We wondered whether or not he might have been talking about our dearly departed friend. [15] Korner died of lung cancer aged 55 years, on 1 January 1984. For me, England and USA from the 50s to the 70s had the greatest music inspirations ever. Earlier that summer, blues producer Mike Vernon asked Kossoff to play on New York singer Martha Velzs debut album, Fiends And Angels. Multi-Unit Gas Station Manager. Are there any public photos of Saffron? Learn all about Sappho Gillett Korner on AllMusic. When a policeman spotted Taylor half-carrying him towards the terminal, he threatened to arrest them both unless they left the airport. Kyler's Korner, Las Vegas, Nevada. I am definitely going out to Barcelona for a few days next month, even if I have to quarantine again when I get home. Hed spend days and nights slumped on the sofa in Golborne Mews, Hendrix playing, as dealers and hangers-on drifted in and out. I would love to touch base with Sarah once again and others from that Queensway times of the 50s and 60s I can be found most often on Twitter by my full name or kreppant. Keep well all. P.S. The following day he was called into Blackwells office. 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. Pepper era they found themselves in. 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. I looked at where Paul Kossoff had been sitting and the seat was empty, says former tour manager John Taylor. Walk In My Shadow and a swaggering take on Booker T And The MGs The Hunter bottled the aggression John Glover witnessed at the showcase. On the drive to Heathrow the next day, Kossoff was barely coherent. The band that would soon become Free jammed together for the first time on April 19 1968 at the Nags Head in Battersea. Nevertheless, everywhere Kossoff turned, there was another musician ready to shower him with praise. Sandie shook Paul awake, and then he crawled on all fours like a dog pulled a cheque book out of the drawer, signed this cheque and handed it to the dealer.. Back to Queensway this June 23rd to the now named Gold Mine Chinese Restaurant to celebrate the birthday of my lifelong friend Barbara Diamant. In January 1969, two months before its release, promoter Geoff Docherty booked Free to play Sunderlands Bay Hotel. But he was scoring again as soon as he was back in London. Fraser formed a new group, Sharks, and Rodgers and Kirke paired up in Bad Company. It was great fun to see. It was also something his father would have done. Hi To help maintain Pauls drug-free state, David Kossoff moved him into a house in Tilehurst, a suburb of Reading. So I started having conversations with Paul and Andy individually, because I couldnt get them in a room together. 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. Andy made all the decisions, confirms Glover. In 1950, Korner married Roberta Melville, daughter of art critic Robert Melville. Kossoff came round to the house, recalls Rodgers now. Korner suggested his daughter Sappho's boyfriend, a 15-year-old, part-English, Barbadian and Guyanese musician named Andy Fraser. Five months before his death, Kossoff told a journalist, Theres nothing outside music, I have no hobbies, I just want to play. That was always part of the problem. I dont know what hed taken.. Two years ago, Rodgers met Kossoffs son, Simon, for the first time. gentle soul and a good friend. I went to Hallfield. Frees engineer Andy Johns recalled Kossoff getting embarrassed and uptight when Fraser had to teach him his parts. Instead, he played like the old Paul Kossoff. Thats a story Ive heard before as far as I know Saffron does not mean Sappho she would have said so or one of her family wouldve done. Sappho Gillett Korner: Vocals : Alexis Korner Discography Browser. Talking to Richard Lee today and he was telling me he was friends with Sappho when they were in Stage One Productions. Korner had travelled with his parents through Switzerland and North Africa before settling in London as a 12 year-old. Kossoff asked Rodgers to join Black Cat Bones. Taylor was tasked with driving Kossoff to the airport in the morning. Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Brian May and Joe Bonamassa are just some of those whove paid homage to Kossoff and his sound. