Georgie Fame, Guy Barker Big Band, Guy Barker

Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell, 26 June 1943 in Leigh, Lancashire) is an English rhythm and blues and jazz singer, and keyboard player. The 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, "Get Away" in 1966 and "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" in 1967. Fame was also founding member of his friend Bill Wyman's early band Rhythm Kings, touring with the band. He has also worked with Count Basie, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Joan Armatrading and the Verve.[13] Fame has frequently played residences at jazz clubs, such as Ronnie Scott's. He has also played organ on Starclub's album. He was the headline act on the Sunday night at the Jazz World stage at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival, this following a headline gig the night before at the "Midsummer Music @ Spencers" festival in Essex. On 18 April 2010, Fame, together with his two sons Tristan Powell (guitar) and James Powell (drums), performed at the Live Room at Twickenham Stadium, as part of the 10th-birthday celebrations of "The Eel Pie Club”. Part of the proceeds from the concert will benefit The Otakar Kraus Trust, which provides music and voice therapy for children and young people with physical and mental difficulties. The trio performed later that same year at the opening night at Towersey Festival. Fame has made several albums on his own Three Line Whip label since the late 1990s, mostly new original compositions with a jazz/R&B framework. In July 2014 Fame played two consecutive dates at the village hall in Goring-on-Thames and then at the Cornbury Festival in Oxfordshire. Fame was featured in Diana Krall's cover of his early hit "Yeh Yeh" on Krall's Wildflower album released on 3 February 2015. In October 2015 Fame announced a 12-date UK tour and on 4 October was a guest on BBC Radio 2’s Weekend Wogan.

Georgie Fame appears at the Wigan IJF with trumpeter and close friend Guy Barker MBE and his Big Band. Considered Britain’s Premier Big Band the personal comprises the cream of the UK’s studio players many of whom are popular performers on the international jazz festival circuit and especially in Wigan. These include: Nathan Bray, Tom Reece-Roberts, Mike Lovatt, Guy Barker (trumpets), Alistair White, Mark Frost (trombones), Sammy Mayne, Paul Booth, Colin Skinner (saxophones), Jim Mullen (guitar), Chris Hill (bass), Jim Watson (piano) and James Powell (drums).