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George Bruno Money (born 17 July 1942) is an English vocalist, keyboardist and bandleader. He is best known for his playing of the
Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...
and association with his Big Roll Band. Inspired by
Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made ...
and
Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...
, he was drawn to
rock and roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from Africa ...
music and became a leading light in the vibrant music scene of
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and
Soho Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London. Originally a fashionable district for the aristocracy, it has been one of the main entertainment districts in the capital since the 19th century. The area was develop ...
during the 1960s. He took his stage name 'Zoot' from
Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...
after seeing him in concert. Money has been associated with
The Animals The Animals (also billed as Eric Burdon and the Animals) are an English rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and ...
,
Eric Burdon Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer. He was previously the lead vocalist of R&B and rock band the Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, pow ...
, Peter Green,
Steve Marriott Stephen Peter Marriott (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded and played in the rock bands Small Faces and Humble Pie, in a career spanning over two decades. Marriott was inducted po ...
,
Kevin Coyne Kevin Coyne (27 January 1944 – 2 December 2004) was an English musician, singer, composer, film-maker, and a writer of lyrics, stories and poems. The "anti-star" was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England, and died in his adopted home of Nurember ...
,
Kevin Ayers Kevin Ayers (16 August 1944 – 18 February 2013) was an English singer-songwriter who was active in the English psychedelic music movement. Ayers was a founding member of the psychedelic band Soft Machine in the mid-1960s, and was closely assoc ...
, Humble Pie,
Alexis Korner Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984), known professionally as Alexis Korner, was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues". A major in ...
,
Snowy White Terence Charles "Snowy" White (born 3 March 1948, Barnstaple, Devon) is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy (permanent member from 1980 to 1982) and with Pink Floyd (as a backing guitarist; he was first invited to tour ...
,
Mick Taylor Michael Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, h ...
,
Spencer Davis Spencer Davis (born Spencer David Nelson Davies; 17 July 193919 October 2020) was a Welsh singer and musician. He founded The Spencer Davis Group, a band that had several hits in the 1960s including "Keep On Running", "Gimme Some Lovin'", and ...
,
Vivian Stanshall Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall; 21 March 1943 – 5 March 1995) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his exploration of the British upper ...
,
Geno Washington Geno Washington (born William Francis Washington; December 1943, in Evansville, Indiana) is an American R&B singer who released five albums with The Ram Jam Band between 1966 and 1969, and eight solo albums beginning in 1976. Music career 19 ...
, Brian Friel, the Hard Travelers, Widowmaker,
Georgie Fame Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell; 26 June 1943) is an English R&B and jazz musician. Fame, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still performing, often working with contemporaries such as Alan Price, Van Morrison and Bill Wyman. Fame is the on ...
and Alan Price. He is also known as a
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and
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.


