Zoot Money's Big Roll Band

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Zoot Money's Big Roll Band was a British soul band that was mostly successful in Great Britain in the mid-1960s .

Zoot Money himself played the organ and sang in a funky blues-inspired style. With his powerful, unmistakable personality he dominated every song and was accompanied by an excellent band. This included Andy Summers , who would later become even more famous with The Police .

The band made it into the charts once with the single Big Time Operator , in which Zoot describes himself in all modesty.

Zoot later formed an experimental group called Dantalion's Chariot before becoming the organist for Eric Burdon's Animals .

Members

  • Zoot Money (vocals, organ)
  • Paul Williams (electric bass)
  • Andy Summers (guitar)
  • Colin Allen (drums)
  • Nick Newall (saxophone)
  • Johnny Almond (saxophone)

Discography

Singles

  • Uncle Willie / Zoot's Suite (1964)
  • Good / Bring It Home To Me (1965)
  • Please Stay / You Know You'll Cry (1965)
  • Something Is Worrying Me / Stubborn Kind of Fellow (1965)
  • Let's Run For Cover / Self Disciplining (1965)
  • Big Time Operator / Zoot's Sermon (1966)
  • Big Time Operator / Stubborn Kind of Fellow (1966 - different German single)
  • The Star of the Show / The Mount Moves (1966)
  • Knick Knack / I Really Learn How to Cry (1967)
  • Madmann Running Through the Fields / Sun Came Bursting Through My Cloud (1967 as Dantalian's Chariot )

Compilations

  • 1966 & All That / Big Time Operator (2018) (Boxset)

EPs

  • The Big Time Operator (1966)

LPs

  • It Should Have Been "(1965)
  • Zoot (1966)
  • Transition (1968 - Zoot Money solo)
  • Welcome to My Head (1969 - Zoot Money solo)
  • Mr. Money (1980)

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