Sad news reported of the passing on of Peggy Jones at the age of 75. (19 Jul 1940 - 16 Sep 2015)
Peggy Jones was known as Lady Bo in recognition of her relationship with Bo Diddley. Peggy Jones played rhythm guitar in Bo Diddley's band in the late 1950s and early 1960s, becoming one of the first (perhaps the first) female rock guitarists in a highly visible rock band, and was sometimes called the "Queen Mother of Guitar" Bo Diddley once said "she knows every move I make... she is the only
J.B. Bingham whilst in session under H.B. Barnum and Steve Binder laid down seven tracks. Four were issued by United Artist. The 70’s anthem “All Alone By The Telephone” b/w “Live and Learn” and a second 45 “She’s Gone” b/w “Keep On Walking” saw the light of day. Three other were canned. Fast forward to 2013 and under it’s licensing deal with H.B. Barnum, Soul Junction Records released two of the three. The excellent mover “People On An Ego Trip” and the more laid back “She’s On Strike” we
Just read a great article on Jeff Lemlichs informative 'Savage Lost' blog titled the 'The First Deep City Related 45, and Miami Girl Group Confusion!' If looking at 45s/acetates scans and soaking up great historical recording tales floats your boat then you need to get over there right now Preview clip It’s not always easy to tell the story of an artist, or the records they created. Sometimes every answer just brings another question, with clarity never really showing up for the ride. It remin
An occasional series where the site makes the most out of the amazon "look inside" to provide some heads up reading on both old and new books available on kindle. This time a kindle preview revisit to a book that news of was originally posted up back in 2012
Sit Down! Listen To This! The Story of Roger Eagle by Bill Sykes
Bill Sykes (Author), Elliot Rashman (Foreword)
When Roger Eagle rode into Manchester in the early 1960s, the music scene was dominated by imported pop and the hippe
Seems to be that a spot of a northern soul reference in the movies shows up almost every week nowadays . This time around a couple of northern references crop up amongst a recent new release called Urban Hymn which (yet again) is showing in the Toronto Film Festival, so not seen it but the trailer does have a very brief Darrell Banks moment Video below but note that it is time linked so you need to replay it to watch the full trailer 'URBAN HYMN is a redemptive coming of age story which follows
After a bit of a revamp the news/article section has a spring in its step and is full of lofty aims and ideals. Getting the 'releases' section underway is word of a just released summer 2015 offering from Kent,Titled 'Dore LA Sides 2' This (as you may guess) is the follow up to the 2014 release 'Dore LA Sides 1' which Chalky reviewed back then here on Soul Source Dore LA Sides 1 and again focuses on the Dore label. The tag line below does makes life easy when describing this release as it does s
First released in 1999 the documentary film by Ian Levine "The Strange World Of Northern Soul" has over time generated a lot of discussion here on Soul Source. With over 10 hours of footage and 130 artists it certainly was a one off. Now 26 years later since the first showing at Blackburn it now seems that Part 1 (Over 4hrs) has now been officially released for public online viewing as it now shows on the Ian Levine Channel on Youtube Its just been added to our in-house Soul Source Video fe
Soul film news and then some more soul film news seems to be the current thrust here on Septembers Soul Source. Todays soul music cinema news is all about the word that a new documentary film titled 'Miss Sharon Jones' is making its Worldwide Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival The documentary concerns itself with the life and music of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings. 'Miss Sharon Jones' focuses on a 12 month period which saw the singer battle to overcome a very serious illness
If waiting for the long overdue Aretha Franklin documentary "Amazing Grace" you may have to wait just that little bit longer as Variety is reporting the below... The Toronto Film Festival has pulled “Amazing Grace” after the Aretha Franklin documentary became the subject of a legal dispute. In a statement, the festival said the film’s producers made the decision not to show the picture about the “Respect” singer. “We are extremely disappointed that Toronto audiences will not be able to see thi
Even though out earlier this year there has been a recent flurry of publicity regarding this documentary film (it was screened last weekend at Cambridge UK film festival) and playing at a lot of upcoming USA and Australian venues. So a quick info post as this PBS documentary does looks like its one to keep an eye out for release dates. Here's the press blurb, trailer, links, reviews etc THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION is the first feature length documentary to explore the Black P
RIP to Billy's brother http://www.soultracks.com/story-don-griffin-dies
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Clip from above story by Chris Rizik
Don Griffin was the brother of longtime SoulTracks favorite and former Miracles lead singer Billy Griffin, and played a role in the second generation Miracles and their success with more upbeat, harder-edged material such as the #1 hit, “Love Machine.” The Baltimore-born guitarist became part of the group’s back up band, the Miracle Workers, while still
First a quick thanks to all the members who entered, the competition for what was one of the biggest prizes that have ever had here on Soul Source DVD/CD Set The Odyssey A Northern Soul Time Capsule The lucky winner has been drawn and announced. Full details of the prize and the lucky winner via the link below..
