Trivia

Zoot Money was once a member of sixties British rock band, Eric Burdon & the Animals.

Zoot was inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray Charles, drawing him to rock and roll music which led him to becoming a shining light in the vibrant music scene of Bournemouth, during the 1960s.

During his lengthy musical career Zoot has been associated with Rocket 88, Snowy White, Mick Taylor, Spencer Davis, Geno Washington, Brian Joseph Friel, The Hard Travelers and Widowmaker.

His role in "Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire" notwithstanding, Zoot had also featured along with his fellow "Biily the Kid..." actors Louise Gold and Neil McCaul in the movie version of "The Pirates of Penzance".

He was also in a great band called Dantalian's Chariot in early 70's.

Money contributed piano to the improvised studio session led by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green, which led to Green's release of the experimental The End of the Game.

Money signed to Paul McCartney's record label MPL Communications in 1980 and recorded Mr. Money produced by Jim Diamond.

Money named his band the Big Roll Band after a line he mis-heard in the Chuck Berry song "Johnny B Goode": And you will be the leader of a big old band.

Money joined Pete Goodall to re-record the Thunderclap Newman UK hit single Something in the Air (2004) written by John "Speedy" Keene, which featured the last recorded performance by saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith.

In 1994 Money recorded with Alan Price and the Electric Blues Company alongside vocalist and guitarist Bobby Tench, 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.

He took his stage name "Zoot" from Zoot Sims after seeing him in concert.

From 1990 to 1994 he was music controller for Melody Radio.

Money Joined the British Blues All Stars in 2014 and has appeared with the Big Roll Band at The Bull's Head in Barnes, London.

He is best known for his playing of the Hammond organ and association with his Big Roll Band.

Money began attracting acting roles in the 1970s and started an acting career with character appearances in film and television dramas.

During 1981 Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane formed a band with Money, bass player Jim Leverton, drummer Dave Hynes and saxophone player Mel Collins to record the album The Majic Mijits. The album features songs by Lane and Marriott but due to Lane's multiple sclerosis, they were unable to tour to promote it. It was eventually released nineteen years later.

Zoot Money was an English vocalist, keyboardist and bandleader.

In 1987 Money was Musical Director for the BBC Scotland drama series Tutti Frutti and wrote the theme music.

He wrote in 1985 the incidental music for five episodes of the TV series Adventures Beyond Belief.

During the 1970s he played and recorded with the poetry and rock band Grimms, Ellis, Centipede, Kevin Ayers and Kevin Coyne.