Im still present and so are you so far so good .. as far as the rest of the world goes . Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Blues-Rock British Blues Regional Blues. Be it, now, 63 years, and very unlikely, I pledge, through here, and elsewhere, to bring together as many, as possible, of Hallfield, Bayswater, Queensway, Salem Road, Moscow Road, + contemporaries. Re the cancer what can one say. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. But he was too stoned, too unreliable, and the group continued without him. Born: 19th April 1928, Paris, France. Anthony, Anthony Eddie was my little bro . He even came with my parents and myself on Sunday afternoons in the days when the Serpentine Gallery was a Cafeteria. For me, England and USA from the 50s to the 70s had the greatest music inspirations ever. I recorded every show and gave him a cassette afterwards, says Taylor. Taylor had the unenviable job of arranging to transport the body to England, while John Glover told everyone the bad news. I cannot know whether, of course, you have visited this part of the site. Richard Digby-Smith co-engineered their next album, Free At Last. Melody Maker called it Freemania! But the group faced a dilemma. I am so blessed to have known her. It was March 19 1976, and one of rocks greatest guitar players was dead. :$47K - $57K . Im not surprised that Donovan knew Alexis tho. North Las Vegas, NV 89031. Always drop me a line when the mood takes you. And I wouldnt let him use the lift I got him walking up them stairs, all 24 flights. It wasnt easy. Died: 1st January 1984, London, England. We were always a rock/blues band, says Rodgers. There was a lot of recreational drink and drug activity going on, he says now. Anthony I sincerely hope that the years we have had continue even though I know its gonna be decades of listening to idiots discussing Brexit I still want to be around. That winter, Andy Fraser was so concerned that he and a roadie broke into the mews house, clambered over the bodies passed out on the floor and kidnapped Koss. Ive a feeling its going to be a great year as well . I note that we have not engaged here since October. Gone, for two days.. He saw the empty seats and said, Ill have that row there That was the last thing he ever said to me. The next thing Taylor remembers is being prodded awake by a stewardess as they approached JFK. I can chat here, e-mails or Twitter otherwise its all a modern mystery to me. Categories Uncategorized. wishing you all the best X. It happened quickly and took everybody by surprise. Im confused by the wiki page that suggests that all of Alexis kids are now dead. I think we must know a lot of the same people My surname is Payne . & dont know how long Ive got left on this planet .. [4] He was survived by a daughter, singer Sappho Gillett Korner ( died 2006) and two sons, guitarist Nicholas 'Nico' Korner ( died 1988) and sound engineer Damian Korner ( died 2008). You never thought of that when a child at Hallfield or anywhere. Korner Store Sinclair Gas Station. Paul struggled academically, but his strong, squat fingers made light work of forming shapes and chords. I prefer to hear [Rodgers] voice and back it up or push it without covering it up. But the song that most impressed Chris Blackwell was All Right Now, with its bullish riff and terrace- chant chorus. Kirke wasnt sure about the band, but loved the guitarist: He was a little bloke with a mane of long hair. What impressed him most was that Kossoff wasnt trying to compete with lightning-fingered players such as Clapton. Good news sounds lame but of course isnt. But within that was the rapport between Kossoff and Rodgers. Nice to finally be able to reply having just sussed out WordPress all over again .. I was and, thinking back, I thought that you were a little older than myself. It was great fun to see. It was also something his father would have done. I remember with great fondness how her father befriended me and introduced me to his musical colleagues. I remember Eddie , he had reddish hair didnt he? Vocals (Background) 1979. Before long, he was playing in a school group and upsetting the neighbours by rehearsing in the Kossoffs garage. And in the meantime, 17-year-old Simon Kirke was a drummer in search of a gig. However, everything in the last month has been so unreasonably poor, me and the computer, that I might have tried an entry, here, but it failed, as the Computer failed to talk to the Printer, vice-versa, and my body has been refusing to liaise with my brain and vice-versa. Taylor was tasked with driving Kossoff to the airport in the morning. [4] He was survived by a daughter, singer Sappho Gillett Korner (died 2006) and two sons, guitarist Nicholas Nico Korner (died 1988) and sound engineer Damian Korner (died 2008). Daughter of Alexis Korner, and sister of Nico Korner and Damian Korner . Climbing on the Peter Pan statue and falling in the fountains. She must have been a young woman at the time. Koss was with a girl that day somebodys wife in the business who was a well-known smackhead, recalls Taylor. A new ailment having laid me low, bit enough of that. Dunno if the surname Payne is remembered. Take care & Ill be in touch again .. XXX, Hiya Jan It was almost as much about the notes he didnt play as the ones he did. At which point, says Glover. Wow what a lovely, kind, beautiful woman. Nevertheless, everywhere Kossoff turned, there was another musician ready to shower him with praise. We jammed and I liked his style both in his playing, his look and his humour., When The Wildflowers broke up, Rodgers remained in London and joined another group, Brown Sugar. Ive read the comments from Bill Young & William Taylor and feel that I must have known you both or at least met up with you at some time in the early 1960s. Top Stories Photos Videos Movies & TV Shows Albums Awards People also Viewed Cast Tracklist Other Albums Related Albums How to Watch People Also Ask. There was an instant spark, concurred Rodgers. I remember Susan Painter with a lot of affection .. she was one of the few really decent girls at school. By the late 50s, hed become a household name playing the Cockney patriarch Alf Larkin in the TV sitcom The Larkins. He had travelled with his parents through Switzerland and North Africa before settling in London as a 12 year-old. More and more I realize that this is a wonderful site here.