The first weekend in September ahead and going by what members have added to the event guide Both weekend and allnighter wise - September has to be one of the busiest months for these events yet Throw into the mix various Festivals with soul related add ons then does look like a busy month List of current weekenders here https://www.soul-source.co.uk/calendar/2-weekenders/ and here's the nighter section https://www.soul-source.co.uk/calendar/8-allnighters/ Anyway here's a place to pass on you
A quick heads up on New releases for September 2015 from Ace Records 3-Track Shack Rock'n'Roll Link Wray CD £14.91 Three albums Link Wray recorded on his brother's farm in the early 70s. Radically different from his previous releases, the music remains raw and basic, but with vocals and acoustic instruments. Reaching Out - Chess Records At Fame Studios Southern Soul Various Artists (Chess) CD £11.50 An overview of the 1967-69 southern soul sessions undertaken at
As part of the various features to mark the 18 years of Soul Source (click read about the 18 years landmark) here's a chance for members to get their hands on a mint (mint as in still sealed never opened) copy of the recent DVD/CD Box Set release titled The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time Capsule Details of the box set follow below, to be in with a chance of winning this all you have to do is just give this article a positive reputation (to do this just look down and right and you will see a green
Its hard to take in that today the 1st of September marks the 18 year point since day one of Soul Source. Long time readers may recall that over the years there has always been a sort of failure to mark these landmarks with any memorable events or indeed words. This time its going to be a bit different, 18 years is a good point, both site wise and real world life wise to take some time to regroup, look at things and then move onwards, That's what have been doing over the last few weeks and here
Am a bit late on this which does sort of demo that it may be worthwhile raising members awareness about using the submit news feature
Up in the gallery member Oscar C Romp has recently uploaded a few images to highlight his current exhibition
The last nite is tonight so if after a mellow Bank Holiday weekend finisher then this could be just the place, if not then hit the link and see what you are missing
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A recap news post of two recent artists passingon posted in the forum the last couple of days
Posted in the forums by Dave Welding
Sadly heard last night that legendary Detroit Drummer/Producer/Writer George McGregor passed away last Friday.
He had been ill for some time, and had suffered a heart attack early last week before finally passing away on Friday.
R.I..P George
Dave
Rob Moss recently posted an article on this legendary Detroit drummer, which can be read
A quick shout for all mobile and tablet users
Just a shout to let you know that you can now use the popular Whatsapp app to share all the various types of fresh soul content here on Soul Source
News. events, radio, talking points, info and much more can now all be passed on to your friends, club members, buyers, listeners and muckers with just a quick thump of an icon here on Soul Source
The feature has been added to the twitter,fb,linkedin, reddit shares which all show at the
Plan your weeks Soul Radio listening right now via the up to date list of this weeks Soul Radio shows, all straight from the members
You can view the Soul Source Radio Guide via the link below
Once there not only can you get your ears on some tip top shows but you can let others know the shows to listen via the new review feature
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/calendar/5-soul-radio-guide/week/
Sunday
AUGUST 23, 2015
SOUL DISCOVER RADIO SHOW
RICHARD SEARLING'S SOUL SAUCE SOL
Latest word on tickets for the upcoming 36th Anniversary in September along with news of the October revival of the Riverboat events... Right, lots of enquiries have started about the 36th anniversary and the revived Thames Riverboat Cruise. We kick orft with the usual 100 Club anniversary shenanigans on Sept 26th at the 100 Club from 10pm-6am. Tickets are £20 each by cheque to Ady Croasdell, Flat 10, 108 Gt Titchfield St, London W1W 6SN please include an SAE. If you wanna do PayPal call it
