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He was born John Henry Deighton on October 13, 1940, in Islington, North London, England. October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Islington is an inner-city district in north London. ... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ...

His musical career began with a skiffle group, and he joined the Thunderbirds in the mid 1960s, recording five singles for the Columbia label, without too much success. He then moved to the Immediate label and recorded another eleven singles, five of them cover versions of Rolling Stones records. His most successful was "Out of Time" which was number 1 in the UK singles chart in 1966. His next four singles were also well received. The most famous was "Handbags and Gladrags" (which was written by Mike d'Abo), later covered by Rod Stewart (and most recently by Stereophonics). Skiffle music is a type of folk music with a jazz and blues influence, usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the washboard, tea-chest bass, kazoo, cigar-box fiddle, or a comb and paper, and so forth. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Immediate Records was a British record label, started in 1965 by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, concentrating on the London based British blues scene. ... This article is about the rock band. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Handbags and Gladrags is the name of a song written by Mike dAbo of Manfred Mann fame. ... Mike dAbo is a British singer and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann. ... Roderick Stewart (born January 10, 1945) is a British singer who was a member of the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces before embarking on a solo career. ... Stereophonics are a rock band with original members Kelly Jones, Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly) and Stuart Cable growing up together in their hometown of Cwmaman in South Wales. ...

As an English R & B star of the early 1960s, he released one single under the pseudonym, "Little Joe Cook", which helped perpetrate the myth that he was black. Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

In the 1970s, he sang in the jazz rock group Colosseum for both their only live album and their last album Daughter of Time. In 1972 he joined hard rock supergroup, Atomic Rooster and is featured on the albums Made in England and Nice And Greasy. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Jazz fusion (sometimes referred to simply as fusion) is a musical genre that loosely encompasses the merging of jazz with other styles, particularly rock, funk, R&B, and world music. ... The Colosseum by night: exterior view of the best-preserved section. ... Daughter of Time is a 1970 album by Colosseum. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... SuperGroup is a reality show on the channel VH1. ... In Hearing of Atomic Rooster, 1971 Atomic Rooster were an English progressive rock group formed by ex-Crazy World of Arthur Brown members, Vincent Crane and Carl Palmer in 1969. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

He had no further commercial success, but continues to perform live. Farlowe also deals in military memorabilia.

Discography

• "Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds" (February 1966)
• "14 Things to Think About" (June 1966)
• "The Art of Chris Farlowe" (December 1966)
• "Tonite Let's All Make Love In London" (with others)
• "The Last Goodbye" (August 1969)
• "From Here to Mama Rosa" (September 1970)
• "Chris Farlowe Band Live" (Nobember 1975)
• "Out of the Blue" (July 1985)
• "The Live EP: Live in Hamburg" (March 1986)
• "Born Again" (June 1986)
• "Farlowe: Waiting in the Wings" (May 1992)
• "Chris Farlowe & Roy Herrington Live in Berlin" (March 1993)
• "Lonesome Road" (September 1995)
• "BBC in Concert" (January 1996)
• "As Time Go By" (October 1996)
• "The Voice" (April 1998)
• "Glory Bound" (March 2001)
• "Farlowe That!" (May 2003)
• "Hungary For The Blues" (November 2005)

The Art of Chris Farlowe is the third 1966 album by BritishSinger Chris Farlowe, featuring his band, The Thunderbirds, but only credited to him. ...

External links

• Official Website
• http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dirc/chrisf.htm