An interview with Pete McKenna author of real world books "Nightshift and "Who the hell's Frank Wilson", including news of a new forthcoming edition of Nightshift (several hundred new words added) and the screenplay for a possible stage/radio adaptation of "Who the hell's Frank Wilson" Pete Mckenna interview by Snowy Pete McKenna was 17 years old in the last few months of 1973 when one Saturday night he travelled by coach to Wigan with four friends. They were ready to check out this new
Owls, Snow And Lil' Ole Me.....
Posted by The Golden 101, 02 December 2010
Sheffield Wednesday takeover, excellent news, a Saudi Billionaire? Er no....it's Milan Manderic. Oh well, at least he was the best option at the time and, we are fairly debt free. Bye Bye Co-op bank.
Got a really busy December with gigs in Stoke at the Queens, Basford on Saturday December 4th, the Christmas Party at the Westgate Suites,Westgate, Long Eaton, then the All Nighter at the Kings Hall
A few years ago I found myself turning into the Lowton Civic Carpark and looking at all the cars parked on the verges I turned to a mucker and said something along the lines of "you know what, do we sometimes take these places for granted, once a month Lowton just quietly gets on with what it does, never any fuss or dramas, just does its own thing.and its there on offer when ever you want it"
When I heard the news that it was closing, (have been told its due to the actual venue no lo
Just been pondering life, love and the 60s newies crowd. As you do. And whilst doing this, I stumbled accross a theory, that I'd like to run past you. I'm 46. Many Northern Soul fans will have been into 'our' music, almost as long as I have been alive.When I first could the bug, like many, its wasnt a gradual process, it was hook line and sinker from the word go. BAM. And when I first visited local venues, I would have at home maybe 20-30 singles (Pressings) and maybe a Casino Classics LP. Or th
The Tempos Story by Rob Moss
The TEMPOS Story
The lineage of vocal groups, male and female, in the 1950s and 60s can be as difficult to establish as any family tree. Line-ups would frequently change as individual members came and went, group names could be dropped and replaced completely or entirely different personnel brought in to replace decampers. On a few occasions in the 1960s several different groups, with the same name, managed to co exist. An entire book, devoted to the variou
The Epitome of Sound
In the 1960's, the Megatons were a Motown/Soul style group from New Jersey, USA who were made up of 4 musicians (all White Men), and 1 lead singer (a Black Man).
The instrumentation included; bass, drums, guitar, and organ. The group performed in various nite-clubs throughout Jersey and had a large following of fans. In 1967, three of the group members (Bob Ligatino, bass, Eddie Dill, aka Eddie Charles, guitar, and Eugene Thomas, lead singer, decided to make some p
Soul Blog entries posted by Steve G originally via the Soul Blog feature during the period September 2007 - July 2010
Barcelona Beckons Posted by Steve G, 21 July 2010
"Movin On" in Barcelona is a club that's become well established in the last couple of years. And so I was delighted to be offered a booking here. A quick hop over on Easyjet from Stanstead (well who actually wants to travel using R-Air ), and I found myself in Barca on a Friday night, armed with my 100 count record b
Cleethorpes Antics And The Soul Mastermind 2010 Quiz
Posted by Dave Rimmer, 19 June 2010 ·
It really is a privilege to be able to write this Blog entry, because it's about the 18th Cleethorpes Weekender, and it was the 18th Cleethorpes Weekender that I've attended, and it was one of the best !
As usual, Johnny Weston was my travelling companion for the journey up the Motorway, and as usual, he was an hour late picking me up, but knowing John's timekeeping, I'd all
First things first, I am the worlds worst at taking a compliment, in fact I don't know what to say or do when somebody gives me one. I usually just mumble a thank you, so to all the people who have said such nice things recently I am humbled by your appreciation, and glad to have played a small part in your nights enjoyment.
