A couple of months ago Monkey Snr and I were fortunate to
witness the recording of BBC Radio 4’s Mastertapes
programme in which Georgie Fame discussed and played tracks from his classic
1963 Rhythm & Blues at the Flamingo
LP.
It was a great afternoon, skilfully hosted by John Wilson,
with chat surrounding the album, the Flamingo Club itself, the performance of
six songs and the reunion of former Blue Flames Colin Green, Mick Eve and Eddie
‘Tan Tan’ Thornton plus the Flamingo’s John Gunnell reprising his introduction to
the band.
The recording is now available on-line in two half hour
shows and any disappointment the listener may feel in the editing of the music
will surely be offset by scene-stealing contributions from Monkey Snr and I
in the second show.
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