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Aus der Ehe stammen seine Tochter, die Musikerin Sappho Gillett Korner ( 2006), sowie die Shne Nicholas ( 1988) und Damien ( 2008). When they werent out and about playing one-night stands and negotiating Britains primitive motorway system, Free were in the studio. The deal was reported as being worth a quarter of a million dollars. Weve back in the early 80s at a place called Flask Walk, in Hampstead..I think Nico was around too. We were always a rock/blues band, says Rodgers. 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.. Did you know the Korner family well? [15] Korner died of lung cancer aged 55 years, on 1 January 1984. Absolute O'Brien. Anthony Kreppel reaches out, here, again, and might, on Twitter. and elsewhere, to unite others, those whose names have slipped my failing memory, but were, all of Sapphos time, in that little triangle that has the 3 points Bayswater, to the East, Foxs School, Notting Hill, along to the West of that, and Westbourne Grove, slightly to the South, encompassing Queensway, Hallfield, Whiteleys, among other notable points, and finally The Prince Alfred Pub, Queensway, Cellar Bar, as a meeting point, on a Friday evening, for a tight little group. I now reflect that I was blessed to be a child of the fifties, a teen of the sixties, with all the good things that that time brought to me. Expand Your Search. Job Types: Full-time, Part-time. Around autumn 1974, David Kossoff called John Glover and told him Paul was drug-free. The song in which his lyrics talk about a fourteen year old girl, possibly, named Saffron. Vocals. Blackwell wrote him a cheque for 20,000 on the spot. He knew he was blowing it and he knew I wasnt after his job. Walden apparently played on three tracks on the final album and on various versions of Wishing Well. Looking forward to touching base with you again, soon, and I hope you are keeping well. Sappho would have been 14 when the song was released in 1966. I am still friendly with some of my friends from those days. Chris Blackwell had produced the finished album. I was searching to find info on Sappho as I had been thinking of her and found she had passed and her younger brother, Damian who I never knew. 1950 Rodgers song, Come Together In The Morning, was written indirectly about Kossoff. In Glovers opinion, music was Koss life. The rest of it the business and the band politics was an unwelcome distraction. The memory meant that I had to touch base with you. 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. Instead, Kossoff meandered between jam sessions and occasional pub gigs. still trying to work out this site .. They had this energy, as if they wanted to prove themselves, says Docherty. sappho gillett korner - The Tempest sappho gillett korner Do you know what they called Sappho, the first documented lesbian? Once again, though, Kossoff cleaned up, and slowly assembled a new band: vocalist Terry Slesser and three Americans, keyboard player Mike Montgomery, bassist Terry Wilson and drummer Tony Braunagel. All rights reserved. Died: 1st January 1984, London, England. Now approaching their 68th, or very close, Birthdays. Until a few minutes ago, the blues-rock group Back Street Crawler and their crew had been asleep, scattered throughout the half-empty plane. We wondered whether or not he might have been talking about our dearly departed friend. Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Brian May and Joe Bonamassa are just some of those whove paid homage to Kossoff and his sound. As a family we moved to Notting Hill when I was 12 but I always felt Queensway was like a magnet. But Kossoff was in no state to play every solo on the album, not least when he was discovered fast asleep and snoring between takes. He just wandered off at some point during the five-hour flight. We interviewed a few famous people for the school magazine and she was always more nervous than I was> A beautiful. Kossoff had been prescribed Mogadon to help with his withdrawal. 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. Before long, a group of NYPD officers had trooped on to the aircraft. Few groups in the history of the show would look as uncomfortable as Free did half-miming to All Right Now. And everybody knew what he wanted it for.. Top Stories 'British blues will survive the apocalypse!': how the underground scene kept its groove My dear mother giving us two sixpences to Pitch & Putt, or just Putt in Hyde Park. 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. I lived in Windsor Court. Their drummer and guitarist were moving on. He also lived near their house and often went back there with Sappho. In 1950, Korner married Roberta Melville, daughter of art critic Robert Melville. It was rumoured that she was the inspiration behind Donovans song Mellow Yellow..i.e. Sandie was making cups of tea and trying to maintain an air of domesticity. Soon afterwards, hed joined Kirke, Kossoff and Japanese bassist Tetsu Yamauchi in the studio, and the Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu & Rabbit album was underway. A second album, simply called Free, emerged in October. We met a couple of times after that and I guess I was pretty smitten but sadly the feeling wasnt mutual. Kossoff, the pint-sized superstar with the lions mane hair-do, made an immediate impression: He walked on, plugged in and just unleashed those solos. Jan Clarke, Hi Jan and other friends of Sappho. Black Cat Bones knew what was coming. Kossoff had burns on his chest from the defibrillator, but his face was clean and pink and hed detoxed completely. Nothanks for your quick worklook forward to communicating with you someI know this week is going to be busyHave a great Xmas. God bless Wendell, but he wasnt Koss, and this wasnt Free, says Rabbit Bundrick. 