Daptones latest album pre-release announcement give us the news of an upcoming Gold II album release featuring a mix of 45 only, unreleased and modern classics. All available on the 18th Sept via cd, vinyl and digital formats. Wait for the blurb... 21 tracks featuring 45 only, unreleased, and bonafide modern classics by Daptone's elite roster of stars including: Sharon jJones & the Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley, Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens, The BudosBand, Antibalas, Saun and Starr an
BBC Midlands today news covered Stone Foundation's album launch night in Birmingham at the weekend. The bands new album A Life Unlimited features guest performances from soul legends Nolan Porter and The Four Perfections. The piece broadcast by the BBC at the weekend also features Stone Foundation's work with Undisputed Truth and Fabulous Peps frontman Joe Harris. The band look set for a good chart placing in the official UK charts this week, thanks to the continued support of the soul community
Release Date: Monday August 24th 2015 ‘G’ Era is the current name of the group formerly known as Bernard Gibson & Liv-N-Proof. The origins of the group began in early 1974 with Bernard Gibson along with his brothers Arthur, Willie and their brother in law Anthony Pilgrim who together with Lucien Thompson formed the group, The Expo’s, who recorded a solitary 45 entitled “Your Best Friend And Me” for the tiny Stall label . Extending their name to ‘The Exportations” they went on to record the
A feature info post All Soul Source content can be bookmarked via this on site feature, previously titled 'follow' the wording has changed to reflect its possible use better Bookmarking means stuff like an ongoing sales post you want to give feedback on, an event to rsvp to later, a old gallery photo that you want to share with a friend,... Can be bookmarked and then All you need to do is 1. Bookmark the content - a 5 second affair 2. Then later to view your list - just hit this link as per
New releases for August 2015 from Ace Records Unlock The Lock: The Kent Records Story Vol 1 Rhythm & Blues Various Artists (Kent/ Modern) CD £17.75 The first four years of the Bihari brothers last major imprint. 30 of the tracks or takes make their CD debut. Visions Of A New World Funk Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes CD £7.43 A jazz funk classic from Lonnie. Features club classic ‘A Chance For Peace’ and spiritual jazz masterpiece ‘Devika (Goddess)’. Dear Companion Folk
August 1st SOUL Session 5 Dedicated Soul Promotions present: For SOUL Session 5, I thought you might like to know a little bit about our two guest's. Flying over for one night only, we are very excited indeed, not only to hear, but to see them as well. Soul music is in the ascendancy in Sweden and Jens & Carl are probably two of the main movers and shakers and represent part of a team that present The Lighthouse and Family Circle weekender in Stockholm. Over the past couple of decades they
We had a fantastic opening weekend just gone with 2 sold out parties, this Friday we have a Northern Soul night on 9pm-3am and the BBC will be filming from 9pm Be good to get some of that fab crowd from opening back again plus any other original fans and also younger dedicated fans/dancers for filming and interviews DJs for the night include:Jay Lewis Matt BlackmoreSoul Time SteveBig Al Shaw Music will be pure Northern Soul on original vinyl only At The Night Owl, 17-18 Lower Trinity Street, Di
A busy week on the upgrade side of things, so been a bit bare on the news/articles side, so here's a another grab from the long running and established soul source radio guide. Free and easy to add..see that add symbol at the top of every page?just hit that....Sunday JULY 19, 2015 RICHARD SEARLING'S SOUL SAUCE SOLAR RADIO SOUL TOWN TONIGHT GOLDSOUL RADIO SUNDAY NIGHT SOUL KEITH FLETCHER BBC LANCASHIRE Monday JULY 20, 2015 GOLDSOUL RADIO SHEFFIELD MELTDOWN SCOOTER SOUNDS RADIO LOVIN THE MUSIC R
Sunday
JULY 12, 2015
RICHARD SEARLING'S SOUL SAUCE SOLAR RADIO
SOUL TOWN TONIGHT
GOLDSOUL RADIO
SUNDAY NIGHT SOUL KEITH FLETCHER BBC LANCASHIRE
Monday
JULY 13, 2015
GOLDSOUL RADIO
SHEFFIELD MELTDOWN SCOOTER SOUNDS RADIO
LOVIN THE MUSIC RADIO SHOW -PURE RHYTHM RADIO
ADY CRAMPTON ON RADIO NEWARK
Tuesday
JULY 14, 2015
LIVE SOUL SHOW WITH STEVE LUIGI (20.00-22.00)
GOLDSOUL RADIO
SOUL UNITY
LIQUORICE SOULSORTS
BANBURY INTERNET RADIO - TOPSEY TURVEY
SHARING THE SO
Ady C posted up in the forums today the sad news that Arthur G Wright passed on last week
"A giant of our music died last week aged 78 years. His influence on soul music was immense and we listen to his arrangements and guitar at virtually every night we go out to dance. So sad"
you can read and comment on this sad news via the forum thread here...
