Chris Farlowe
Biography
Chris Farlowe always seemed destined for great things as a singer — and based on the company he kept on-stage and the people he worked with in the mid-'60s, he did succeed, at least on that level. Born John Henry Deighton in Islington, North London, in 1940, he reached his early teens just as the skiffle boom was breaking in England, and was inspired by Lonnie Donegan to enter music. His first band was his own John Henry Skiffle Group, where he played guitar as well as sang, but he gave up playing to concentrate on his voice, as he made the switch to rock & roll. He eventually took the name Chris Farlowe, the surname appropriated from American jazz guitarist Tal Farlow, and was fronting a group called the Thunderbirds, as Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds. They built their reputation as a live act in England and Germany, and slowly switched from rock & roll to R&B during the early years of the '60s. Their debut single, "Air Travel," released in 1962, failed to chart, but the following year, Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds (whose ranks included future star guitarist Albert Lee) were signed to EMI's Columbia imprint, through which they issued a series of five singles thru 1966, all of which got enthusiastic critical receptions while generating poor sales.. Chris Farlowe always seemed destined for great things as a singer — and based on the company he kept on-stage and the people he worked with in the mid-'60s, he did succeed, at least on that level. Born John Henry Deighton in Islington, North London, in 1940, he reached his early teens just as the skiffle boom was breaking in England, and was inspired by Lonnie Donegan to enter music. His first band was his own John Henry Skiffle Group, where he played guitar as well as sang, but he gave up playing to concentrate on his voice, as he made the switch to rock & roll. He eventually took the name Chris Farlowe, the surname appropriated from American jazz guitarist Tal Farlow, and was fronting a group called the Thunderbirds, as Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds. They built their reputation as a live act in England and Germany, and slowly switched from rock & roll to R&B during the early years of the '60s. Their debut single, "Air Travel," released in 1962, failed to chart, but the following year, Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds (whose ranks included future star guitarist Albert Lee) were signed to EMI's Columbia imprint, through which they issued a series of five singles thru 1966, all of which got enthusiastic critical receptions while generating poor sales.
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Top Songs |
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1. | Handbags & Gladrags | London Psychodelia Vol.2 | 3:22 | $0.99 | |
2. | 9lbs of Steel | Hotel Eingang | 4:07 | $0.99 | |
3. | Jealous Man | Hotel Eingang | 3:01 | $0.69 | |
4. | Working in a Parking Lot | Waiting in the Wings | 4:27 | $0.69 | |
5. | Gangster of Love | Glory Bound | 4:03 | $0.99 | |
6. | Shaky Ground | Glory Bound | 5:48 | $0.99 | |
7. | Blues As Blues Can Get | Glory Bound | 4:48 | $0.99 | |
8. | Out of Time (Mono) | No.1 Hits | 3:36 | $0.99 | |
9. | Handbags and Gladrags | Hungary for the Blues | 6:45 | $0.99 | |
10. | Out of Time | Hungary for the Blues | 4:39 | $0.99 | |
11. | I Think It's Gonna Rain Today | Hungary for the Blues | 1:47 | $0.99 | |
12. | Stormy Monday | Hungary for the Blues | 8:09 | $0.99 | |
13. | Lonesome Road | Hungary for the Blues | 6:26 | $0.99 | |
14. | I Don't Want to Sing the Blues N.. | Hungary for the Blues | 4:03 | $0.99 | |
15. | Stormy Monday Blues (Live) | Buxton '95 - The Alexis.. | 5:48 | $0.99 | |
16. | I Think It's Going to Rain Today.. | Buxton '95 - The Alexis.. | 3:07 | $0.99 | |
17. | Air Travel (Special Version) | Modesty Blaise: Cheesy Pop .. | 2:38 | $1.29 | |
18. | Out of Time | Woodstock Generation - 40 Y.. | 3:11 | $0.99 | |
19. | Fool | Pop Goez Immediate, Vol. 2 | 3:03 | $0.99 | |
20. | Don't Let Me Be Lonely | Definitive Chris Farlowe Co.. | 5:48 | $0.99 | |
21. | Blues As Blues Can Get | Definitive Chris Farlowe Co.. | 6:35 | $0.99 | |
22. | At Last | Definitive Chris Farlowe Co.. | 4:23 | $0.99 | |
23. | Drinking Again | Definitive Chris Farlowe Co.. | 4:39 | $0.99 | |
24. | As Time Goes By | Definitive Chris Farlowe Co.. | 3:12 | $0.99 | |
25. | Sunday Kind of Love | Definitive Chris Farlowe Co.. | 3:24 | $0.99 | |