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. The deal was reported as being worth a quarter of a million dollars. The chemistry between the four was instantaneous. Hello. so the answer to your question is No the song is not about Sappho as far as I know. but will be back once winter has set in. Pictures. It failed to chart, but Melody Maker described Free as a group to watch in the 70s. I wish you and your family and friends a wonderful time over the festive season and may 2016 bring you all you desire. He was as intense and emotional about the music as I was.. They had this energy, as if they wanted to prove themselves, says Docherty. But getting Kossoff to recreate what he did in the studio on tour was hard. He just wandered off at some point during the five-hour flight. My surname is Payne . I hope you can read predictive text . HELP . I knew Sappho from 76 to about 80 when I left Wales and moved back to London. one day Ill let it run away with itself . Fame, money, drugs and some unresolvable inner torment all played a part in his downfall. Wow just followed the link to the Stones concert in Hyde Park. Best Regards,Peace,Fraser, Hiya Frazer, Kossoffs understated solo on the song Swamp Man trailered the sound of Frees debut album that was recorded soon afterwards. Thank you for the Lovely story about Sappho and letting that be the way from me to find out about her leaving us. . There were always lots of jam sessions at Island, says Digby Smith. My 67th Birthday, was touched by the strangest of moments, as I suddenly realised that I was the oldest member of my family. Chris said, This is John. He saw Black Cat Bones backing New Orleans pianist Champion Jack Dupree at a pub in south London, and joined them soon after. Growing up, their second son Paul showed a wit and precocity beyond his years. It was an album that epitomised Frees creative tug of war. Every time I walked into that house, Koss was listening to Hendrix, says keyboard player John Rabbit Bundrick now. I hope everyone is well and looking forward to a warmer Spring. He was a founder of the seminal British blues band Blues Incorporated, which greatly influenced the blues scene in London in the early 1960s and had such adherents as Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton. 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. Happy 2014 to you . If I am not being impolite were you and Sappho born in 1952? I loved him to death, he said, in a statement more prescient than anyone could have imagined. He even came with my parents and myself on Sunday afternoons in the days when the Serpentine Gallery was a Cafeteria. Youre welcome Alamo .. As a family we moved to Notting Hill when I was 12 but I always felt Queensway was like a magnet. Backstage afterwards there was champagne flying everywhere, like the Grand Prix, remembers John Taylor. Sorry to read about her passing..I was just watching a DVD of Alexis & Friends and remember her. and Im still present and so are you so far so good .. as far as the rest of the world goes . Paul had been playing every day, and they sounded great. Korner woke up one morning and found a 15-year-old boy of mixed race sleeping on his sofa. Tons Of Sobs arrived in March. Daughter of Alexis Korner, and sister of Nico Korner and Damian Korner . But when Kossoff went on another bender, Glover sheepishly returned the money. Please dont be a stranger. Free reunited in January 1972. I hope that you and everyone who comes here is well and that the spirit still moves you. Kirke found the break-up hard, but Kossoff was devastated. Alexis passed away on January 1 1984, at age 55 in City of Westminster. Paul Rodgers was about three feet from my face. He should have been one of rock and blues great guitar heroes. What a lovely thing to say . She must have been a young woman at the time. And then he dumped his car and walked home, recalls Glover, who witnessed the carnage. And we came to talking about Donovans Mellow Yellow from 1966. I grew up there and so did many others of my friends .. From another Bayswater boy, by birth, may I wish all here compliments of the season and may I hope your celebrations over the festivities lead to a marvelous 2021. I didnt know what to do.. It was rumoured that she was the inspiration behind Donovans song Mellow Yellow..i.e. Funny thing was that her Dad came and did a gig up in ward RS3 in the BEC [ Tooting bec mental hospital ] back in 69 , It was a locked ward for drunks/druggies like me. & dont know how long Ive got left on this planet .. Then there was a knock at the door and a dealer outside. 