Chris Farlowe

Chris Farlowe will be performing on stage with The Concert of Legends 60's Show (We Got Tickets Event 431149) on 28th April 2018 at The United Reformed Church, Bishop's Stortford.\nChris Farlowe (born John Henry Deighton, 13 October 1940 in Islington, North London)is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time", which rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966, and his association with Colosseum and the Thunderbirds.\nInspired by Lonnie Donegan, Farlowe's musical career began with a skiffle group, the John Henry Skiffle Group, in 1957 before he joined the Johnny Burns Rhythm and Blues Quartet, in 1958. He met guitarist Bob Taylor in 1959 and, through Taylor, joined the Thunderbirds, who went on to record five singles for the Columbia label. \nFarlowe moved to Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate label and recorded eleven singles, five of which were cover versions of Rolling Stones songs including "Paint It, Black", "Think", "Ride On, Baby", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", and "Out of Time", which reached no. 1 (1966) in the UK Singles Chart. He recorded four more singles, the best known of which is Mike d'Abo's "Handbags and Gladrags" and "My Way of Giving", a cover of a Small Faces album track written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane.\nHe sang vocals for the theme music written by Greenslade for the BBC Television series Gangsters. He also sang on two tracks from Jimmy Page's Death Wish II soundtrack (1982), as well as the tracks "Hummingbird", "Prison Blues" and "Blues Anthem" on Page's album Outrider (1988).\nOn 30 July 2016, Farlow appeared at Wembley Arena, performing his 1966 hit "Out of Time" as part of a show marking the 50th anniversary of the England football team's victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final.\nSince 2015 Farlowe has appeared on stage a number of times alongside Van Morrison.