Posted July 22, 201212 yr The 'Miami' thread has proved quite popular ..... ... so I thought I'd move north to start another similar posting .... Here's a few New York area soul show ads from back in the day .........
July 22, 201212 yr Author A lady who was singing the blues in New York clubs in 1965 ..... ... but she also cut some decent soul sides ........... .. Bev Ann .... Edited July 22, 201212 yr by Roburt
July 22, 201212 yr Author OK, back to the Apollo again ..... & this time its just soul stars ... ... top of the bill is another guy who's played Prestatyn ... .....also on the bill is a group who'll be over here next year ....
July 22, 201212 yr Author You'll love this one, I just know you will .... Oscar Brown Jr & a little number called ....
July 22, 201212 yr Author Back up to 125th St in Harlem once again ...... Clyde McPhatter was spotted there in 1953 & signed by Atlantic Records. Both Joe Tex & James Brown won Amateur Night there in the mid 50's. Harold Melvin & the BlueNotes 1st appeared on the Apollo stage way back in 1960. .... AND .... a certain 'local' was always topping the bill there .......... The Vibrations were on once again, as was Bobby Sheen !!! Edited July 22, 201212 yr by Roburt
July 23, 201212 yr Author Arthur Prysock was singing in his Living Room .... ... well not his, but the Living Room .....
July 25, 201212 yr Author Gloria Lynn was on the US music scene for many years. She had records released out of LA in the early 70's, but in the mid 60's she was playing live shows in New York.
July 25, 201212 yr Author King Curtis appeared on this mid 60's show held to raise money for radio station WBAI .... .... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Josephson Edited July 25, 201212 yr by Roburt
July 26, 201212 yr Author Curtis, Sam & Fred all up on 125th Street ... .... and King Curtis was there as well .... Edited July 26, 201212 yr by Roburt
July 27, 201212 yr Author I bet it was 'Hard Work' sitting through this January 1967 show ..... by all accounts, John had just been a big hit at the Monterey Jazz Festival (where his live act was recorded & released by Columbia on LP). I only became aware of his stuff in the 70's (his big hit was in 76) ... but he 1st recorded at the start of the 60's !!! Edited July 27, 201212 yr by Roburt
July 29, 201212 yr Author Two ladies getting it on back in Jan 1974 ...... .. I didn't realise that Leata Galloway was performing (other than in musical plays) that early ... after all, she didn't land a record deal until the 1980's Edited July 29, 201212 yr by Roburt
July 29, 201212 yr Author Not a live club show, but a concert staged by ABC TV for broadcast purposes ... .... just a pity that no one at ABC TV knew how to spell Rufus's name !!
July 29, 201212 yr Author The earlier Snake-man post (No.8) was for a theatre gig ..... ........ this one is for a club performance ......
July 30, 201212 yr Author Italian-American doo-wop group Vito & the Salutations only made a few soulful sides in the 60's ... .... but their popularity with doo-wop fans kept them working in New York, even as late as 1974 ..... ........... One of their best 60's outings ...........
July 30, 201212 yr Author The good thing about New York was that (back in the day) you could catch all types of interesting acts ....
July 31, 201212 yr Author If there were no live shows you fancied watching back in 74, you could always go record buying at J & R's .... The shop still has a music department, though now it sells more electronic items (computers, smart phones, music systems, digi cameras, etc). Pleased to see they still have recording artists dropping in to their Manhattan CD store (I saw Dianne Reeves perform live there about 10 years back) ....... https://www.jr.com/category/music/ Edited August 4, 201212 yr by Roburt
August 1, 201212 yr Author A jazzy groover was on, ahead of Tower of Power .... Edited August 4, 201212 yr by Roburt
August 2, 201212 yr Author No straight up soulers on this bill ........ but Tommy Chong (Cheech & Chong) hadn't long quit Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers .... ... and Brian Auger had run UK mod soul group Steampacket in the mid 60's. Mind you, I bet Smashy & Nicey think "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" is soulful !!
August 2, 201212 yr Author A Philly group who went to Coventry ..... Edited August 4, 201212 yr by Roburt
August 3, 201212 yr Author An 'Oldies' show on this 'Old' thread .... Edited August 4, 201212 yr by Roburt
August 4, 201212 yr Author Atlantic Records were obviously increasing record sales in 1974 by helping promote live shows their artists were undertaking in New York ... You could catch one of Philly's finest sweet soul groups and a jazzy guy in April ....
August 8, 201212 yr Author Soul, jazz, Latin (& rock) all featured at this 1974 music festival ..........
August 9, 201212 yr Author Nina Simone obviously provided her own support act for these 1969 NY club shows ....
August 14, 201212 yr Author Back to the Village Gate again .... ... but as a few of these feature jazz artists.... ... I've lumped them all together in a montage ..
August 18, 201212 yr Author Lloyd Price's Turntable Club in Manhattan had been operating for around 6 years by 1974. People were taking the place for granted by then, so the name was changed to give it a new lease of life. Not long after the 52nd St venue (1674 Broadway) got it's name change, a new disco opened a few blocks away (on 45th St in Manhattan) ........... guess what it's name was ..........
August 27, 201212 yr Another show at the Village Gate ............. Junior Mance STILL plays every Sunday at a French restaurant in the Village.
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The 'Miami' thread has proved quite popular .....
... so I thought I'd move north to start another similar posting ....
Here's a few New York area soul show ads from back in the day .........