4850 Camino Al Norte. When those two fell out, it all fell apart, says Glover. My technological skills are nonexistent. I knew her in the mid 60s at school and a little while after. But as Simon Kirke glumly admitted: The huge irony is that was the beginning of the end.. Even now, though, he still had moments of great clarity. Hope youre okay now .. Lots of love from Sarah XX, I knew Sappho when I lived in the block next to hers on the Moscow rd , She was about 7 and I was about 9 , Met her dad when he came and put on a gig in RS3 Tooting bec mental hospital for addicts in 1969..I also got a shock when I read she had died , Tell me does anybody know how she died ? AllMusic. Soon after the Nags Head jam session, the new band were backing Alexis Korner in blues clubs around London and the Home Counties. Vocals (Background) 1979. Sadly, Kossoffs declining health had grabbed the headlines ahead of his new album. Was sad to read of her passing. I dont know if you know this but he was run over and killed when he was 19 . Kyler's Korner, Las Vegas, Nevada. 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. 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. Docherty hid the pills in his oven, and rationed them out, until Kossoff found them and tried to take a handful at once. so the answer to your question is No the song is not about Sappho as far as I know. 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 . Lots of laughs and a few adventures together was just thinking about Sappho and found this site had no idea she had left the stage. I always wondered, where are all the People who was there thin, i always wished to know some of them. In his recent autobiography Fraser writes that Korner was 'almost a father figure' to him. That Bayswater area was dripping with musicians and artists and I loved being around them during my younger days and my teenage years. His body had gone into shock from Mandrax withdrawal. He was mischevious but I really liked him. Korner suggested his daughter Sappho's boyfriend, a 15-year-old, part-English, Barbadian and Guyanese musician named Andy Fraser. Rodgers and Fraser wrote every song, except the group-credited Trouble On Double Time. Roused from a collective torpor, they blinked and stared as the stewardess ran down the aisle. I only can dream of this, i was in my childhood and Teenie years far away from England and i saw the big times there always a bit later and only on Photos and Film. But within that was the rapport between Kossoff and Rodgers. He didnt like what he saw yesterday, but he is going to be the guy looking after you. It was not the best start.. Shortly after, his parents brought him his first guitar, and enrolled him for classical guitar lessons. one day Ill let it run away with itself . If it helps I was born in 1952. I too remember mention of the Isle of Wight .. Before long, he was playing in a school group and upsetting the neighbours by rehearsing in the Kossoffs garage. Andy Fraser was a musical prodigy, who was already playing bass guitar in John Mayall's band and dating Korner's daughter Sappho. Kossoff considered its soulful slow blues Be My Friend the best thing weve ever done. I looked at where Paul Kossoff had been sitting and the seat was empty, says former tour manager John Taylor. Do hope youre okay Ill write to you properly soon. I flew down to see them somewhere on that tour, sighs John Glover, who remembers Rabbit smashing up a dressing room and various band members sporting black eyes and split lips. That Yo-Yo contest Adrian Norrman won, got a bike, So competitive. April 1928 in Paris als Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner; 1. . Kossoff was not a prolific writer and had begun to feel excluded from the Rodgers/Fraser clique. I couldnt work out why . 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. 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. But the fact is nobody but Kossy could play that guitar through that amp.. What a lovely thing to say . Im concerned about spending too much time on the net my body doesnt like it but I will be back .. and Im still around. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about Alexis Korner on MyHeritage, the world's family history network. Unfortunately, this job posting is expired. 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. You have to be together to do that, insists Rodgers. I cannot know whether, of course, you have visited this part of the site. Chris said, This is John. 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. I hope everyone is well and looking forward to a warmer Spring. And what happened? There was no time to pause or reflect. I can chat here, e-mails or Twitter otherwise its all a modern mystery to me. Sarah My technological skills are nonexistent. Died: 1st January 1984, London, England. I dont Facebook, never wear gloves at this keyboard, but, by my full name or kreppant, I Tweet. He saw Black Cat Bones backing New Orleans pianist Champion Jack Dupree at a pub in south London, and joined them soon after. I didnt know who he was or what had gone down, but heres all these people yelling, God! (LogOut/ When Frees next single The Stealer tanked and Highway stalled outside the Top 40, the rows began. I was about 19 and very down on my luck. Docherty brought in Terry Slesser, a local bass player and drummer and hired a rehearsal space above a bowling alley. Appalling when I think of it now. Docherty moved Kossoff into his 12th-floor flat in a Wearside tower block, and began a cold turkey/boot camp regime. Id spent four, maybe five years, being one fourth of a whole personality which was Free, Kossoff told music paper Sounds. Sappho Korner (died 2006) was a singer and percussionist. 