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. I wish you well and long may you proverbially run. Free was Kossoffs life.. Islands diverse roster included underground rock heroes Traffic and Spooky Tooth, and reggae acts Jimmy Cliff and Millie Small. That Bayswater area was dripping with musicians and artists and I loved being around them during my younger days and my teenage years. He stayed the night at Tilehurst, only to be woken by Koss and an unexpected house guest. ", The Struts announce Remember the Name US tour, Kiss squash long-standing rumour that their band name is a Satanic acronym: "We're smart, but we're not that smart", The making of Deep Purple's classic Machine Head: only in the new issue of Classic Rock, Master Of Puppets: The album that changed Metallica forever, Watch Kiss play three classics live on the Howard Stern Show, Every issue delivered direct to your door. I cant find you on Facebook. Free played a final show at Sydneys Randwick Racecourse on May 9 1971, and then flew home separately. Koss often fell over on stage, forgot the chords or gave long, stoned, rambling speeches. Blues-Rock British Blues Regional Blues. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, 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. Even now, though, he still had moments of great clarity. Docherty had heard about Kossoff, thought he could help, and drove down from Sunderland to Golborne Mews. I said, Look, Koss has gone off the rails. Tetsu and Rabbit Bundrick were drafted in, and Paul Rodgers played guitar. Kossoff eventually called John Glover and moved straight back to London. I remember walking down this long corridor at the airport and looking over at him and he was sort of I dunno, radiating, he says, struggling to find the right words. Taylor, Glover and the band, except for Rabbit and Terry Slesser, were due to fly to New York that night with the master tapes for 2nd Street. Was sad to read of her passing. I wouldnt have been going anyway. I too was looking for her and am sad to know shes gone. I do not recall Sappho mentioning anything about Donovan or the song that year. One afternoon, he slipped away to audition for The Rolling Stones. 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. We did Stormy Monday Blues, Three OClock In The Morning by BB King brought the place down, said Rodgers. Hiya SusyB .. Amy may live in a nearby Las Vegas city, so try searching all of Nevada: Fire And Water: The Making Of Free's Masterpiece. album arrived six months later. I am so blessed to have known her. It was a one-man stand-up show. Before long, a group of NYPD officers had trooped on to the aircraft. Those two pretty much ran the band. In contrast, Simon Kirke didnt say a lot unless he was upset about something, and Paul Kossoff was very, very gentle. I think we must know a lot of the same people Alexis Korner (* 19. 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(?) Cest la vie. Sappho Gillett Daughter of Alexis Korner External Links Discogs ArtistInfo App ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. all brown sack cloth . Andy Fraser was a musical prodigy, who was already playing bass guitar in John Mayall's band and dating Korner's daughter Sappho. In 1968, every musician in Britain knew Alexis Korner. it will be once I stop wasting my time on Facebook Mouthful Of Grass, Ill Be Creeping and Lying In The Sunshine were a celebration of peace, love, Mother Nature and sex lots of sex. 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. The album cover offered an ants-eye view of a woman, sprinkled in stardust and silhouetted against the sky. She filled me with her wonderful wisdom, made me believe I could make it happen and most of all kept telling me I was beautiful. Im just mad about Saffron,and shes just mad about me Was this true or mereley the product of an addled teenagers mind? He came out on stage and talked to the audience for an hour, recalls Taylor. Pay: $11.00 - $16.00 per hour. It is with great sadness that I found this website and learnt about her passing. Happy Christmas to you too .. All Right Now was released in May 1970. will find another way to contact you .. xxx, William that wasnt a dog kennel that was our house .. well Fo and I made it into a house .. , I am this moment putting together a CD for my car with selected songs of my Alexis Korner CDs. Thanks for this memory of her. In July, Free joined Eric Clapton and Steve Winwoods new group Blind Faith on a US tour. Sappho Gillett Korner: Vocals : James Litherland: Guitar : Zoot Money: Keyboards : Dick Morrissey: Saxophone . I note that we have not engaged here since October. David Kossoff was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants and a radio, film and TV actor. A beautiful spirit. When Frees next single The Stealer tanked and Highway stalled outside the Top 40, the rows began. It was in a room not much bigger than my lounge, says Frees ex-manager John Glover now. Tomorrow Ill be 68 !!! [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). Lifes