BINKY McKENZIE info


Binky McKenzie (bass)

Very good player from the 60s, he sadly appears in very few recordings. It's extremely complicated finding data about him, so I've included here all that I know...

Sometime during September 1966 and January 1967, he replaces Cliff Barton in Alexis Korner's new band, Free At Last:

They recorded at least one track, 'Rosie', recorded in January 1967.

The band changed when Hughie Flint left in June 1967. But I have a different version about what Binky did in that period:

In December 1966, he joins Denny Laine's String Band, a trio with an added string section:

But in May 1967, Binky leaves, and the band split (there were other lineups, though).

His next project was The Huge Local Sun, a supergroup assembled by singer/poet Pete Brown:

They recorded some demos, but split before they played any gigs.

Another band with Binky was the Vince Crane Combo:

They also played with Arthur Brown.

And, after that, I've never been able to find more info about Binky. But, John McLaughlin dedicates a track to him, 'Binky's Beam' in his magnificent Extrapolation album from 1969 (Binky doesn't play there, though).


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