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Giorgio Gomelsky Happy belated Birthday
Posted by: VideoJames ()
Date: March 4, 2015 08:54

I see people wishing Brian Jones a Happy Birthday (Feb. 28 1942) But also born on Feb 28th 1934 was The Rolling Stones first manager Giorgio Gomelsky. Giorgio if anyone has ever met him is a wonderful person with so many great stories about the Stones,Yardbirds and the whole British music scene in the early 60's. Giorgio was a very important figure in London in the 60's and did so much for many of the bands back then. Giorgio turned 81. Fun fact another manager of the Stones shared the same birthday with a band member . Keith Richards & Allen Klein were both born on Dec. 18th..(Keith 1943 & Allen 1931)

Re: Giorgio Gomelsky Happy belated Birthday
Posted by: Silver Dagger ()
Date: March 4, 2015 11:44

Happy Birthday Giorgio - a really important character in the history of the UK music scene.



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Re: Giorgio Gomelsky Happy belated Birthday
Posted by: Rolling Hansie ()
Date: March 4, 2015 12:51

Nice to know. Happy Birthday Giorgio

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Keep On Rolling smoking smiley

Re: Giorgio Gomelsky Happy belated Birthday
Posted by: detroitken ()
Date: March 4, 2015 15:17

Happy belated Birthday Giorgio...hope you had a good 1....

Re: Giorgio Gomelsky Happy belated Birthday
Posted by: with sssoul ()
Date: March 4, 2015 15:22

[flinging belated happy confetti all over Giorgio ... and many more! :E ]

Re: Giorgio Gomelsky Happy belated Birthday
Posted by: RoughJusticeOnYa ()
Date: March 4, 2015 16:40

True - an 'unsung hero' in the coming-of-age stage of the band.

Re: Giorgio Gomelsky Happy belated Birthday
Posted by: crawdaddy ()
Date: March 7, 2015 16:03

He certainly is a character.

Happy belated birthday Giorgio, a living legend in the history of blues music, especially in London. smileys with beer




Re: Giorgio Gomelsky Happy belated Birthday
Posted by: Rank Stranger ()
Date: March 7, 2015 18:04

Best wishes from me too.
And a big thank you for all you did for the British R&B Scene!

Re: Giorgio Gomelsky Happy belated Birthday
Posted by: Rank Stranger ()
Date: March 7, 2015 18:05

James, did you ever see this film Giorgio supposedly made:

630406A 6th and/or 20th or 24th April (date unsure): Morden, R.G. Jones Studios.
Producer: Giorgio Gomelsky. Sound engineer: Ronald Godfrey Jones Jr..
- I'm Allright (Ellas McDaniel) -unconfirmed
- Pretty Thing I (Willie Dixon) -unverified
Note: Recording of a soundtrack for the unreleased Giorgio Gomelsky-
film about the London Rhythm & Blues-scene.


Info with thanks to Nico Zentgraf

Re: Giorgio Gomelsky Happy belated Birthday
Posted by: VideoJames ()
Date: March 8, 2015 10:58

Quote
Rank Stranger
James, did you ever see this film Giorgio supposedly made:

630406A 6th and/or 20th or 24th April (date unsure): Morden, R.G. Jones Studios.
Producer: Giorgio Gomelsky. Sound engineer: Ronald Godfrey Jones Jr..
- I'm Allright (Ellas McDaniel) -unconfirmed
- Pretty Thing I (Willie Dixon) -unverified
Note: Recording of a soundtrack for the unreleased Giorgio Gomelsky-
film about the London Rhythm & Blues-scene.

No; I have only seen two stills from the film, but I did locate it though. Giorgio hired/asked me to help find it Back in the 70's. I went to London with a letter from Giorgio saying I was authorized to obtain the film for him. Well after some crazy wild places I had gone to. I located the film. But do to unforeseen circumstances , I could not bring the film back to Giorgio. While over in London I also located a film with Charlie Watts from a 1961 gig. Now I'm not sure if I can ever get the film back to Giorgio it may be to late. To go so far and to be so close was really very upsetting to me. Had I known earlier what I found out when I got there, I most likely would have the film today!!
I was asked to locate "the Concert Bangladesh" outtakes and that ended up to be another terible outcome with finding the footage.
I had Roland Binzer over my home years ago, to look at L & G outtakes I had, and he told me a very sad story about where all the outtake master negitaves ended up, very sad again. Like they said on the X-Files "The Truth is Out There" well in the Rock& Roll world of concert footage "The B-Rolls are out there somewhere"


Info with thanks to Nico Zentgraf

Re: Giorgio Gomelsky Happy belated Birthday
Posted by: Koen ()
Date: March 8, 2015 15:25

So what did you do with that film if you didn't give it to Gomelski?

Re: Giorgio Gomelsky Happy belated Birthday
Posted by: Rank Stranger ()
Date: March 8, 2015 18:23

Thanks for another interesting background story, James!
I sure wish, the film would be released someday!



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