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CodeDS/UK/16672
NameFame; Georgie (1943-); English rhythm and blues and jazz singer, keyboard player
AliasClive Powell (birth name)
Dates1943-
GenderMale
BiographyGeorgie Fame (born 26 June 1943) is an English rhythm and blues and jazz singer, and keyboard player. The one-time rock and roll tour musician, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still a popular performer, often working with contemporaries such as Van Morrison and Bill Wyman.

Fame is the only British pop star to have achieved three number one hits with his only Top 10 chart entries: "Yeh Yeh" in 1964, "Getaway" in 1966 and "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" in 1967.

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