Aug 12, 2014 The Art of Chris Farlowe is the third 1966 album by British singer Chris Farlowe, featuring his band the Thunderbirds, but only credited to him. Andrew Loog Oldham produced the recording sessions with Mick Jagger. The album includes four songs composed by Jagger along with Keith Richards. Complete song listing of Chris Farlowe on OLDIES.com. To place an order or for customer service, call toll-free 1-800-336-4627 or outside the United States, call 1-610-649-7565.
Chris Farlowe always seemed destined for great things as a singer - and based on the company he kept on-stage and the people he worked with in the mid-'60s, he did succeed, at least on that level. Born John Henry Deighton in Islington, North London, in 1940, he reached his early teens just as the skiffle boom was breaking in England, and was inspired by Lonnie Donegan to enter music.
His first band was his own John Henry Skiffle Group, where he played guitar as well as sang, but he gave up playing to concentrate on his voice, as he made the switch to rock & roll. He eventually took the name Chris Farlowe, the surname appropriated from American jazz guitarist Tal Farlow, and was fronting a group called the Thunderbirds, as Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds. They built their reputation as a live act in England and Germany, and slowly switched from rock & roll to R&B during the early years of the '60s.