The website Arthur G Wright is well worth a visit as it is full of info, pics and more, the 'about me' section is a 4 page story of
Lucky Cordell R.I.P, Chicago radio legend
Sadly he lost his life due to a house fire that he and his daughter Pat of Pat & Pam singing fame, were rescued from last week. He had attempted to save his daughter in the fire, but sustained 70% burns in the process and lost his fight for life yesterday (Tuesday).
Lucky was a legendary Chicago radio DJ who eventually went on to manage his beloved WVON station. He grew up along side a generation of great radio DJ's, Frankie Croke
Ron Ellington Shy: A Lifetime In Entertainment. Ron Ellington Shy is one of show businesses most versatile and enduring characters. His career has seen him star and perform alongside some of Hollywood’s top names. Ron the nephew of celebrated jazz band leader “Duke” (Edward Kennedy) Ellington was born during 1941 in Cleveland Ohio, with his family later relocating to the West Coast. A talented teenage musical scholar, the first group he joined was Rudy Hunter & The Fabulous Tones, their min
Here Today! The Songs Of Brian Wilson Pop Various Artists (Songwriter Series) CD £11.50 Heavenly versions of six songs from “Pet Sounds” are among the highlights of this tribute to the musical genius that is Brian Wilson. Dynamite! The Unsung King Of The Blues Blues Tampa Red CD £17.75 Tampa Red’s influential later recordings for RCA Victor (1945-53) officially reissued on CD for the first time. A crucial element in the post-war blues canon. In The Same Old Way - The Complete Ric, Ron
We have released a new double sider winner by BENJAMIN. Funky modern soul on the A side, and a quiet storm steppers jam on the flip. Available on vinyl at http://www.cherriesrecords.com Have a listen
The Boogie Report web site is reporting that Mel Waiters passed earlier today.
I know he has been unwell recently and that all his live gigs had been cancelled.
Seems things have taken a major turn for the worse....... R I P.
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Mel Waiters died early Thursday (May 28) after a short battle with cancer, his booking agent's office confirmed. He was 58.
http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2015/05/mel_waiters_s
Many cities in the USA have a place in the hearts of Rare Soul aficionados but none more so than Detroit and Pied Piper has always been highly revered by collectors and dancers alike. Ever since the first instalment of the Pied Piper recordings by Kent (A New Concept In Detroit Soul), before they had even finished listening people were asking when is the next one out? Well out it is and the standard as you would expect is right up there with the first with a selection of gems, both previously
Soul legends The Four Perfections and Nolan Porter put in wonderful guest performances on the new Stone Foundation album available to pre order today on limited edition clear and black vinyl. The Steals Brothers responsible for the smash soul hit "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" sing on a new Stone Foundation composition "Pushing Your Love". They worked with Stone Foundation on a live date at the end of last year and struck up a friendship with the midlands soul boys, culminating in their won
New releases from Ace records Second Helpings: Sequels To The Songs That Left 'Em Hungry For More! Pop Various Artists (Fun Time) CD £11.50 Carefully mined from a wide cross-section of US labels, this 24-track set serves up a tasty platter of hard to find follow-ups, some making their first-ever CD release. California Nights With 15 Bonus Tracks Pop Lesley Gore CD £11.50 Lesley Gore’s 1967 masterpiece, with 15 great bonus tracks. Keep A Hold On Him! More Garpax Girls Pop Various Artists
I've just written a Northern Soul Quiz Book for Kindle - basically 100 Northern Soul related multiple choice questions for 99p. I've tried to cover a few different themes within the genre, hopefully it will entertain both casual fan and ardent soulie alike. I think it possibly works best with two people or more playing.
