Chris Farlowe is a successful English pop, R&B singer.
He was born John Henry Deighton on October 13, 1940, in Islington, North London, England.
Farlowe's musical career began with a skiffle group, The John Henry Skiffle Group in 1957, then The Johnny Burns Rhythm and Blues Quartet in 1958. He met lead guitarist Bob Taylor (born Robert Taylor, 6 June 1942 in London) in 1959 and he joined the band Taylor was in the Thunderbirds, recording five singles for the Columbia label, without much success. He then moved to Andrew Loog Oldham's 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 the Stereophonics).
As an English R & B star of the early 1960s, he...
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