There are some references on the Net that suggest the song was about a 14 year old girl named Sappho. Was the Donovan Mellow Yellow song include a reference to your friend Saffron? I hope you can read predictive text . (LogOut/ I see how many people here knew her in her Life. I hope that you and everyone who comes here is well and that the spirit still moves you. 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. One of the songs is called Sappho and I remembered from reading somewhere, that this was his Daughter and I wondered if I find something about her in the Net. Sappho Gillett Korner: Vocals : James Litherland: Guitar : Zoot Money: Keyboards : Dick Morrissey: Saxophone . I always wondered, where are all the People who was there thin, i always wished to know some of them. John Glover is certain Kossoff played in an early five-man line-up of Bad Company, and has the tape to prove it (Rodgers wont let me put it out.). The story of Paul Francis Kossoff is a Shakespearean tragedy, with the guitarist as its gifted, damaged hero. All the pest to you too .. A happy New Year Peace from Sarah . And what happened? Two years ago, Rodgers met Kossoffs son, Simon, for the first time. Korner had travelled with his parents through Switzerland and North Africa before settling in London as a 12 year-old. Alexis Korner was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster. Hi My technological skills are nonexistent. If anyone should want to find me now .. ie ask questions about Sappho then I can be found on Facebook as Sarah Darling not sure I should give out my email address .. X, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellow_Yellow. Kossoff considered its soulful slow blues Be My Friend the best thing weve ever done. Backstage afterwards there was champagne flying everywhere, like the Grand Prix, remembers John Taylor. But getting Kossoff to recreate what he did in the studio on tour was hard. But he also had a taste for what his father called dangerous pursuits the risky rather than the peaceful. My younger brother and sister aged 8 & 6 got the crowds to carry them over to the Stones caravan where they spent their time. God only knows how Lemmy ended up there, or what he and Koss had being doing.. I remember coming round to Queens Court to visit you. Thank you for the Lovely story about Sappho and letting that be the way from me to find out about her leaving us. A new ailment having laid me low, bit enough of that. The posthumous Free Live! Alternatively, the Rodgers/Kossoff co-writeMoonshine was a bleak, spectral blues. 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 !!! which is very sad . 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. How on earth did that happen and Im so glad it did. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, I remember getting into Koss car and his dad had stuck these typed-out instructions on the dashboard: Are you fit to drive?, Turn on headlights. God Bless her family and friends and may she rest in peace. Her father was Alexis Korner..the late and magnificant white blues man. I can do e-mails twitter your Sappho Korner page and that about covers it. I certainly dont remember Sappho mentioning it either she was never a bragger but even so I think she wouldve mentioned it .. She ranks with Archilochus and Alcaeus, among Greek poets, for her ability to impress readers with a lively sense of her personality. It failed to chart, but Melody Maker described Free as a group to watch in the 70s. But it wasnt quite the collaborative effort it appeared to be. That Yo-Yo contest Adrian Norrman won, got a bike, So competitive. Tons Of Sobs arrived in March. Docherty had heard about Kossoff, thought he could help, and drove down from Sunderland to Golborne Mews. 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. 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. Mark Blake is a music journalist and author. Other times, Hey, Koss, listen to that, you cunt!. Kossoff had burns on his chest from the defibrillator, but his face was clean and pink and hed detoxed completely. And I broke two of his fingers, he says, adding sarcastically, Great, what a fantastic thing to do. Once again, Snuffy Walden was hired to play, and Kossoff reduced to introducing his own band on stage and then watching the show like a regular punter. was it the 7 on the end that hinted at being 70. Among my record collection is a signed copy of R & B From The Marquee by Alexis Korners Blues Incorporated, from a live concert in 1962 (I was only ten at the time and thus could not attend.) 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. Aliases: Sappho Gillett Variations: Viewing All | Sappho Korner Sappho Artist [a1234779] Edit Artist Marketplace 395 For Sale Vinyl and CD Discography 12 Credits 9 Vocals 3 Instruments & Performance Add Release In the 60s, his popular radio show heard him reworking traditional Bible stories for a modern audience. Did you know the Korner family well? Her language contains elements from Aeolic vernacular . My condolences on your childhood friends passing.I knew Sappho or Saffron as we called her,peripherally,as part of a group of habitues at lAuberge in Richmond and just remember her as a pleasant ,friendly and quiet girl-Perhaps,compared to the rest of us young hippies- I also knew that her dad was Alexis K.,one of the formative influences in British music of the sixties /seventies. Richard was wandering if anyone on here remembered him from those days as he lives in Cornwall now. People Search, Contact Information, Public Records & More. Apparently, it took the crew some time to gain access to the bathroom, as his dead body was slumped against the door. Odd I seem to be able to use WordPress on my phone .. so there is light at the end of a tunnel take care from Sarah . Immediately felt as if I was there again. 