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. It was filed under Music . Tetsu and Rabbit Bundrick were drafted in, and Paul Rodgers played guitar. We met at the L\Auberge in Richmond when we were sixteen. But a rift in our direction did start to become obvious between the authentic and the obviously commercial., In August, Free played to 600,000 at the Isle Of Wight Festival alongside The Who and Koss idol, Jimi Hendrix. The press were told he was busy working on a solo album. As the only one with a licence, Kossoff drove the bands Transit, clocking up hundreds of miles week after week. He played with Spooky Tooths Mike Kellie and Peter Green (see side panel). Love from Sarah XX, Hope you get this comment off to skip through fields x. Glover was impressed by Koss playing, and approached Chris Blackwell for a record deal. Keep it real Southern & urban blues. Within a year, Kossoff had joined the north London blues group Black Cat Bones and impressed them with a confidence and stagecraft that belied his 5ft 3in stature. Gosh you are younger than this old goat. I mention this fine album as having Spotify, on my computer, I have been able to add it to my Record Library, there, for free. Seems like a very tragic situation. Hi One of my closest friends that I grew up with, who I am sure knew your family, is Barbara Diamant who lived with her mother, in those days, across the road from Windsor Court in Shatesbury House. I prefer to hear [Rodgers] voice and back it up or push it without covering it up. But the song that most impressed Chris Blackwell was All Right Now, with its bullish riff and terrace- chant chorus. And he certainly wasnt a drug casualty. But they werent Free. Following the break-up, Kossoff moved into a house in Golborne Mews, off Londons Portobello Road, and turned it into a drug den/shrine to Jimi. Other times, Hey, Koss, listen to that, you cunt!. there was no way I was gonna play a peasant . Damian Korner, Nicholas Korner and Sappho Gillett Korner. it will be once I stop wasting my time on Facebook Got it Anthony .. so you can remove the address now if you want. 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. Jacob the Jeweler's Net Worth: An In-Depth Look. Born: 19th April 1928, Paris, France. By the late 50s, hed become a household name playing the Cockney patriarch Alf Larkin in the TV sitcom The Larkins. In the meantime, though, his ex-bandmates were moving on. Free clashed with Blackwell when he insisted they edit it down for a single release. 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. This entry was posted on May 15, 2006 by BalletCat-Blue. But the flight was only 30 per cent sold out, wed all moved around, so I didnt think anything of it.. Aw Jan ..Im sorry that it had to happen at all but many thanks for your sweet reply .. Long may you run .. Love Sarah XXX, Hiya Jan . I filled my body up with toxins and ended up that way, he explained. Wow just followed the link to the Stones concert in Hyde Park. North Las Vegas, NV 89031. X. I had a very brief but intense affair with Saffo while I was at a school in Kent. Employer est. Shortly after, he sent Islands management team to watch them showcase in a club in Londons Leicester Square. Sent a few e-mails 2 people Ive found on this web site but have had no reply ..Its just that I often revisit my past and one of those visits is 2 walk around Moscow rd where I grew up B4 moving 2 Kensington , Anyway when walking around Moscow rd [ & other places ] i walk down the side street of Burnham court where Sappho lived with her mum , dad & brother Nico as the other brother was not born if I remember rightly , and @ the back of her apartment block was a massive dog kennel which we would sit it when it rained eating sweets & biscuits ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Anyway would just like 2 know what happened 2 her 2 die so young,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I have cancer myself !!! Glover tried to defend himself. The AZ Of Queen, Peter Grant, The Story Of Rock's Greatest Manager and Pretend You're in a War: The Who & The Sixties. Earlier in the decade, Korners ensemble Blues Incorporated had beena valuable training ground for several future Rolling Stones. They sort of dragged me out of my pit, admitted Kossoff. Be nice to yourself with lots of love from Sarah XXX. Rodgers, "Paul was as emotional about as music as I was", All at sea, Kossoff and Back Street Crawler drummer Tony Braunagel in 1975, Hiding on the backstreets, Kossoff and BC vocalist, Terry Wilson-Slesser, The Story Behind The Songs: Feel Like Makin' Love by Bad Company, The unlikely life story of Paul Kossoff's guitar, Paul Rodgers: My greatest regret is not having Paul Kossoff around. But Paul Rodgers also wanted to make decisions. