Jimmy Scott

Conga player Jimmy Scott, like others (see Alan Civil), is known for a tangential brush with the Beatles that resulted in a cameo appearance on a Beatles record, although in fact he had a long musical career, much of which took place outside of rock music. Born Jimmy Anonmuogharan Scott Emuakor in Nigeria, he came to England in the 1950s to work in London jazz clubs. For a while he played with Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames. Here's guessing that it's Scott we see in the filmed TV appearance of Georgie Fame at the 1965 Richmond Jazz & Blues Festival, dressed in African clothing...