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. P.S. Their drummer and guitarist were moving on. We were both very young but I could never quite get her out of my head. New Releases. Mouthful Of Grass, Ill Be Creeping and Lying In The Sunshine were a celebration of peace, love, Mother Nature and sex lots of sex. Bill Great to touch base with you. Fraser formed a new group, Sharks, and Rodgers and Kirke paired up in Bad Company. But the singer refused: I knew I wanted to start a new group instead.. Albums such as Frees Fire And Water and the hits Wishing Well and All Right Now have arguably grown better with age. He had travelled with his parents through Switzerland and North Africa before settling in London as a 12 year-old. It was filed under Music . Kossoff asked Rodgers to join Black Cat Bones. Jacob the Jeweler's Net Worth: An In-Depth Look. Can you let me know what happened? Anthony, Anthony Eddie was my little bro . .. I would like to contact her family whom I lost touch with. It was almost religious. . The memory meant that I had to touch base with you. 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. If I have answered, here, or somewhere, and my machine, like my body, has been sick of late, then I completely , absolutely, apologise for that. We got stoned together and listened to a lot of Stevie Wonder on her turntable driven by a car battery. 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. I am still friendly with some of my friends from those days. 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. I do not recall Sappho mentioning anything about Donovan or the song that year. 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 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. But disaster had struck early in the tour after Kossoff attacked John Glover with a whiskey bottle. He also lived near their house and often went back there with Sappho. Appalling when I think of it now. If I were Alice in Wonderland stood up side down on a hookah while smoking opium thered be no way Id be able to understand whats become of this world TRUMP JOHNSON . Back Street Crawlers debut album, The Band Plays On, arrived in October 75. On tour, Koss could be perfectly lucid one minute, but when the Mandrax kicked in, hed struggle to find the switch on his amp. Taylor didnt see Kossoff again until the evening. 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. & dont know how long Ive got left on this planet .. The deal was reported as being worth a quarter of a million dollars. Kirke wasnt sure about the band, but loved the guitarist: He was a little bloke with a mane of long hair. What impressed him most was that Kossoff wasnt trying to compete with lightning-fingered players such as Clapton. A beautiful spirit. Benefits: Employee discount. Job Types: Full-time, Part-time. David was a bugger for that Dymo tape, where you can print out words. 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. The one time we actually sat down and talked, said Walden, Koss was a real gentleman. 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. May she rest in peace. He saw the empty seats and said, Ill have that row there That was the last thing he ever said to me. The next thing Taylor remembers is being prodded awake by a stewardess as they approached JFK. Koss often fell over on stage, forgot the chords or gave long, stoned, rambling speeches. Every time I walked into that house, Koss was listening to Hendrix, says keyboard player John Rabbit Bundrick now. Hello. He should have been one of rock and blues great guitar heroes. But within that was the rapport between Kossoff and Rodgers. Simon Kirke was informed just before a Bad Company show in New Orleans, but decided not to tell Paul Rodgers until some days later, so as not to jeopardise the tour. Alexis Korner, Musikhalle Hamburg, November 1972 Background information Birth name Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner Also known as "Father of British Blues" Born (1928-04-19)19 April 1928 Paris, France Died 1 January 1984(1984-01-01)(aged 55) London, England Genres Blues, blues rock Occupations Musician, singer-songwriter, historian, broadcaster something which the world is sadly lacking in these days . Paul was born on September 14, 1950 in Hampstead, north London, to parents David and Jennie. Heres how it works. Fraser quickly put together a new group, Toby, and Rodgers formed a trio, Peace. The doctors told me if he carried on like this, he would die, says Geoff Docherty. 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. Another relationship was also suffering. There was an instant spark, concurred Rodgers. Daughter of Alexis Korner, and sister of Nico Korner and Damian Korner . Kyler's Korner, Las Vegas, Nevada. I was and, thinking back, I thought that you were a little older than myself. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. From AC/DC to The Black Crowes, from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Rival Sons, each generation brings another group beholden to Frees bare-boned approach. I`m sorry to find that she isn`t no more here. When the rest of the group couldnt make it in time to a gig in Connecticut or New Jersey, Kossoff managed to calm the angry promoter. X. I had a very brief but intense affair with Saffo while I was at a school in Kent. But as John Glover observes, It was Free against the world. The red-eye from Los Angeles to New York had just landed at JFK Airport. May I take you back to the first paragraph you wrote here The first friend i ever made was called Sappho, or Fo as i called her. Hiya William .. We were all drunks or druggies as you call them at one time . I used to wonder why, but Koss wasnt copying Hendrixs licks, he was tapping into his soul.. In the meantime, though, his ex-bandmates were moving on. But when Paul Kossoff told Korner he was looking for a bass guitarist, Korner knew just the boy. I was there with Sappho and we hung out a lot. More and more I realize that this is a wonderful site here. 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. Hallfield or Fox or neither of course .. In fact, hed recently gone to Jamaica for a spell of rest and recuperation, only to discover Mandrax was available at every pharmacist on the island without prescription. Hiring for all shifts, part time or full time. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. 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. Which Primary school did you go to .. ? When a policeman spotted Taylor half-carrying him towards the terminal, he threatened to arrest them both unless they left the airport. Hello Sarah It was in a room not much bigger than my lounge, says Frees ex-manager John Glover now. Best wishes from Sarah :-)), She was my friend too. 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. Her father was Alexis Korner..the late and magnificant white blues man.. Have a great Crispmess and Ill be in touch after it .. One night Clapton approached Kossoff in the dressing room and asked, How the hell do you do that? talking about my vibrato, recalled Kossoff. Read more about this topic: Alexis Korner All rights reserved. They had this energy, as if they wanted to prove themselves, says Docherty. The thing that kept messing up Koss was the outside world getting to him, says Rabbit. I thought I had read the Oct 18th entry and answered. Kossoff was taken ill shortly before the bands first UK tour. I didnt enen know shed been called Saffron . Ones own mortality makes one think back to more innocent times. What a lovely thing to say . Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Brian May and Joe Bonamassa are just some of those whove paid homage to Kossoff and his sound. You never thought of that when a child at Hallfield or anywhere. Kossoff jammed with them at a blues club in Finsbury Park. After a few weeks, Kossoff was deemed well enough to visit Annabels nightclub on the tower blocks groundfloor. I completely understand about not being trapped indoors in the summer I did 12 weeks isolating because of underlying health conditions. My life is richer for having had her as a friend in my formative years. The phrase the lost years is frequently used when discussing the careers of troubled rock stars. My abiding memory of Sappho will always, undoubtedly, be the Rolling Stones Free Concert in Hyde Park when I spent the day with her and her father at the Concert and rubbed shoulders with some musical greats that made me more passionate about all music genres and how music will always bring people together in friendship. Hi Mark, Lets Get Together! But is it at all possible that Windsor Court is in Moscow Road and one of your brothers was EdwardI always knew him as Eddie? Not long after I was with Alexis in one of his Rocket 88 gigs in mid Wales..a friend took me backstage to meet him, and he was such a gentleman..Ive spoken to him about Saphon and he seemed concerned with her health..He introduced me to the guys in the band, including Charlie(Watts) who was the drummer around that timeIve often wondered about her. Nothanks for your quick worklook forward to communicating with you someI know this week is going to be busyHave a great Xmas. Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! ", 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. 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. there was a time when it took its toll in a very big way . 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. We were held on the plane for an hour, while the authorities argued over where Koss had died LA or New York, says Taylor. 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. I knew Sappho from 76 to about 80 when I left Wales and moved back to London. Employer est. 