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. I see how many people here knew her in her Life. Island blamed the band, the band blamed Island; everyone blamed Highways insipid cover. Hello. (LogOut/ Friends gave him pills, thinking they were doing him a favour, adds John Glover. They were okay, he says diplomatically. God! He really caught my attention.. Paul was born on September 14, 1950 in Hampstead, north London, to parents David and Jennie. The story of Paul Francis Kossoff is a Shakespearean tragedy, with the guitarist as its gifted, damaged hero. Kossoff jammed with them at a blues club in Finsbury Park. Despite Kossoffs unpredictability, nobody wanted to give up, and Free were soon back in the studio. But the singer refused: I knew I wanted to start a new group instead.. I wouldnt have been going anyway. I went to Hallfield. At which point, says Glover. Eddie was that quintessential cheeky scamp. She must have been a young woman at the time. Sorry I do not have Facebook. Keep wellAnthony Kreppel, kreppamel the fact that you can do anything on this site is a miracle. The first friend i ever made was called Sappho, or Fo as i called her. He was as intense and emotional about the music as I was.. Koss was a mild-mannered and generouskinda guy, explains Rabbit, and that made him an easy target.. I am now out near Twickenham but if you are still a Londoner, or nearby, it would be lovely to meet one day and swap stories. In March 2016, on the 40th anniversary of Kossoffs death, Rodgers is convinced that had he lived, the two of them would have undoubtedly worked together again. Dunno if the surname Payne is remembered. The subsequent UK tour saw flashes of the old Kossoff, but far too many moments of high farce and terrible chaos. Categories Uncategorized. I remember going to that flat with Sappho .. In the 60s, his popular radio show heard him reworking traditional Bible stories for a modern audience. It was in a room not much bigger than my lounge, says Frees ex-manager John Glover now. swimming conked alley .. Keep it real indeed but sending much love your way . A beautiful spirit. We last said goodbye as she was off to Glastonbury to be with her new husband Peter. Growing up, their second son Paul showed a wit and precocity beyond his years. I hate to play just solos, said Kossoff. Genres Moods Themes Blues . Sadly I lost touch with her in the early 1970s when I went off to University. In June, Blackwell saw Free opening for Albert King at the Marquee and was impressed. More and more I realize that this is a wonderful site here. 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. So sorry to hear of your loss. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Andy Frasers first impression of Kossoff was that he looked like a little lion cub.. Lost touch over next few years-so sad to hear she is gone. But, for once, they did as he asked. I seem to have 2 accounts. David Kossoff was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants and a radio, film and TV actor. 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. Pictures. I thought I had read the Oct 18th entry and answered. Geoff was the top promoter in the north east, but I was the manager and this is what I do., In January 75, to test Kossoffs reliability, Glover put him on the road with John Martyn: He played a few songs a night with John, and it was great for a couple of weeks. There was an instant spark, concurred Rodgers. David was a bugger for that Dymo tape, where you can print out words. How about we help him and put the band back together, just for a tour?. Geoff had promoted enough Free shows to know they were on the skids: Pauls playing had gone downhill, and you could see the frustration in Paul Rodgers face at the end of every song.. 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. Lifes little ragamuffin, who I sadly lost contact with all too soon. Paul Rodgers watched from the sidelines. There are some references on the Net that suggest the song was about a 14 year old girl named Sappho. We had no tools to help him, says Paul Rodgers, unlike today.. 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. Her father was Alexis Korner..the late and magnificant white blues man.. We must know each other Find album credit information for The Party Album by Alexis Korner on AllMusic. The chemistry between the four was instantaneous. 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. I remember Queens court , I still have an extraordinary fondness for Queensway Fire And Water: The Making Of Free's Masterpiece. Back Street Crawlers debut album, The Band Plays On, arrived in October 75. In September, the band were due to play a festival in Belgium to launch their debut album. Hiya Bill, We were both four years old and she lived next door to me. Hello Sarah He came out on stage and talked to the audience for an hour, recalls Taylor. Eddie and I, I think he was a little younger than me, met in Kensington Gardens and often went there. I suspect it was more shock that Id got to this age at all. 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. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Much Love, Hiya and best wishes xx Paul Rodgers said, Thats it. Died: 1st January 1984, London, England. so right back at you Sarah. Within a year, Bad Companys debut album was a US No.1 hit. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. North Las Vegas, NV. wishing you all the best X. 