Music career


Big Roll Band and Dantalian's Chariot

In autumn 1961 Money formed the Big Roll Band with himself as vocalist, Roger Collis on lead guitar, pianist Al Kirtley (later of
Trendsetters Limited Trendsetters Limited was a manufactured pop band, active in the 1960s. The group is best known for featuring future King Crimson members Michael Giles and his brother Peter. History Trendsetters Limited was a beat group created in early 19 ...
), bassist Mike "Monty" Montgomery and drummer Johnny Hammond. Their first public performance was on Sunday 12 November 1961 at Bournemouth's Downstairs Club. In 1962 drummer Pete Brookes replaced Hammond at the same time as bassist Johnny King replaced Montgomery and
tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...
player Kevin Drake joined the band. Kirtley left shortly afterwards, Money taking over on organ. Under its later line-up of Money on organ and vocals,
Andy Summers Andrew James Summers (born 31 December 1942), is an English guitarist who was a member of the rock band The Police. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a band member in 2003. Summers has recorded solo albums, collaborated w ...
, who later became a member of
The Police The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history the line-up consisted of primary songwriter Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Police ...
, on guitar, Nick Newall and Clive Burrows (and later
Johnny Almond Johnny Almond (20 July 1946 – 18 November 2009) was a British saxophonist, who is best known for his recordings with the Alan Price Set, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall and Mark-Almond. Biography Johnny Almond was born in Enfield, Middlesex, Engla ...
) on saxophones, Paul Williams on bass and occasional vocals, and
Colin Allen Colin Eric Allen (born 9 May 1938) is an English blues drummer and songwriter. Career Allen spent the first ten years of his adult life working in aircraft engineering. He became interested in jazz at the age of 16 and two years later started ...
on drums, the Big Roll Band played soul,
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and R&B, moving with musical trends as the now established R&B movement moved into the ''
Swinging Sixties The Swinging Sixties was a youth-driven cultural revolution that took place in the United Kingdom during the mid-to-late 1960s, emphasising modernity and fun-loving hedonism, with Swinging London as its centre. It saw a flourishing in art, mus ...
'' and became associated with the burgeoning "Soho scene". Money's antics as a flamboyant
frontman The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...
were a feature of the band's act. During 1964 the Big Roll Band started playing regularly at the Flamingo Club in
Soho Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London. Originally a fashionable district for the aristocracy, it has been one of the main entertainment districts in the capital since the 19th century. The area was develop ...
, London until Money joined
Alexis Korner Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984), known professionally as Alexis Korner, was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues". A major in ...
's
Blues Incorporated Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, or simply Blues Incorporated, were an English blues band formed in London in 1961, led by Alexis Korner and including at various times Jack Bruce, Charlie Watts, Terry Cox, Davy Graham, Ginger Baker, Art W ...
. On 17 September 1966 Money with the band reached #25 in the U.K singles charts, with "Big Time Operator". In July 1967 the Big Roll Band became
Dantalian's Chariot Dantalian's Chariot was a British psychedelic rock band formed in 1967, led by keyboardist and bandleader Zoot Money, and also featuring Andy Summers (later of The Police). They are best remembered for their single "Madman Running Through the F ...
and in spite of a lack of
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success as such, the band found itself at the heart of a new counterculture, sharing concert line-ups with
Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
,
Soft Machine Soft Machine are a British rock band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966 by Mike Ratledge (keyboards, 1966–1976), Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals, 1966–1971), Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals, 1966–1968) and Daevid Allen (guitar, 1966–196 ...
and
the Crazy World of Arthur Brown The Crazy World of Arthur Brown are an English rock band formed by singer Arthur Brown in 1967. The original band included Vincent Crane (Hammond organ and piano), Drachen Theaker (drums), and Nick Greenwood (bass). This early incarnation were ...
. A single, "Madman Running Through the Fields", was released in 1967 and in April 1968 Dantalian's Chariot was disbanded. The album ''Chariot Rising'' was released in 1996, comprising both sides of the 1967 single together with eight other unreleased studio recordings. It is available on CD.


1968–1978

During 1968, Money moved to the United States to join Eric Burdon & the New Animals in time for their ''
Every One of Us ''Every One of Us'' is an album by Eric Burdon & The Animals. It was released in 1968 on MGM Records. Background ''Every One of Us'' was the second of three albums released by the band in the United States in that year (the album was not relea ...
'' album; the group soon incorporated stretched-out, heavily-psychedelic versions of Dantalian's Chariot favourites "Madman Running Through the Fields" and "Gemini" into their setlist. Money's erstwhile Big Roll Band and Dantalian's Chariot colleague
Andy Summers Andrew James Summers (born 31 December 1942), is an English guitarist who was a member of the rock band The Police. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a band member in 2003. Summers has recorded solo albums, collaborated w ...
also soon joined them for the recording of the album '' Love Is'' in late 1968, but The New Animals broke up shortly afterwards. Money then took time out to record and release his solo LP ''Welcome To My Head'' in 1969. Having returned to the U.K. by June 1970, Money contributed piano to the improvised studio session led by former
Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Fleetwood Mac were founded by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie joined the line-up for their epony ...
guitarist Peter Green, which led to Green's release of the experimental '' The End of the Game''. During the 1970s he played and recorded with the poetry and rock band
Grimms GRIMMS was an English pop rock, comedy and poetry group, originally formed as a merger of The Scaffold with core members of the Bonzo Dog Band and the Liverpool Scene for two concerts in 1971 at the suggestion of John Gorman. The band's ...
, Ellis,
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,
Kevin Ayers Kevin Ayers (16 August 1944 – 18 February 2013) was an English singer-songwriter who was active in the English psychedelic music movement. Ayers was a founding member of the psychedelic band Soft Machine in the mid-1960s, and was closely assoc ...
and
Kevin Coyne Kevin Coyne (27 January 1944 – 2 December 2004) was an English musician, singer, composer, film-maker, and a writer of lyrics, stories and poems. The "anti-star" was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England, and died in his adopted home of Nurember ...
.