The reason I'm finally getting around to writing this is due in the main to folk coming up to me in venues and asking me what such and such a tune was, and me h
Soul Survivor - Sir Lattimore Brown Back From The Dead! If anyone is entitled to a pain in the heart it is Sir Lattimore. Born to beginnings we cannot comprehend in 1931 and growing up with practically nothing. But from these humble beginnings he was introduced to music, the music of the cotton fields and gospel from the church. Whilst serving in the Army in Korea, Lattimore was listening to acts such as King Cole Trio and Big Joe Turner and listening to these acts taught him a unique
A report on the recently held public memorial celebration and a look at the career of this recently departed legend. WILLIE MITCHELL 1928 - 2010 by Rob Moss To describe a person as a 'Legend', in any field of endeavour, is the highest accolade our society can bestow. In the case of Willie Mitchell, it is an epithet thoroughly deserved and honestly earned. His contribution to American popular music,generally, and Memphis music,specifically, was immense. From his early days playing trumpet i
"Get It Baby"The Stanley Mitchell Story
Stanley Mitchell 1935 - 2006 by David Welding
Stanley Rudolph Mitchell was born February 10th 1935 in Detroit Michigan. He was the only boy and the youngest of the four children raised by Mr and Mrs Louie Mitchell. As with so many of his generation his earliest musical influences came from the church. At the Russell St Baptist Church, the Mitchell family's place of worship, Stanley along with his sisters performed regularly as a gospel quartet.
White Men Can't Jump - The Turley Richards Story
By Martin Gavin (Scotch Martin)
"You have to ask yourself, have you felt pain?" says Turley Richards "Ask that about African American's back then and the answer was clear And me, I can tell you that the blues visited my heart and soul every single day of my life and still do because as a blind man I've never seen my children "
Turley Richards has certainly known pain, and that comes through his music, but he s also positive, very fu
A Google book preview of the book A House on Fire: the Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul By John A. Jackson
A Google book preview of the book A House on Fire: the Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul By John A. Jackson
Another goggle grab of a book from a few years ago (2004)
As before worth a revisit as the Google books preview (embeded below) allows a far better idea of the actual content than any review.
A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul by John
iam sad to anounce the death of clark vincent joseph aka clarkie his fruneral will be held at oldham crem 1pm 28th may 2010 thanks to everyone whp supported me especailly mr ste proudlove peace god blees you
Finding Clarkie At Last
Posted by lukin4clarkie, 01 November 2009
thanks mr proudlove
i would like to say thanks to ste proudlove clakie is defo my dad i went to see him at the weekend iam we are do-uble of -each other iam glad you took the time t
The Manchester Wheelers: A Northern Quadrophenia - Review
THE MANCHESTER WHEELERS -A Northern Quadrophenia
by Dave
SOULPUBLICATIONS 2008
300pp, £15
ISBN: 1-4392-2163-4 13:9781439221631
A Review by Mark "Oggie" Orridge.
I am too young to have visited Manchester and its All Night R&B and Soul sessions in the 1960's.However, Dave, in the novel The Manchester Wheelers made me feel like I was actually there in 1964 at the Brazennose Street T
Rio Reunion - Back Together Again
Posted by Shaun Gallagher, 20 October 2009 ·
Rio, Rio Reunion, Soul, Funk
Start Time: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 5:00pm
End Time: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 2:00am
Location: Marlborough Club
Street: The Broadway
Town: Didcot, United Kingdom
Phone: 07778 217 406
Email:gallagher.j6@sky.com
9 hours of non stop Jazz funk & Soul music with DJs Chris Bangs, Chris D Smith, Shaun Gallagher, Ji
Lou And Teds Excellent Adventure!
Posted by mrs soul, 18 October 2009
well Ted how was it for you, cos it was great for us,what no-body realizes the logistics of getting us all to-gether in one place, because at first me and woody just could not afford to go, as with everybody monies an issue, but after alot of hoo har and endless texts and phone calls it all went to-gether with military precision!from the onset after being picked up by Ted, with John Pugh, Kenny onions and Ma
After A Spell Of 'cold Turkey', I Got My Soul Fix.. !
Posted by FickleFingers, 14 September 2009
The week leading up to the recent back holiday I came down with a 'flu' bug, although it didn't prevent my attending - or enjoying, to the full - both the Lifeline 'Niter at The Stables and the following day's Lifeline 'Dayer, in Nottingham.
When I woke on the Monday, though, I thought that proverbial Steam Roller had run over me during my sleep. Obviously the over indulgence over the
Agent Double-O-Soul - Feature on Melvin Davis by Michael Hurtt Thanks to Rob W for passing on word that Melvin Davis was recently featured in the Detroit Metro Times. A brief clip of the article follows below, well worth hitting the link and viewing the full article as you will find not only some great photos to go with the article but also a sound clip of an interview with Melvin as well. Agent Double-O-Soul By Michael Hurtt The song, pressed on the local Wheel City label, is one of th
Across The Board Soul Mix Online - Make Up Your Mind!
