Ginger Joins Graham Bond Organisation
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So, after working with Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner, you went
Into the Graham Bond Organisation. How did that come about?
Well, we did a gig with Graham. You see, Cyril left Alexis. What had
Happened, although we didn't know it at the time, Cyril had
Discovered he'd got leukaemia. Um, none of us knew, but he left the
Band. We didn't really know why. He had, it was something to do with
Him and Alexis. And, um, Graham came into the band, um, got a Hammond
Organ, um, and became an organ player as well as an alto player
Overnight. He got, you know, he was the first person to stick a
Leslie speaker on a Hammond. He got it all without paying with any
Money. I don't know who paid for it eventually. I think Stigwood
Probably got lumbered with it. 'Cause, you see, um, we did a gig
Anyway in Manchester, just Jack, Graham and I, in a club, a small
Club. And it went down absolutely amazingly, you see. Graham came
Driving back from Manchester. Graham's raving on about, "This is it
We've made it and we've got to leave Alexis and work with this." And
Jack and I convinced him, "No, we'll wait three months. We'll do the
Odd gigs. We'll keep working with the Octet and with Alexis." And we
Were doing very well like this. We
Were working every night, you know?
How much money were you earning in those
Days? How much were you getting per gig?
Per gig? I don't know. You'd work out, I mean, uh, with Alexis we
Were getting about 16 quid a week for four gigs, I suppose. And
With the other gigs we were doing, you know. But it, it got better
You see. At that time I remember, 'cause I used to keep a graph on
The wall to see how much I was earning. And at this time it had gone
Up to, I was earning something like 55 quid a week, um, which is
Which was good money in those days
Yeah. This is, uh, sort of '63. Uh, it was good money, yeah. Well
Then, after agreeing that we'd wait three months, the very next
Day Graham left Alexis for both of us. He gave both Jack and I
His notice and told Alexis we were leaving. And we found out
When we turned up to rehearsal that we'd left the band, you know?
Into the Graham Bond Organisation. How did that come about?
Well, we did a gig with Graham. You see, Cyril left Alexis. What had
Happened, although we didn't know it at the time, Cyril had
Discovered he'd got leukaemia. Um, none of us knew, but he left the
Band. We didn't really know why. He had, it was something to do with
Him and Alexis. And, um, Graham came into the band, um, got a Hammond
Organ, um, and became an organ player as well as an alto player
Overnight. He got, you know, he was the first person to stick a
Leslie speaker on a Hammond. He got it all without paying with any
Money. I don't know who paid for it eventually. I think Stigwood
Probably got lumbered with it. 'Cause, you see, um, we did a gig
Anyway in Manchester, just Jack, Graham and I, in a club, a small
Club. And it went down absolutely amazingly, you see. Graham came
Driving back from Manchester. Graham's raving on about, "This is it
We've made it and we've got to leave Alexis and work with this." And
Jack and I convinced him, "No, we'll wait three months. We'll do the
Odd gigs. We'll keep working with the Octet and with Alexis." And we
Were doing very well like this. We
Were working every night, you know?
How much money were you earning in those
Days? How much were you getting per gig?
Per gig? I don't know. You'd work out, I mean, uh, with Alexis we
Were getting about 16 quid a week for four gigs, I suppose. And
With the other gigs we were doing, you know. But it, it got better
You see. At that time I remember, 'cause I used to keep a graph on
The wall to see how much I was earning. And at this time it had gone
Up to, I was earning something like 55 quid a week, um, which is
Which was good money in those days
Yeah. This is, uh, sort of '63. Uh, it was good money, yeah. Well
Then, after agreeing that we'd wait three months, the very next
Day Graham left Alexis for both of us. He gave both Jack and I
His notice and told Alexis we were leaving. And we found out
When we turned up to rehearsal that we'd left the band, you know?