Solo album and Majik Mijits

Money signed to
Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
's record label
MPL Communications MPL Communications (which stands for McCartney Productions Ltd.) (NAICS 512230, SIC 2741) is the umbrella company for the business interests of Paul McCartney and was established in 1969. In addition to handling McCartney's post-Beatles work, MP ...
in 1980 and recorded ''Mr. Money'' produced by Jim Diamond. During 1981
Steve Marriott Stephen Peter Marriott (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded and played in the rock bands Small Faces and Humble Pie, in a career spanning over two decades. Marriott was inducted po ...
and
Ronnie Lane Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) was an English musician and songwriter who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of Small Faces (1965–69) and subsequently Faces (1969–73). Lane formed Small Faces ...
formed a band with Money, bass player Jim Leverton, drummer Dave Hynes and saxophone player
Mel Collins Melvyn Desmond Collins (born 5 September 1947, Isle of Man) is a British saxophonist, flautist and session musician. Collins has played in several progressive rock groups, having been a member of King Crimson on two occasions (the first from ...
to record the album ''The Majic Mijits''. The album features songs by Lane and Marriott but due to Lane's
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, they were unable to tour to promote it. It was eventually released nineteen years later.


1987–1998

In 1987 Money was Musical Director for the
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drama series
Tutti Frutti Tutti frutti (from Italian ''tutti i frutti'', "all fruits"; also hyphenated tutti-frutti) is a colorful confectionery containing various chopped and usually candied fruits, or an artificial or natural flavouring simulating the combined flavou ...
and wrote the theme music. In 1985 he wrote the incidental music for five episodes of the TV series Adventures Beyond Belief. From 1990 to 1994 he was music controller for
Melody Radio Melody Radio was an Independent Local Radio station, broadcast to Greater London between 1990 and 1998, when it was purchased by media group Emap and rebranded as Magic 105.4. History Melody Radio launched on 9 July 1990 on 104.9 FM in ...
. In 1994 Money recorded with Alan Price and the Electric Blues Company alongside vocalist and guitarist
Bobby Tench Robert Tench (born 21 September 1944) is a British vocalist, guitarist, sideman, songwriter and arranger. Tench is best known for his work with Freddie King and Van Morrison, as well as being a member of The Jeff Beck Group, Humble Pie, Street ...
, bassist Peter Grant and drummer Martin Wild, on '' A Gigster's Life for Me''. He continued to appear with Price at live appearances in the UK. The Dantalian's Chariot album ''Chariot Rising'' was released in 1997, thirty years after it was recorded. (produced and re-mastered by Gary Whitford). In 1998 Money produced
Ruby Turner Francella Ruby Turner MBE (born 22 June 1958) is a British Jamaican R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. In a music career spanning more than 30 years, Turner is best known for her album and single releases in Europe and North Americ ...
's album ''
Call Me by My Name ''Call Me by My Name'' is the sixth studio album by British soul singer Ruby Turner, released in October 1998. Turner co-wrote five songs and enlisted the help of rhythm and blues luminaries Bobby Tench, Zoot Money, Stan Webb and Bad Company bass ...
'',


