Biography
Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984), known professionally as Alexis Korner, was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues". A major influence on the sound of the British music scene in the 1960s, he was instrumental in the formation of several notable British bands including the Rolling Stones and Free. Korner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the musical influence category in 2024.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
BBC Sessions
1998
In London
1971
Rock On
1971
Radio One
1988
Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger
1960
The First Generation 1965-1974
2021
Rocket 88
1981
Folk, Blues & Beyond
1965
John Mayall Plays John Mayall
1965
Red Hot From Alex
1964
K-Tel's 40 Super Greats
1975
Tap Turns On The Water
1971
Pinetop's Blues
1966
Negro Spirituals
1959
Django
1958
Volume 2
1957
Credited work
1,126 releases · 181 albums · active 1954–2025
- Performance · 3,371
- Other credits · 323
- Production · 44
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Olympic Studios · Command Studios · Klooks Kleek, London · GTB Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- CCS
- C.C.S.
- Django Reinhardt
- Cuby + Blizzards
- Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
- Ken Colyer's Jazzmen
- Memphis Slim