Posted by mattfox, 13 April 2010
Hi y'all,
there's a brand new downloadable soul mix online! Soul across the board. Pls feel free to leave feddback! Enjoy...KTF!
BTW: this Saturday at 8pm (CET) | 7pm in the UK you'll listen to the latest episode of my radio show Rare Rillen on http://soulsender.de
don't miss this one! will be a soulful one...
http://rare-rillen.de (podcasts link)
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THE JOLSON FACTOR - The Cultural relevance of UK/US POP Covers of 1960s SOUL ORIGINALS.
If one chooses, the release of a product, albeit a record or any other commodity can always be viewed merely as a mechanical stab at a given commercial market. Were the social and political circumstances surrounding the life experiences of 1950s and 60s Black Americans on a par with white Americans, then it would be fair to apply the same framework to the question regarding the relevance of White Cover v
Gangland Shocker: Francis T
Posted by lloydee, 15 June 2009 ·
I could'nt believe it: there I was round at me Mum & Dads for Sunday tea, sat there with abeer reading the local rag; The Stourport News and Kidderminster Times. Thereon page 14 was the big story of the week that even The Express & Starseemed to have missed.
Below is an extract from last week's paper:
Reports are coming in that a local Gangland or Mafia style'hit' was carried out on a local business man la
All Danced Out
Posted by Ganche, 16 June 2009
I knew by the glorious sunshine on the way to Cleethorpes that the weekend was gonna be a blinder. I wasnt wrong. Kylee and I had a pretty easy journey to Lincolnshire and in fact, chatted so much we were there before we knew it. After the usual shinnanigans of who was sleeping where we got to the venue about halfway through Sue Brick's and Amanda's set. That started us off in great style, fantastic set girls Friday night is great for "sett
Of The Way We Were
Posted by coops, 21 May 2009 ·
This is the nighter, where we danced in our teens
To records by Foster, Parker and Sheen,
tunes from the 60s, the 70s and more,
We'd thumb it to Wigan, hundred miles from our door
Passing through Knutsford, taking our gear:
Our heads soon a-buzzing, singing tunes we shall hear.
Past sleepy towns, pubs closing for the night
Their punters are pissed and ready to fight
We smile at these mortals,
Soul For Heroes A Soul Sisters Thank You
Posted by sister dawn, 09 May 2009 ·
Well seeing as it's nearly a week ago now since that the inaugural event happened its time to hit the keyboard and offer my personal take on the events leading up to, during and after the first dayer.
Soul for Heroes was the brainchild of ex forces personnel Pete Watkins who in December last year decided to help those in the forces whom many felt had been let down by the government, highlighted and repor
The latest issue of the fine magagine "In The Basement " was a fairly solid hefty affair. One of the many artitcles in this latest issue was a lengthy feature on Philadelphias Ronnie Walker, who am sure many on here will remember him from not only his past soul outings but also from his two recent visits to the UK under the New Century banner.
Ronnie Walker - In The Basement Feature
The latest issue of the fine magagine "In The Basement " was a fairly
Brand New Mix Online - Great Soul & Funk Choons!
Posted by mattfox, 22 April 2009 ·
hi guys,
a brand new mix by Kristian Auth and me (Matt Fox) is online and ready to download - 3h filled with great soul & funk choons! this set was selected for Jamie Lidell's after show party in Cologne last year!
tune in and enjoy!
http://rare-rillen.de (podcasts)
cheers, m.
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PLAYLIST: MIX FOR JAMIE - A Wonderful Winter Night In Cologn
Crossfire 12.04.09
Posted by rugbysoulgirl, 14 April 2009
Wow, this place was hot!
We queued for 20 minutes to get in, and when we finally made it down the stairs we could see that the place was absolutely rammed! Found some friends & set up camp near the stage on the right. Managed to get onto the dancefloor once or twice but the air con wasn't switched on & it was just too darn hot!
Had a wander round, the r'n'b room was buzzing (& cool!) & the pysch room wa
The End Of This Era: Promoting A Soul Event
Posted by Sharon Cooper, 27 March 2009
People used to ask us "how's it going?" There were many answers to that question. Sometimes at the core of the question was either "is it a success," or "do you think it will be a success?"