2002–2005

Money produced the Woodstock Taylor album ''Road Movie'' (2002), also contributing keyboards. In 2002 he recorded tracks with Humble Pie for their album '' Back on Track'' released by
Sanctuary Records Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and is as of 2013 a subsidiary of BMG Rights Management solely for reissues. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest m ...
. In 2003 Money featured on the British Legends of Rhythm and Blues UK tour, alongside
Long John Baldry John William "Long John" Baldry (12 January 1941 – 21 July 2005) was an English musician and actor. In the 1960s, he was one of the first British vocalists to sing the blues in clubs and shared the stage with many British musicians including t ...
,
Ray Dorset Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (g ...
and Paul Williams. Money joined Pete Goodall to re-record the
Thunderclap Newman Thunderclap Newman were an English rock band that Pete Townshend of the Who and Kit Lambert formed in 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of John "Speedy" Keen, Jimmy McCulloch, and Andy "Thunderclap" Newman. Their single, "Something in the ...
UK hit single ''
Something in the Air "Something in the Air" is a song by English rock band Thunderclap Newman, written by Speedy Keen who also sang the song. It was a No. 1 single for three weeks in the UK Singles Chart in July 1969. The song has been used for films, television ...
'' (2004) written by John "Speedy" Keene, which featured the last recorded performance by saxophonist
Dick Heckstall-Smith Richard Malden Heckstall-Smith (26 September 1934 – 17 December 2004) was an English jazz and blues saxophonist. He played with some of the most influential English blues rock and jazz fusion bands of the 1960s and 1970s. He is known for pri ...
. 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''. In early 2006 Money and drummer
Colin Allen Colin Eric Allen (born 9 May 1938) is an English blues drummer and songwriter. Career Allen spent the first ten years of his adult life working in aircraft engineering. He became interested in jazz at the age of 16 and two years later started ...
joined vocalist
Maggie Bell Margaret Bell (born 12 January 1945 in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish rock vocalist. She came to fame as co-lead vocalist of the blues-rock group Stone the Crows, and was described as the UK's closest counterpart to American sing ...
, bassist
Colin Hodgkinson Colin Hodgkinson (born 14 October 1945, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is a British rock, jazz and blues bassist, who has been active since the 1960s. Career Hodgkinson played in several bands, but was even more prolific as a sessio ...
and guitarist Miller Anderson, in
the British Blues Quintet The British Blues Quintet were a British band formed in 2006 by five musicians, known for their interpretations of blues music. The line-up included keyboardist and singer Zoot Money, drummer Colin Allen, vocalist Maggie Bell, bassist Colin Hodg ...
.


2008–present

He appeared with
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for the
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at the 'London International Music Show', on 15 June 2008. In 2009 he appeared with
Maggie Bell Margaret Bell (born 12 January 1945 in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish rock vocalist. She came to fame as co-lead vocalist of the blues-rock group Stone the Crows, and was described as the UK's closest counterpart to American sing ...
,
Bobby Tench Robert Tench (born 21 September 1944) is a British vocalist, guitarist, sideman, songwriter and arranger. Tench is best known for his work with Freddie King and Van Morrison, as well as being a member of The Jeff Beck Group, Humble Pie, Street ...
,
Chris Farlowe Chris Farlowe (born John Henry Deighton, 13 October 1940) is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single " Out of Time" written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, which rose to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 19 ...
and Alan Price, in the 'Maximum Rhythm and Blues Tour' of thirty two British theatres. Money Joined the British Blues All Stars in 2014 and has appeared his Big Roll Band at The Bull's Head music venue in Barnes, London and elsewhere.


Acting career

He began attracting acting roles in the 1970s and started a parallel acting career with character appearances in film and TV dramas.