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. but will be back once winter has set in. Earlier that summer, blues producer Mike Vernon asked Kossoff to play on New York singer Martha Velzs debut album, Fiends And Angels. Andy made all the decisions, confirms Glover. Korner had travelled with his parents through Switzerland and North Africa before settling in London as a 12 year-old. I think it was called South London Tech College or something. Chris Blackwell was desperate for Free to have a hit, but hed have to wait a little longer. Then came the night in December 1965 when he saw Eric Clapton with John Mayalls Bluesbreakers in concert. But the job of replacing Brian Jones went to Mick Taylor instead. Everyone smoked dope sometimes too much dope but Kossoff had acquired a taste for the powerful sedative Mandrax. Free toured with Osibisa guitarist Wendell Richardson instead. I know . The only reason that I bring this up, and I dont know whether youve discussed it before, is that I was recently talking to friends about meanings in song lyrics from the 1960s. Ivce Only just seen all your comments and Tis late here .. but Ill be back to talk about the Saturday flicks . Nombre real: Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner Perfil: Born: 19th April 1928, Paris, France. Koss was with a girl that day somebodys wife in the business who was a well-known smackhead, recalls Taylor. Nobody else remembers Kossoff leaving his seat. KKTRs rootsy blues and funk rock lacked Frees bite and, most importantly, Paul Rodgerss voice. Pay ranges from $11-$16 per hour depending on experience plus tips (Annual Weeks Paid Vacation) Korner Store II. I wonder what an emoji for Bayswater would look like probably best that there isnt one . He had travelled with his parents through Switzerland and North Africa before settling in London as a 12 year-old. Learn all about Sappho Gillett Korner on AllMusic. That night, Koss didnt fall over and didnt forget the chords. I knew Sappho briefly mid 90s when she lived in London W9. The two had become a songwriting partnership under awkward circumstances. Taylor was tasked with driving Kossoff to the airport in the morning. On the drive to Heathrow the next day, Kossoff was barely coherent. I remember coming round to Queens Court to visit you. Instead, Rabbit Bundricks Texas pal, Stray Dog guitarist Snuffy Walden, was brought in to play where necessary. There was a lot of recreational drink and drug activity going on, he says now. I have just had the all-clear following the removal of a Cancer a few years ago. Anthony I sincerely hope that the years we have had continue even though I know its gonna be decades of listening to idiots discussing Brexit I still want to be around. But Paul was unconscious, says Docherty. (LogOut/ Release Date 1970. I remember with great fondness how her father befriended me and introduced me to his musical colleagues. there was a time when it took its toll in a very big way . His father, the great-great-grandson of a former slave, introduced. Nicholas Korner, Damian Korner, Sappho Gillett Korner: Profile. Every time I walked into that house, Koss was listening to Hendrix, says keyboard player John Rabbit Bundrick now. The following day he was called into Blackwells office. People Search, Contact Information, Public Records & More. Ive a feeling its going to be a great year as well . Heres how it works. Just five months after the release of Fire And Water came Highway. But his addiction meant he resented their help. Three days later, Black Cat Bones joined Champion Jack Dupree at CBS studios to play on his album, When You Feel The Feeling You Was Feeling. It started howling and feeding back. Hit that one last January. 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 wish you well and long may you proverbially run. I knew Sappho from 76 to about 80 when I left Wales and moved back to London. I hope your move went well. Paul Rodgers was about three feet from my face. a whole generation just wiped out the only one who still remains is their mother . he was run over and killed at the age of 19 . Are those who have contemporary memories of Sappho, Alexis & the family still here? :$47K - $57K . The band that would soon become Free jammed together for the first time on April 19 1968 at the Nags Head in Battersea. Koss often fell over on stage, forgot the chords or gave long, stoned, rambling speeches. We were in Box Hill School together back when we were around 14 or 15. Once again, it all fell apart in Newcastle, where he had a seizure backstage at The Mayfair. Her father was Alexis Korner..the late and magnificant white blues man. Taylor sat with Kossoff after take-off. She told him to put his seatbelt on and asked where the guy sitting next to me had gone. The band now calling themselves Back Street Crawler played several shows that made up for in energy what they lacked in finesse. Isnt life strange but wonderful to think we shared the friendship of Sappho. who knew that evolution meant going backwards so far .. until another time . Featured New Releases; Editors' Choice; All New Releases; Discover. I went on to meet many fine musicians, including John Mayall & Eric Clapton in that flat. The guitarist stayed with Fraser for 10 days in Sussex. Hallfield or Fox or neither of course .. Alexis Korner (* 19. I was looking for Sappho and came across your touching obituary. Not sure Graham I knew so many people in those days .. we all lived in Bayswater .. She is still there and that is my link now with the neighbourhood.