little ragamuffin, who I sadly lost contact with all too soon. (ouch. It makes me sad to think of you/Because I understand the things you do/There is no one else can take your place he sang. Am thinking 2014 will be a great year. Koss crept back to Free before anyone noticed. (LogOut/ Docherty had heard about this new group with a brilliant guitarist but quickly realised their name was misleading when punters turned up expecting to get in for free. Kossoff was soon hooked on Clapton, Peter Green and the three Kings Albert, Freddie and BB and working in Selmers music shop on Londons Charing Cross Road. who knew that evolution meant going backwards so far .. until another time . Are those who have contemporary memories of Sappho, Alexis & the family still here? Koss was with a girl that day somebodys wife in the business who was a well-known smackhead, recalls Taylor. We had no tools to help him, says Paul Rodgers, unlike today.. God only knows how Lemmy ended up there, or what he and Koss had being doing.. Chris Blackwell was desperate for Free to have a hit, but hed have to wait a little longer. I hope your move went well. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). I hate to play just solos, said Kossoff. For some reason I cant make this work ~ having said that Im using a mobile phone and it seems much easier than with a computer. Sorry I do not have Facebook. His work has appeared in The Times and The Daily Telegraph, and the magazines Q, Mojo, Classic Rock, Music Week and Prog. I remember Queens court , I still have an extraordinary fondness for Queensway 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. The memory meant that I had to touch base with you. Need help finding Amy? 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. I remember Sappho from when she played with a band called Satva around 1971, such a nice lady, I was trying to find some info about her now and got such a shock. Hello Sarah May she rest in peace. Then came the night in December 1965 when he saw Eric Clapton with John Mayalls Bluesbreakers in concert. The story of Paul Francis Kossoff is a Shakespearean tragedy, with the guitarist as its gifted, damaged hero. Ive a feeling its going to be a great year as well . Love from Sarah XX, Hope you get this comment off to skip through fields x. Died: 1st January 1984, London, England. I would never have gotten an introduction to Blues music if it hadnt been for Sappho taking me into her fathers flat, in Queensway, in the 1960s. I know . Worse still, Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers were clashing: Rodgers resented the bass players self-appointed leadership; Fraser thought the bands singer looked down on him. The first friend i ever made was called Sappho, or Fo as i called her. When Geoff intervened, he threw a telephone at him, narrowly missing his face. he was run over and killed at the age of 19 . Jacob the Jeweler's Net Worth: An In-Depth Look. My life is richer for having had her as a friend in my formative years. But he was too stoned, too unreliable, and the group continued without him. It was almost as much about the notes he didnt play as the ones he did. Just five months after the release of Fire And Water came Highway. Here he served the then-unknown Jimi Hendrix and watched spellbound as Hendrix flipped a guitar upside down and played it left-handed. But when Paul Kossoff told Korner he was looking for a bass guitarist, Korner knew just the boy. At the heart of their appeal is Paul Rodgers voice and Paul Kossoffs spare, soulful guitar playing. But backstage there was a modesty about him. Im not surprised that Donovan knew Alexis tho. Hiring for all shifts, part time or full time. Instead, the light of Free and Back Street Crawlers Paul Kossoff shone briefly and burned out quickly, It was the air stewardess scream that told them something was very wrong. Albums such as Frees Fire And Water and the hits Wishing Well and All Right Now have arguably grown better with age. The thing that kept messing up Koss was the outside world getting to him, says Rabbit. I had read that Donovan was friends of the family? I seem to remember that your sister was very young when I visited and I wish that I remembered you better. Lets Get Together! Chris Blackwell had produced the finished album. Summary. Alexis Korner ('74) Just Easy ADVERTISEMENT Track listing Show track credits A1 I Got Cha Number 2:44 Johnny Bristol songwriter Greg Reeves songwriter A2 The WASP (Texas Radio) 2:45 The Doors songwriter A3 Robert Johnson 4:05 Alexis Korner songwriter John Edwards songwriter A4 Tree Top Fever 2:54 Alexis