Film appearances

* Red Hair, one of
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's fellow commuters, in the 1978 short film ''The Waterloo Bridge Handicap'' * Lotterby in the 1979 film ''
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'' * a promotions man in the 1980 UK film '' Breaking Glass'' * a music-publishing executive in the 1981 Madness film '' Take It or Leave It'' * Dorking, alongside
Eddie Kidd Edward Kidd (born 22 June 1959) is an English former stunt performer. He was paralysed and suffered brain damage following an accident in 1996. On 15 June 2012 it was announced that he had been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empi ...
in the 1981 film '' Riding High'' * Chalky White in the 1983 film '' Bullshot'' * a pirate in the 1983 film ''
The Pirates of Penzance ''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 ...
'' * a party guest in the 1984 film ''
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'' * the first taxi driver in the 1984 film '' Scandalous'' * Supersonic Sam in the 1985 film ''
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire ''Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire'' is a 1985 British independent musical fantasy horror comedy-drama sports film starring Phil Daniels and Alun Armstrong. The film was directed by Alan Clarke and written by Trevor Preston. The BFI ha ...
'' * Chez Nobody Barman in the 1986 film '' Absolute Beginners'' In 2000 he starred in a film based on guitarist
Syd Barrett Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Barrett was their original frontman and primary songwriter, becoming known for his ...
, as a fanatical fan stalking the rock star Roger Bannerman in the underground cult film ''Remember a Day''.


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 including ‘’
Rutland Weekend Television ''Rutland Weekend Television'' (''RWT'') was a television sketch show on BBC2, written by Eric Idle with music by Neil Innes. Two series were broadcast, the first consisting of six episodes in 1975, and the second series of seven episodes in ...
(season 1, episode 4) with John Halsey as The Fabulous Bingo Brothers, '' Bergerac'', '' The Professionals'', '' Shoestring'', '' Big Deal'', ''
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'', '' London's Burning'', '' The Piglet Files'' and ''
EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
''. In 1989 he played a New Age Traveller in the ITV drama ''
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''. In 1992 and 1993 he appeared in the BBC sitcom ''
Get Back "Get Back" is a song recorded by the British rock band the Beatles and Billy Preston, and written by Paul McCartney though credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. It was originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to ...
'' as a dim but well meaning family friend 'Bungalow Bill' alongside
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,
Larry Lamb Lawrence Douglas Lamb (born 1 October 1947) is an English actor and radio presenter. He played Archie Mitchell in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', Mick Shipman in the BBC comedy series '' Gavin & Stacey'' and Ted Case in the final series ...
and
Kate Winslet Kate Elizabeth Winslet (; born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas, and for her portrayals of headstrong and complicated women, she has received numerous accolades, incl ...
.


Discography with The Big Roll Band

See
Zoot Money's Big Roll Band Zoot Money's Big Roll Band is a British rhythm and blues and soul group, also influenced by jazz, formed in England by Zoot Money, in the early autumn of 1961. The band has had a number of personnel changes over the years and was still performing ...
for his discography as bandleader.


Solo discography

*''Transition''. Columbia (1968) *''Welcome to My Head''
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(1969), *''Zoot Money''
Polydor Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. ...
(1970) *''Mr. Money''. MPL (1980) *''Were You There Live''. Indigo (1999) *''Full Clothed & Naked''. Indigo (2000) *''As & Bs Scrapbook''.
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(2003) *''A Big Time Operator''. Castle (2005) *''Full Circle''. Universal distribution (2007) *''The Book Of Life... I've Read It''. Treasure Island (2016)


