Star of SBF 2015: THE CLEM CLEMPSON BAND feat. CHRIS FARLOWE of COLOSSEUM (UK)

Known from COLOSSEUM two musicians: singer Chris Farlow (UK), admired for the rare blues-rock in the area of the extent of the scale, and virtuoso guitarist Dave “CLEM” CLEMPSON (UK).

Chris Farlowe & Dave “Clem” Clempson are world-famous musicians, the founders of Colosseum – British jazz-rock legend, which can pride itself working with Deep Purple, Cozy Powell, Bob Dylan, Jon Hisemanem, Jimmy Page and Van Morrison.

Clem Clempson started his music career in the 60s with “Bakerloo” group as a blues trio. In 1969, he became a vocalist and a guitarist of the legendary supergroup Colosseum. In 1975, along with Greg Ridley and Cozy Powell, he created a “Strange Brew”. In the same year, he was invited by Deep Purple to replace Richie Blackmore, but that cooperation ended up after just a few days.

Clem Clempson played with well known musicians such as: Roger Chapman, Roger Daltrey, Cozy Powell, Ken Hensley, Jon Anderson, Tom Waits, Tanita Tikaram, Chris de Burgh, Bonnie Tyler and Bob Dylan.

He also starred as a guest with Jack Bruce, Roger Waters, Bob Dylan, Chris de Burgh. Clempson is also known as an arranger and composer of film music, his songs can be heard in “Evita”, “GI Jane”, “Lawn Dogs,” “Tomorrow Never Dies” and “Notting Hill”.

Chris Farlowe is the lead singer of the legendary Colosseum and Atomic Rooster who has an incredible timbre of voice. His, almost ”acrobatic”, voice gave him an enormous worldwide group of fans. He also sang with the Thunderbirds, Manfreds band, hosted on J. Page’s recordings and many others.

Farlowe’s long career began in the 50s. Farlowe, fascinated with the skiffle style, founded The Thunderbirds group, which until 1962 had been a semi-professional formation. Then, he recorded the single “Air Travel”.

The commercial success came in 1966, when his version of the Rolling Stones song “Out Of Time”, produced by Mick Jagger, wandered to the very top of the English charts. Then, Farlowe recorded several hits, including “Ride On Baby” (1966) and “Handbags And Gladrags” (1967) and some of soulful pop albums. In his long music career Farlowe played with giants such as the Colosseum (he recorded two albums with them) and Atomic Rooster.

Fans of the singer say that he is “beyond time” – his voice doesn’t get old it just maturates.

THE CLEM CLEMPSON BAND feat. CHRIS FARLOWE of COLOSSEUM (UK):
Clem Clempson – guitar, vocal
Chris Farlowe – vocal
Adrian Askew – keyboards
Reggie Worthy – bass
Eddie Fillip – drums

Also visit: www.clemclempson.com and www.chrisfarlowe.co.uk

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