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 . Find album credit information for The New Church by Alexis Korner on AllMusic . Korner woke up one morning and found a 15-year-old boy of mixed race sleeping on his sofa. Dunno if the surname Payne is remembered. Just five months after the release of Fire And Water came Highway. The band now calling themselves Back Street Crawler played several shows that made up for in energy what they lacked in finesse. and Im still present and so are you so far so good .. as far as the rest of the world goes . It had its moments the lolloping funk blues Train Song, for one but was too run-of-the-mill to compete with Bad Company. At a gig at Newcastle City Hall, he collapsed after playing just two numbers. My body isnt doing great either adjusting to it isnt easy but is some of the reason Im not on here much. The cause of death was given as cerebral and pulmonary oedema; a legacy of the previous years cardiac arrest. Id spent four, maybe five years, being one fourth of a whole personality which was Free, Kossoff told music paper Sounds. My School days at Hallfield were a real mixture of fun and being bulliedbut not too horrendous. Best Regards,Peace,Fraser, Hiya Frazer, It was difficult, admits Glover. We jammed and I liked his style both in his playing, his look and his humour., When The Wildflowers broke up, Rodgers remained in London and joined another group, Brown Sugar. all brown sack cloth . 1950 Kossoffs parents tried to intervene. SAPPHO KORNER R.I.P. Born in Paddington, west London, to a Barbadian-Guyanese father and an English mother, Fraser was something of a musical prodigy. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Lost touch over next few years-so sad to hear she is gone. Growing up, their second son Paul showed a wit and precocity beyond his years. Expand Your Search. Nice to see the recent comments. And we came to talking about Donovans Mellow Yellow from 1966. April 1928 in Paris als Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner; 1. . It was the same for Simon. Can you believe that another year is hurtling towards its end. Paul Rodgers said, Thats it. Paul was a very together guy, a soulful, intelligent guy. Off stage, he was quick-witted, a sharp mimic and, many believe, could have been a good actor. so much sad news of ex hallfield students RIP all of you , Chris Pierre, Chris Pierre .. In 76 she took me and my baby daughter in when we had nowhere to live. Change). That guitar and him were as one, says Digby-Smith, who watched, amused, as another unnamed guitarist picked up Koss Les Paul, switched on his Marshall amp and struggled to play a note. On one occasion, bassist Terry Wilson kicked Koss door in and physically removed a dealer from his hotel suite. It happened quickly and took everybody by surprise. Even now, though, he still had moments of great clarity. Eddie and I, I think he was a little younger than me, met in Kensington Gardens and often went there. Unfortunately, this job posting is expired. 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. there was no way I was gonna play a peasant . Docherty hid the pills in his oven, and rationed them out, until Kossoff found them and tried to take a handful at once. We approach our, Sarah, 68th birthdays, come January and our 67th Christmasses and Hanukkahs. We interviewed a few famous people for the school magazine and she was always more nervous than I was> A beautiful. Nobody else remembers Kossoff leaving his seat. trouble is I never hear her mention it .. They were okay, he says diplomatically. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Sorry William my email oooooooops better not give it out here . Died: 1st January 1984, London, England. If it helps I was born in 1952. I think we must know a lot of the same people Around autumn 1974, David Kossoff called John Glover and told him Paul was drug-free. one day Ill let it run away with itself . it will be once I stop wasting my time on Facebook In July, Free joined Eric Clapton and Steve Winwoods new group Blind Faith on a US tour. Genre. Korner recommended Free to Island Records boss Chris Blackwell. Kossoff was not a prolific writer and had begun to feel excluded from the Rodgers/Fraser clique. I thought, Im onto a winner here., But it wasnt to be. My dear mother giving us two sixpences to Pitch & Putt, or just Putt in Hyde Park. 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. He had travelled with his parents through Switzerland and North Africa before settling in London as a 12 year-old. Chris Blackwell was desperate for Free to have a hit, but hed have to wait a little longer. But he was scoring again as soon as he was back in London. I hate to play just solos, said Kossoff. Pauls sometimes disruptive behaviour and poor academic record meant he was expelled from school, and gave up his education for good aged 15. he was run over and killed at the age of 19 . I hope everyone is well and looking forward to a warmer Spring. Trusted by millions of genealogists since 2003. . Find album credit information for The Party Album by Alexis Korner on AllMusic. still trying to work out this site .. Need help finding Amy? Children: Damian Korner, Nicholas Korner, Sappho Gillett Korner Music groups: Alexis Korners Blues Incorporated (1961 1966), CCS (1970 1973), Snape. Be nice to yourself with lots of love from Sarah XXX. And in the meantime, 17-year-old Simon Kirke was a drummer in search of a gig. Sarah My technological skills are nonexistent. I remember Queens court , I still have an extraordinary fondness for Queensway