Korner songwriter John Edwards songwriter We were held on the plane for an hour, while the authorities argued over where Koss had died LA or New York, says Taylor. Nothanks for your quick worklook forward to communicating with you someI know this week is going to be busyHave a great Xmas. Ivce Only just seen all your comments and Tis late here .. but Ill be back to talk about the Saturday flicks . Kossoff was taken ill shortly before the bands first UK tour. Paul Rodgers said, Thats it. I thought I had read the Oct 18th entry and answered. He was rushed to hospital, slipped into a coma, after which his heart stopped and he was dead for 35 minutes, until doctors resuscitated him. I certainly dont remember Sappho mentioning it either she was never a bragger but even so I think she wouldve mentioned it .. BBC Rhythm & Blues World Service. Korner died of lung cancer aged 55 years, on 1 January 1984. This entry was posted on May 15, 2006 by BalletCat-Blue. But they werent Free. Although I was one of the youngest in the class, having started at Hallfield in Sept 1956 aged just 4 years and 9 months. Love from Sarah X . there was a time when it took its toll in a very big way . I used to spend my time in Kensington Gardens plus my family never seemed to have any money there are and were so many of us at Hallfield. On tour, Koss could be perfectly lucid one minute, but when the Mandrax kicked in, hed struggle to find the switch on his amp. Black Cat Bones knew what was coming. We were in Box Hill School together back when we were around 14 or 15. But he also had a taste for what his father called dangerous pursuits the risky rather than the peaceful. I too remember mention of the Isle of Wight .. Taylor had the unenviable job of arranging to transport the body to England, while John Glover told everyone the bad news. never overlooking the much-loved Sappho & Alexis Korner, Portobello road, The Notting Hill Carnivals and a one-eyed -cat., Please write here or Tweet me, search my full name the tall boy, in class, who cried because he couldnt be Alice and was given the role of the Mad Hatter. He had travelled with his parents through Switzerland and North Africa before settling in London as a 12 year-old. 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. 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. However, in Paul Kossoffs case, parts of 1973 and 74 were lost to his escalating drug use, which, for a time, also included heroin. At 63 my memory is not as crisp as it used to be sadly. Unfortunately, this job posting is expired. Sarah My technological skills are nonexistent. Find album credit information for The Party Album by Alexis Korner on AllMusic. He died of lung cancer in London on 1 January 1984 and was survived by a daughter, musician Sappho Gillett Korner, and two sons, guitarist Nicholas (Nico) Korner and sound engineer Damian Korner. I remember Eddie , he had reddish hair didnt he? Genre. But when Free began a US tour with Traffic, Kossoff stayed behind. Melody Maker called it Freemania! But the group faced a dilemma. I couldnt work out why . XOX to you too . Top Stories 'British blues will survive the apocalypse!': how the underground scene kept its groove Ahmet Ertegun came into the picture. Ertegun, the Atlantic Records mogul whod signed Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones, signed Back Street Crawler and publicly declared Paul Kossoff the emperor of the blues. Love from Sarah X. Paul attended his first concert, Tommy Steele at the London Palladium, aged eight. My younger brother and sister aged 8 & 6 got the crowds to carry them over to the Stones caravan where they spent their time. We interviewed a few famous people for the school magazine and she was always more nervous than I was> A beautiful. Alexis Korner. We approach our, Sarah, 68th birthdays, come January and our 67th Christmasses and Hanukkahs. When I think of the days of my youth, thoughts of old age were so far from my mind as to be almost non-existent. Bath In March, Back Street Crawler were due to play Los Angeles Starwood Club, on the same nights as Bad Company played The Forum. My playing was still very primitive at this time, but it had something in common with the way he sang, said Kossoff. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. It was very full-on and I found it a bit aggressive., Glover told Blackwell he wasnt convinced. P.S. Can you let me know what happened? Within a year, Bad Companys debut album was a US No.1 hit. From AC/DC to The Black Crowes, from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Rival Sons, each generation brings another group beholden to Frees bare-boned approach. Can I ask some questions? But too easy and too easily manipulated., Taylor quickly noticed Pauls fractious relationship with his father. The cause of death was given as cerebral and pulmonary oedema; a legacy of the previous years cardiac arrest. I think it was called South London Tech College or something. 