In some ways I feel it was very successful and then there are times when I doubt if it will ever be enough of a success to keep going. So what is success? How do you define it?
Is success measured financial
From Chalky an informative write up of Kell Osborne soul output including scans and clips
The Kell Osborne Story
Kell Osborne (Born in 1939 on the 12th March) was raised by his deeply religious stepfather since the age of two and he wanted Kell to become a minister of the church, something Kell had set his sights on until he came across secular music. Kell had to make a decision to either go into the church or sing, luckily for us he chose the latter but it was something
Prestatyn 2009 Look Back!
Posted by Tony Foster, 19 March 2009
I could go into a blow by blow account of Prestatyn, but to be honest you only really want to what I found good or not so good, so here goes.
Thursday (Opening night) terrific start, this night has become more popular each year with more and more people turning up for a party. This year was no exception, it was a chance to meet up with old friends and have a few beers at the bar. My good friend the rebellious John West
Conversations That Bring A Smile To Your Face.
Posted by sandi, 05 October 2009 ·
There is only 1 Smokey
I think that many of us on the soul scene know the name Smokey from Wolverhampton, he never fails to disappoint, he's larger than life, and a real character, up and down the country Smokey has entertained and enlightened many of us, he's had us rolling around in stitches, he has been known to hold court with many a captive audience. His tales/stories are that far fetched that
Prestatyn Starts Here, Well It Does For Me And Harpo Anyway
Posted by sandi, 11 March 2009 ·
Endless mountains of ironing now eventually come to an end,and all this in preparation for Prestatyn weekender.
We are really looking forward to the weekend and having a great time with our many ,many friends, and hope to make many more.
Paul started to get all excited on tuesday,god knows why !!!!,we still have 2 days to go yet before we set out on friday morning, so all being well
What I thought was great in 2008 by Mark Randle
Gang, I was asked prior to Christmas 2008 to submit a written piece for a propsed publication to be released around Christmas 2008. This I did, but for various reasons the publication never got released.
I put quite a bit of effort into this at a time of year when spare time is at a premium, and am therefore reluctant to let it got to waste. I'm posting it here in the hope that it may be an interesting read for some of yo
A collection of great 45 reviews written by the late Frank Jackson
site note
In the early days of the internet, one day I stumbled on a no fuss webpage, that simply featured clips of 45s and one persons brief words on each 45. Over time the writing and the selection of 45s made this site a regular revisit. Sadly as many will be aware Frank Jackson is no longer with us, however thanks to Frank Jr and Carms can revisit just some of his past reviews
I was so touched when Frank Jnr c
Is It Meant To Be? // Downloadable Soul Podcast Online
hi y'all, there's a brand new downloadable podcast online...soul across the board!
Posted by mattfox, 16 February 2012
northern, crossover, modern
listen to it:
http://www.mattfox.podomatic.com
PLAYLIST:
01. Bobby Cutchins - Intro
02. Ozz & His Sperlings - Can You Qualify
03. Maurice & The Radiants - Baby You've Got It
04. Volumes - I Just Can't Help Myself
05. Connie Questell -
Groovesville Soul Club Opening Night Jan 2009 Lookback
I have copied a couple of reviews from the opening night of Groovesville Soul club
The next night will be Sat 18th April same time same place, book your tickets early as we will be opening the R&B room for the first time
Andy Kempster & Toby
GROOVESVILLE SOUL CLUB
Johnny Fingers
Despite the 'Small' setback of my 'Clamping' encounter - resulting in me actually being out of pock
I Love Detroit - Sonny Munro - Falcons Interview
Conversations with Americans can run the full gamut of human intelligence, understanding and thought. On a recent trip to Detroit I encountered a white bar tender in his late 20s, working at a renowned restaurant in the city, who seemed fascinated by the sight of a sterling five pound note I was showing a fellow patron. As he inspected it a couple of questions sprung forth. “Who is this woman?” he inquired. I politely responded that it was t
Karime Kendra - It's a Family Affair - Interview by Martin Gavin
Karime Kendra has soul music running through her veins and is all set for 2009 to be the year when she hits the big time. The Los Angeles-born singer lives in Kensal Rise and MARTIN GAVIN found out about her soulful family and prolific recording career.