Discography as a sideman

;Albums ; Alan Price *''I Put a Spell on You and Other Great Hits''. CMC International/
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(2003) ;Alan Price and The Electric Blues Company *''A Gigster's Life for Me''. Indigo (1996) ;
Alexis Korner Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984), known professionally as Alexis Korner, was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues". A major in ...
*''Accidentally Born in New Orleans’’ (1973) *''Alexis Korner'' (1973) *''Mr. Blues''. Toadstool (1974) *''White & Blue Alexis Korner'' (1980) *''The Party Album''. Intercord (1980) *''Alexis Korner and Friends''. Amiga (1982) *''Alexis Korner 1972-1983'' (1992) *''Alexis Korner Memorial Concert Vol2'' (1995) *''Musically Rich...And Famous: Anthology 1967-1982''. Castle (1998) ;
Alvin Lee Alvin Lee (born Graham Anthony Barnes; 19 December 1944 – 6 March 2013) was an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lead guitarist of the blues rock band Ten Years After. Early life He w ...
*’’Let It Rock’’. Repertoire (1978) *’’The Anthology ’’ (2002) ; Andy Roberts *''Urban Cowboy'' (1971) *''Andy Roberts & the Great Stampede''. Elektra (1973) *''Nina and the Dream Tree''.Pegasus/Philips (1971) ;
The Animals The Animals (also billed as Eric Burdon and the Animals) are an English rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and ...
*''Ark''. CBS (1983) *''Greatest Hits Live!''. IRS (2007) ;
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*''Arrivederci Ardrossan'' (1975) *''Ashes & Matchsticks'' (1976) ;
The British Blues Quintet The British Blues Quintet were a British band formed in 2006 by five musicians, known for their interpretations of blues music. The line-up included keyboardist and singer Zoot Money, drummer Colin Allen, vocalist Maggie Bell, bassist Colin Hodg ...
*''Live in Glasgow''.
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(2007) ;
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*''Septober Energy''. RCA (1971)
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*''Chariot Rising''. Wooden Hill (1996) ;
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*''E.H. in the U.K''.
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*''Survivor ''.
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*''The Twain Shall Meet''. MGM (1968) *''Love Is''. MGM (1968) *''Every One Of Us''. MGM (1968) *''The Best of Eric Burdon & the Animals 1966-1968''. Polydor (1991) ;
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*''Restoration''.
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(1972) ;
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*''Rocking Duck''.
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(1973) *''Grimms''. Island (1973) *''Sleepers''.
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*''Yes We Have No Mañanas, So Get Your Mañanas Today''. EMI (1976) *''Too Old to Die Young: BBC Live 1972-1976''. Hux (1998) *''The BBC Sessions 1970-1976''. Hux (2005) ;
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*''In Living Black & White''.
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1979''. 2CDs + DVD - Mig Music/
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*''Putting on the Style'' (1977) ; Mike McGear *''Woman''. Island (1972) ; Peter Green. *''The End of the Game''.
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*''A Summer with Monika''. Island (1979)
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*''Fresh Liver''. Island (1973) ;
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(1976) *''Straight Faced Fighters''. Sanctuary (2002)


Singles discography

*The Uncle Willie. Decca (1964) *I Really Learnt How To Cry. Columbia (1967) *No One But You. Polydor. (1970) *Your Feets Too Big. Magic Moon Records (1980)


Other discography

;Inclusion on Various Artist compilations *''Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green''. Viceroy (1996) *''The Blues Scene''. Decca (1996) *''Mod Scene Vol2''. Polygram (1996) *''Peter Green Songbook''. Seagull (2000) *''Confessin' the Blues''. Indigo (1997) *''Fresh Blues Vol2''. In-Akustik (1998) *''The R&B Scene''. Deram (1998) *''Indigo All-Star Swing & Dance Party''. Indigo (1999) *''Indigo Blues Collection Vol6''. Indigo (2001) *''Story of Transatlantic Records''. Metro Doubles (2003) *''Instro Hipsters a Go-Go Vol2''. Psychic Circle (2003) *''Hammond Heroes: 60s R&B Organ Grooves''. Ace (2005) *''This Is Mod''. Castle (2006) *''Goodbye Nashville, Hello Camden Town: A Pub Rock Anthology''. Castle (2007) *''The In Crowd: Original Mod Classics''. Castle Pulse (2007) *''This Is the Blues Vol2''. Eagle (2010) *''Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol11''. Particles (2012)


Notes


References

* Hewitt, Paulo and Hellier, John. ''Steve Marriott – All Too Beautiful...''. Helter Skelter (2004).


External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Money, Zoot 1942 births Living people English pianists English blues musicians English rock keyboardists English male film actors English male television actors The Animals members Musicians from Bournemouth British rhythm and blues boom musicians Centipede (band) members Grimms members