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. Her father was Alexis Korner..the late and magnificant white blues man. It kicked the stuffing out of him, says Glover. AllMusic. hope alls well with you xx. I remember Susan Painter with a lot of affection .. she was one of the few really decent girls at school. Docherty moved Kossoff into his 12th-floor flat in a Wearside tower block, and began a cold turkey/boot camp regime. There are some references on the Net that suggest the song was about a 14 year old girl named Sappho. God Bless her family and friends and may she rest in peace. And everybody knew what he wanted it for.. You too take care, love from Sarah , This may not be the best place to place my e-mail account details but who knows maybe nothing ventured nothing gained kreppamel@aol.com. Children: Damian Korner, Nicholas Korner, Sappho Gillett Korner Music groups: Alexis Korners Blues Incorporated (1961 1966), CCS (1970 1973), Snape. Below, please find related information to help you with your job search. If it helps I was born in 1952. When those two fell out, it all fell apart, says Glover. We met a couple of times after that and I guess I was pretty smitten but sadly the feeling wasnt mutual. Aged eight I couldnt work out what the fuss was all about I thought hed had a good innings. I fed him grilled fish, spring cabbage and orange juice, he recalls. When they werent out and about playing one-night stands and negotiating Britains primitive motorway system, Free were in the studio. Few groups in the history of the show would look as uncomfortable as Free did half-miming to All Right Now. Yes, agreed. But the singer refused: I knew I wanted to start a new group instead.. The Party Album. I went to school with Sappho in the 60s she was light years ahead in sooo many ways she introduced her father to some of us that I have never forgotten. trouble is I never hear her mention it .. How on earth did that happen and Im so glad it did. People Search, Contact Information, Public Records & More. And in the meantime, 17-year-old Simon Kirke was a drummer in search of a gig. It was years before the rest of the group found out. .. My body isnt doing great either adjusting to it isnt easy but is some of the reason Im not on here much. I would like to contact her family whom I lost touch with. I remember coming round to Queens Court to visit you. Contrary to rumour, Kossoff hadnt overdosed. In 1981, Korner joined another "supergroup", Rocket 88, a project led by Ian Stewartbased on boogie-woogiekeyboard players, which featured a rhythm sectioncomprising Jack Bruceand Charlie Watts, among others, as well as a horn section. BA1 1UA. I always wondered, where are all the People who was there thin, i always wished to know some of them. Taylor sat with Kossoff after take-off. So your just hitting 68. Kossoff was delighted when old friend Rabbit Bundrick replaced Mike Montgomery. He had travelled with his parents through Switzerland and North Africa before settling in London as a 12 year-old. 4850 Camino Al Norte. (LogOut/ You must remember, in those days, it was all sort of arty-farty in Britain, said Simon Kirke. It was almost religious. Andy Frasers first impression of Kossoff was that he looked like a little lion cub.. Kossoffs parents tried to intervene. so right back at you Sarah. Take care & Ill be in touch again .. XXX, Hiya Jan Before long, he was playing in a school group and upsetting the neighbours by rehearsing in the Kossoffs garage. But Simon got over it. The red-eye from Los Angeles to New York had just landed at JFK Airport. Alexis Korner was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster. My technological skills are nonexistent. I see how many people here knew her in her Life. From my friendship with Sappho I was invited to many fine Concerts including Jimi Hendrixs first London appearance & The Rolling Stones concert, in Hyde Park, where Alexis Korners Band played with Sappho on percussion and vocals. It was Lemmy, he sighs. Alexis died of lung cancer in London on 1 January 1984 and was survived by a daughter, musician Sappho Gillett Korner (died 2006) and two sons, guitarist Nicholas Korner (died 1988 . The two had become a songwriting partnership under awkward circumstances.