Date Of Induction: 01 November 2014 Category: Male Vocalist
Edwin Starr’s name will always reverberate wherever soul music is discussed. His story is a typical one of talent v circumstance and although he made a good living from his vocal skills he will always be remembered in his homeland for the one song that, in 1970, pushed him into the national spotlight, Edwin Starr — “War b/w He Who Picks A Rose” — Gordy 7101. But as any self respecting fan can tell you, there was so much mor
Date Of Induction: 01 November 2014 Category : Male Vocal Group
The Masqueraders, have spanned a recording career of over 50 years and still enjoy the original line up of members from their beginnings half a century ago. Their story and history is one of musical struggle. Only their determination, sheer toil, perseverance and belief in what they were capable of held them together over these years. To have stayed together for such a length of time is almost unique. Groups like The Four Tops,
Inducted: 01 November 2014 Category: Mixed Groups
Ask any northern soul fan about the Exciters and they probably won’t mention their number 4 hit from 1962. They will however, tell you about the buzz they get from dancing to “Blowing Up My Mind” or their live performance at Wigan Casino, or even the record that launched Ian Levine’s career as a record producer.
Although members of The Exciters had performed previously, (Herb Rooney had been a member of The BelTones and The Continental
The inaugural inductees for the Soul Source Northern Soul Hall Of Fame have been selected and a list of successful inductees is below. We would like to thank everyone who took part by nominating their selections, which produced a fantastic ‘who’s who’ of Northern Soul for the Board to work through. As you can see by the list, although it’s a subjective project, I don’t think many would argue with their inclusion.
Over the next couple of weeks we will be preparing individual pages in order t
Date Of Induction: 01 November 2014 Category : Pre Production
When the name of Van McCoy is uttered in record bars of soul clubs around the world it’s in revered tones. That’s hardly surprising given that Mr McCoy could lay claim to being the most prolific independent record producer as far as Northern Soul productions are concerned. Not only a producer but a songwriter, arranger and sometimes artist himself the world acclaimed him for the international smash dance hit “The Hustle” b
Date Of Induction: 01 November 2014 Category: Male Group
The Precisions singing group are enmeshed in Detroit’s golden era of soul music having actually had a record label established in the Motor City, specifically as a vehicle just for them. When high school friends Paul Merritt, Michal Morgan Willie Norris and Fred Shockley established the group in the early sixties little could they have imagined that the name of The Precisions would appear, (albeit a different line up), as a he
Date Of Induction: 01 November 2014 Category : Mixed Group
The Sapphires were a trio consisting of a girl and two guys. Their outings on Swan would consolidate a production team that would become legendary and whose names would transcend the Philadelphia city limits and indeed the borders of their home country and be regularly heard from the lips of rare Northern soul fans as far away as other continents. Discovered by fellow Philadelphi
Induction Date 01 November 2014 Category: Male Vocalist
Roy Hamilton, during his illustrious 15 year singing career, was known by many nicknames: Mr. Rock and Soul, The Gentle Giant, and, most notably, The Golden Boy of Song. But few of these nicknames fully encompass the majesty of his voice, the influence he had on the artists of his generation, or the legacy his music has left behind. He was idolized by Elv
Induction Date : 01 November 2014 Category : Outstanding Contribution
A living legend to some, where do you start to map out the life and achievements of someone that has been at the forefront of the Northern Soul scene for so long, surely he has soul music running through his veins? Promoter, DJ, Record Dealer and Head of Publishing at Kent/ Ace Records, it’s because of his unending quest for the sublime music that we cherish that his n
Date Of Induction : 01 November 2014 Category : Post Production
The name Richard Popcorn Wylie has always been a legendary one in Northern Soul history , to see his name in the credits on a 45 is likely to quicken the heartbeat, knowing that the record you are about to hear will usually be very special, like a guarantee of quality. As older record collectors will testify, when young and still learning, if you saw the name R. Wylie on a
Induction Date: 01 November 2014 Category : Female Vocal Group
When the film ‘Standing In The Shadows Of Motown’ hit the screens over a decade ago, it finally let the world in on what was one of the music industry’s best kept secrets. The group of musicians who had laid down the tracks to what became known as ‘The Sound Of Young America’, had been airbrushed out of most of the story of the rise of Detroit’s musical empire based at 2648
Date of Induction: 1 November 2014 Category: Female Group
The story of the Marvelettes is a fascinating insight into the early beginnings of the black musical scene in Detroit that would export ‘The Sound Of Young America’ to the rest of the world. With Berry Gordy’s embryonic record company starting to emerge as a major player on the city’s musical landscape, the songs of the Marvelettes resonated with a whole slew of categories of mus
Date Of Induction: November 2014 Category: Female Vocalist
When I realised Linda Jones was going to make the first list of inductees to our Northern Soul Hall Of Fame I have to admit to allowing a small satisfying smile cross my lips. For just about all my adult life I’ve marvelled at the lady’s talent and ability and her contribution to the lives of soul fans deserves no less than to be recognised by those very same fans to whom she is
Date Of Induction : 01 November 2014 Category : Female Vocalist
Maxine Brown was born in Kingstree South Carolina on 18 August 1939 and first started singing during the long, balmy summer days alongside her sister and an upstairs neighbour. The product of a turbulent marriage The girls became quite accomplished as a three part harmony outfit but Maxine’s sister wasn’t as interested in spending the summer singing so the girls sought out
Date Of Induction : 01 November 2014 Category: Pre Production
Andrew Alexander Terry was born in Hempstead , Texas , in July 1940. By the time he was eight years old the family had moved permanently to Detroit, Michigan. After attending Elementary School , Terry attended Cass Technical High School on the downtown west side of the Motor City , where he studied music properly for the first time ."I took up the baritone sax , because no one else wanted to play it" he explained to Rob M
Date Of Induction : 01 November 2014 Category : Post Production Most collectors of Northern Soul records will have the name of Weldon A McDougall III nestled in their 45s collection somewhere. A native of Philadelphia Weldon was born at the Mercy Douglas Hospital in West Philly and was raised by his mother Eleanor having been named after his father and Grandfather. His interest in music was sparked as a student at West Philadelphia High School where he first encountered George Tindley (Of The
