Today Ive been looking into one of Andy Fraser biggest influence on bass Binky Mckenzie he appears in very few recordings Binky McKenzie (bass) BANDS: Free At Last Denny Laine String Band The Huge Local Sun Vince Crane Combo FREE AT LAST Sometime during September 1966 and January 1967, Binky McKenzie replaces Cliff Barton in Alexis Korners new band, Free At Last: ALEXIS KORNER BAND Sep 66-Dec 66 Alexis Korner † vocals, guitar Binky McKenzie bass Hughie Flint drums They recorded at least one track, ´Rosie´, recorded in January 1967. DENNY LAINE´S STRING BAND In December 1966, he joins Denny Laines String Band, a trio with an added string section: DENNY LAINE BAND #? Dec 66-May 67 Denny Laine vocals, guitar Binky McKenzie bass Viv Prince drums + Clive Gillinson cello Chris Van Campen cello Wilhelm Martin violin John Stein violin But in May 1967, Binky leaves (being replaced by Cliff Barton). THE HUGE LOCAL SUN The Huge Local Sun was a supergroup assembled by singer/poet Pete Brown: THE HUGE LOCAL SUN #1 Pete Brown vocals Graham Layden vocals John McLaughlin guitar Phil Lee guitar Binky McKenzie bass Danny Thompson bass John Mitchell keyboards Dick Heckstall-Smith † sax John Mumford trombone They recorded some demos, but split before they played any gigs. VINCENT CRANE COMBO Another band with Binky was the Vince Crane Combo: VINCENT CRANE COMBO #? Vincent Crane † vocals, keyboards Binky McKenzie bass John Claydon sax Gordon Hadler drums They also played with Arthur Brown. And, after that, Ive never been able to find more info about Binky. But, John McLaughlin dedicates a track to him, ´Binkys Beam´ in his magnificent Extrapolation album from 1969 (Binky doesnt play there, though). heres a track he features on with Debby Laines electric string band
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