Zoot Money
George Bruno "Zoot" Money (born 17 July 1942 in Bournemouth, Hampshire) is an English vocalist, keyboardist and bandleader. He is best known for his playing of the Hammond organ and association with his Big Roll Band. Inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray Charles, he was drawn to rock and roll music and became a leading light in the vibrant music scene of Bournemouth and Soho during the 1960s. He took his stage name 'Zoot' from Zoot Sims after seeing him in concert.
Money has been associated with The Animals, Eric Burdon, Steve Marriott, Kevin Coyne, Humble Pie, Rocket 88, Snowy White, Mick Taylor, Spencer Davis, Vivian Stanshall, Geno Washington, Joseph Friel, the Hard Travelers, Widowmaker and Alan Price. He is also known as a bit part and character actor.
Music career
Big Roll Band and Dantalion's Chariot
In early autumn 1961 Money formed the Big Roll Band with himself as vocalist, Roger Collis on lead guitar, pianist Al Kirtley (later of Trendsetters Limited), bassist Mike "Monty" Montgomery and drummer Johnny Hammond. In 1962 drummer Pete Brookes replaced Hammond at the same time as bassist Johnny King and tenor sax player Kevin Drake joined the band.
Podcasts:
Zoot Money
ALBUMS
- The Best of Zoot Money's Big Roll Band released: 2007
- It Should've Been Me released: 1965
- Extremely Live at Birmingham Town Hall released:
The Best of Zoot Money's Big Roll Band
Released 2007- The Uncle Willie
- Let's Run for Cover
- Stop the Wedding
- You Know You'll Cry
- Please Stay
- Big Time Operator
- Stubborn Kind of Fellow
- Zoot's Sermon
- Nick Knack
- I'll Go Crazy
- It Should've Been Me
- The Cat
- Bright Lights Big City
- Back Door Blues
- Sweet Little Rock and Roller
- Chauffeur
- Let the Good Times Roll
- James Brown Medley: I'll Go Crazy / Poppa's Got a Brand New Bag / Out of Sight / I Feel Good
- Barefootin'
Intro 2
by: Ultramagnetic MC'sone, two
coming right back at ya
just call yo' dispatcher
90 mile fast ball straight for the catcher
stature, tall
catch a fall
bringing heat to the people like a match to walls
now I never did claim to be a man of the streets
but I do know my way around some pillows and sheets
kicking rhymes and beats from back in prepbuesence
kept it strong throughout my adolesence
at first take presents would come and go
but I'd always make a move to improve my flow
just to let yall know I got some years in the game
and half of them came before you even knew my name
feelin' just the same like when I kicked my first lyric
with brothers in the back sayin' yo that's the spirit
you know it when you hear it that's you what you gon' get