Music career Big Roll Band and Dantalion's Chariot In early autumn 1961 Money formed the Big Roll Band with himself as vocalist, Roger Collis on lead guitar, pianist Al Kirtley (later of Trendsetters Limited), bassist Mike "Monty" Montgomery and drummer Johnny Hammond. In 1962 drummer Pete Brookes replaced Hammond at the same time as bassist Johnny King and tenor sax player Kevin Drake joined the band.[2] The Big Roll Band played soul, jazz and R&B, moving with musical trends as the now established R&B movement moved into the Swinging Sixties and became associated with the burgeoning "Soho scene". Money's antics as a flamboyant frontman were a feature of the band's act. During 1964 the Big Roll Band started playing regularly at the Flamingo Club in Soho, London until Money joined Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated. During the mid-1960s the lead guitarist in the Big Roll Band was Andy Summers, who later became one of the three members of the Police. In July 1967 the Big Roll Band became Dantalian's Chariot and in spite of a lack of chart success the band found itself at the heart of a new counter culture, sharing concert line-ups with Pink Floyd, Soft Machine and the Crazy World of Arthur Brown. A single, "Madman Running Through the Fields", was released in 1967 and in April 1968 Dantalian's Chariot was disbanded.[3] 1968-1978 During 1968, Money moved to U.S.A as a member of Eric Burdon & the New Animals. In June 1970 and having returned to the U.K, Money contributed piano to the improvised studio session led by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green, which lead Green's experimental release, The End of the Game. During 1970s he played and recorded with the poetry and rock band Grimms, Ellis, Centipede, Kevin Ayers and Kevin Coyne.[4] Solo album and Majik Mijits Money signed to Paul McCartney's record label MPL Communications in 1980 and recorded Mr. Money produced by Jim Diamond. During 1981 Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane[5] formed a band with Money, bass player Jim Leverton, drummer Dave Hynes and saxophone player Mel Collins to record the album The Majic Mijits. The album features songs by Lane and Marriott but due to Lane's multiple sclerosis, they were unable to tour to promote it. It was eventually released nineteen years later.[6] 1994-1997 In 1994 Money recorded with Alan Price and the Electric Blues Company alongside vocalist and guitarist Bobby Tench, bassist Peter Grant and drummer Martin Wild, on A Gigster's Life for Me.[7] He continued to appear with Price at live appearances in the UK.[8] The Dantalian's Chariot album Chariot Rising was released in 1997, thirty years after it was recorded. In 1998 Money produced Ruby Turner's album Call Me by My Name,[9] 2002-2005 the Woodstock Taylor and the Aliens album Road Movie (2002), also contributing keyboards to both.[10] In 2002 he recorded tracks with Humble Pie for their album Back on Track released by Sanctuary Records.[11] Money joined Pete Goodall to re-record the Thunderclap Newman UK hit single Something in the Air (2004) written by John "Speedy" Keene, which featured the last recorded performance by saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith.[12] In 2005 Money joined Goodall to record a CD of new songs by Goodall and Pete Brown. They went on to tour the UK under the name of Good Money.[13] In early 2006 Money and drummer Colin Allen joined vocalist Maggie Bell, bassist Colin Hodgkinson and guitarist Miller Anderson, in the British Blues Quintet. 2008-present day He appeared with the RD Crusaders for the Teenage Cancer Trust at the "London International Music Show", on 15 June 2008.[14] In 2009 he appeared with Maggie Bell, Bobby Tench, Chris Farlowe and Alan Price, in the Maximum Rhythm and Blues Tour of thirty two British theatres.[15] Acting career He began attracting acting roles in 1970s and started a parallel acting career with character appearances in film and TV dramas. Film appearances As a promotions man in the 1980 UK film Breaking Glass As a music-publishing executive in the 1981 Madness film Take It or Leave It Alongside Eddie Kidd in the 1981 film Riding High. As one of Leonard Rossiter's fellow commuters in the short film The Waterloo Bridge Handicap (1978). TV appearances Sometimes credited as G.B. Money or G.B, he has appeared in a number of other small roles in British television programmes includingBergerac, The Professionals, The Bill and Coronation Street In 1979, Money played a small role as the dim-witted Lotterby in the film version of the BBC TV series Porridge. In 1992 and 1993 he appeared in the BBC sitcom Get Back as a dim but well meaning family friend 'Bungalow Bill' alongside Ray Winstone, Larry Lamb and Kate Winslet. In 2000 he starred in a film based on guitarist Syd Barrett, as a fanatical fan stalking the rock star Roger Bannerman in the underground cult film Remember a Day. Discography For Big Roll Band discography, see Zoot Money's Big Roll Band Solo [16] Transition (1968), Columbia 8-63231 Welcome to My Head (1969), Capitol ST318 [USA] Zoot Money (1970), Polydor 2482 019 Mr. Money (1980), Magic Moon/MPL LUNE 1 |
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