▁aged ▁ 6 0 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Raymond ▁Bur rell ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁Hol be ach , ▁Lincoln shire . ▁As ▁a ▁te en ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁began ▁playing ▁rh ythm ▁guitar ▁for ▁the ▁Te a ▁Time ▁ 4 , ▁a ▁group ▁formed ▁with ▁his ▁school ▁pal ▁Bern ie ▁Rud d . ▁They ▁both ▁acquired ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁jazz ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁acts ▁such ▁as ▁M ose ▁All ison , ▁John ▁Col tr ane , ▁and ▁Charlie ▁M ing us . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Bur rell ▁became ▁the ▁vocal ist ▁for ▁The ▁Te a ▁Time ▁ 4 , ▁an ▁R & B / J azz ▁quart et ▁with ▁a ▁reputation ▁of ▁up st aging ▁the ▁acts ▁for ▁whom ▁they ▁opened . ▁Line up ▁changes ▁were ▁in ev itable ▁but ▁success ▁came ▁with ▁a ▁move ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁at ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁manager , ▁Jack ▁Bar rie . ▁With ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁Ian ▁Mc L agan ▁on ▁keyboard ▁and ▁a ▁name ▁change ▁to ▁Bo z ▁People , ▁the ▁group ▁secured ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁E MI ' s ▁Columbia ▁label . ▁ ▁Bur rell ' s ▁style ▁lean ed ▁more ▁towards ▁jazz , ▁whereas ▁Mc L agan ▁was ▁into ▁Book er ▁T , ▁four ▁singles ▁being ▁recorded ▁and ▁backing ▁band ▁sl ots ▁with ▁Ken ny ▁Lyn ch ▁and ▁El kie ▁Bro oks . ▁However , ▁with ▁little ▁commercial