Q. Why, and when, did you make the move from The USA to Brent?
I became a resident in 1998. Before that I managed to spend time here because I was signed to Talkin' L
The Twisted Wheel- Blues and Soul - by Dave Godin
A trip back to the far off past, back to that legendary club "The Twisted Wheel"
The Twisted Wheel- Blues and Soul - 50
Written by Dave Godin and published in Blues and Soul issue number 50, this is an account of his visit on the "last night" read on for yet another piece of history. Thanks go out to chris for supplying original scan of this, cheers
site note - orig up in Dec 99
LAND OF A THOUSAND DANCES
BY so
Eddie Foster Dreams of Wigan - Black Music 1970s
The music is black american and obscure - ghetto sounds which never made it, the followers are mostly white and fanatical - working class kids in the industrial heart of Britain who dance like there's no tomorrow to records most of us will never hear. The Northern Soul Scene is a strange mixture of good and bad, of burning dedication and grubby exploitation. Despised by some, misunderstood by most, it is the ultimate Underground scene.
A end of the year view from Rob, includes info and background of Tokays, Buddy Smith, Tony Clarke and more
I love Detroit December 2008 by Rob Moss
In the Chinese zodiac 2008 is the Year of the Rat. It is supposed to be a time for hard work, activity and renewal. A time to begin a new job, get married or start new enterprises. What a load of tosh. In reality, the only good thing to have happened this year, that even slightly resembles these predictions, is the election of Barack Obama
Rare Rillen Playlist
Posted by mattfox, 09 November 2008
Hi,
it's time again for some true soul choons ...
Rare Rillen Web Radio Show - Sunday - 16.11. - 6pm CET / 5pm in the UK...
Guest of the month: Johnny Hitman (Soulkombinat, Berlin) - who got some rare soul goodies in his dj box...trust me...
Matt Fox (that's me plays some fine tragic soul arrangements combined with great uptempo floorfillers...from northern to modern...
Part Four
Posted by Trevski, 04 November 2008
(The ultimate Accessory)
Accessories
With accessories, subtle, stylish and subdued is the way to go. Flash is not cool, not attractive, not anything but naff!
Neck chains, sovereign rings, bracelets, Urrghh! Horrible. A good quality, automatic watch such as Breitling, Rolex, Philipe Patek etc is not only a sound investment, but also a thing of exquisite beauty.
Keeping things simple, plain, unfussy cuff-links, suc
Hayley Records - The Best of Hayley CD by Eddie Hubbard
Hayley records is an independent record label from the Midlands UK , specialising in unearthing unreleased and rare 60’s, 70’s and 80’s Soul recordings , especially from Detroit . After over a decade of releasing quality CD compilations and limited edition ‘ 45’s they finally present “ The best of Hayley “ which contains 16 mouthwatering tracks plus one “ hidden “ bonus track !!
The first two tracks are covers of old classics ,“ S
Soul Masters 2008
Long time members may recall how a few years ago an ground breaking series of rare soul video dvds were out and about. These dvds entitled Soul Masters Vol 1-3 featured a wide range of little seen or even known about video clips from the 60s and 70s. Featuring a wide range of soul artists and both familar and rare soul tracks, these dvds caused quite a stir at the time.
In those far off days before youtube most of such archive footage was in the hands of
Bridlington Northern Soul Weekender June 2008. Yorkshire’s own sea-side event It is a little difficult to be un-biased about an event that you are co-promoting when asked to do a look back feature on that event, however after reading the revues and receiving great feedback I feel I can be objective. When we started the Bridlington Weekender in 2007 it was after three years of planning and trying to find the perfect date and venue plus offering “Something new to do” away from the tried
Champagne Shing A Ling - Highland Records
Posted by chalky, 04 September 2008
site note -just moved from blogs to articles as part of site reorg
Highland Records
I first compiled the Highland label listing for the April 2004 issue of Shades Of Soul (31). Derek Pearson was a great help with text and info for the article. Also Arthur Wright and various other collectors.
West Coast Highland Records, owned by Sid Talmedge was based at 2580 We
48 Years Later, A Singer Finally In Demand
The Washington Post website features an article on Loraine Rudolph. Written by Marc Fisher it concerns itself with the story of Lorraine Rudolph finding out that 48 years later after leaving Detroit she is "in demand"
A few clips from the article are highlighted below, a link to the full article and sound clip follows at the end
In 1960, Loraine Rudolph became a cog in the hit music machine later known as Motown. She sang back-up for one