Amazon Blurb:
Book Description
Publication Date: 25 May 2015
Northern Soul is more than a music genre, from dancing at all-nighters in hot, sweaty clubs on wo
Press Release: Mighty Lovers “Ain’t Gonna Run No More/(She Keeps)Driving Me Out Of My Mind” SJ1001 Release Date: Monday June 1st 2015 The Mighty Lovers “Ain’t Gonna Run No More” on Soul Hawk records was once regarded as just a cheap Detroit collectors label filler, but with the current popularity of a more funkier soul sound it’s quirky dance groove has seen this 45 grow in popularity and demand throughout Europe. Therefore we at Soul Junction as part of our current Licensing
Saying on FB she has passed away.
Here too
http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2015/05/15/ortheia-barnes-kennerly-obituary/27409865/
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Veteran Detroit singer Ortheia Barnes, known for her rich alto voice, and also her ministry and work in Africa, died Friday in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands...
Barnes-Kennerly, blessed with a powerful contralto voice, grew up singing gospel music in her chur
BB King has died in Las Vegas at age 89, his lawyer says.
Brent Bryson told the Associated Press King died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday at his home in Las Vegas.
Although he had continued to perform well into his 80s, the 15-time Grammy winner suffered from diabetes and had been in declining health during the past year. He collapsed during a concert in Chicago last October, later blaming dehydration and exhaustion. He had been in hospice care at his Las Vegas home.
The debut album by swedish group Paola & The Mess Arounds entitled "Silently Whispering I Love U" has just been released! Heavily Motown / northern soul influenced stuff and includes plenty of great uptempo dancers. The album is available for streaming on Spotify and YouTube. It's also released on vinyl LP in an edition of 500 copies. The LP can be ordered from me at the cost of £20 (including worldwide shipping). If interested, PM me for more info. Here are three of the tunes:
A quick highlight post, both of some recent artist publicity photos member added to the Soul Source Gallery and also the actual Gallery itself!
The publicity photos have been added into an album by longtime soul source member Brian P (Agent45)
26 being available to view including Marva Whitney, The Lords , Natural Four to name a few.
This selection adds nicely to the few hundred plus publicity photos already up in the Soul Source Gallery (120k+ images in total) and of course all y
Cherry B from France is back with a new single, a new sound and fresh Northern vibes. After a European Tour to promote her first soul album called "The Way I Am" released in 2014, she found her audience and met a spectacular soul man: Lee Fields (Truth & Soul Records). She went on tour with him in France. Now she is feeling ready to push her music the way she wants to perform and create her own soul music style, looking for a different and personal way to write and compose. Springtime is
Writer and Soul Source member Stuart Cosgrove features in a short film (8 mins), talking all about his latest project with pics and sounds...
The Scottish Broadcaster and writer Stuart Cosgrove speaks about his new book 'Detroit 67: The Year That Changed Soul', the story of the city of Detroit in the most dramatic and creative year in its history. Spanning the history of Motown, the breakup of The Supremes and the implosion of the most successful African-American record label ever -
SAD NEWS SOUL LEGEND PERCY SLEDGE RIP SOUL MAN
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/percy-sledge-dies-73/story?id=30307601
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US soul singer Percy Sledge, famed for his song When a Man Loves a Woman, has died aged 73.
Steve Green from his talent agency Artists International Management Inc confirmed to the BBC that he had died at his home in Baton Rouge on Tuesday morning.
"He was one of my first acts, he was a terrific person and
It has been a few months since the last Soul Junction release but they are back with the first release of 2015 with more quality unissued 70’s. A new label design is also introduced giving the label a 60’s or 70’s look and feel. Back to the music, the group in question for the latest release is the Dynamic Sounds Orchestra giving us two great unreleased mid 70’s soul sides. Both very different, the top side “Take Me Back” a great dancer with a lot going on as you would expect from a nine-piece
