I'm reading a book just now by Mertis John who was the brother of Little Willie John (King) and Mabel John (Motown etc). He describes the memorial for Little Willie John in 1968 as a souful affair.

The perfromers on the day included: Joe Tex, Johnny Taylor, Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd, Johnny Mae Mathews, Lee Dorsey and the Combinations. Not bad.

Funerals, memorials and send-off are always a good time for soul music.

What's the great soul 'send off' you remember or wish you'd been at.

Had a mate knocked off his scooter by a lorry and decapitated when he was 18.

Big load of Mods at the funeral. Emotional enough as you'd expect but we generally held it together until they took the coffin away to his favourite song. Every single one of us collapsed into a blubbering mass as Long After Tonight Is All Over blared out.

Still makes me fill up when I hear it.

I'd like to go in to Let Me Down Easy - that should get the buggers blubbing!

And on that cheerful note...

Randy Cozens funeral was amazing. People spontaneously clapping to Soul Brothers Six - I'll be loving you also hearing one of his favourites Arthur Alexanders - I need you baby, as good as gets for me.

Had a mate knocked off his scooter by a lorry and decapitated when he was 18.

Big load of Mods at the funeral. Emotional enough as you'd expect but we generally held it together until they took the coffin away to his favourite song. Every single one of us collapsed into a blubbering mass as Long After Tonight Is All Over blared out.

Still makes me fill up when I hear it.

I'd like to go in to Let Me Down Easy - that should get the buggers blubbing!

And on that cheerful note...

I,d like Burning sensation played at my cremation as i slowly glide through the curtains . I have already briefed my wife should i go before her that i want Jimmy Mc farland - lonely lover played before Robby Lawson

morbid or what

pete m

I want Time will pass you by, bet I don't get it though

can we try and keep to the original question please you lovely people.

stuart asked for stories of funerals attended or ones you wished you had been at.

cheers

Shane

I'm reading a book just now by Mertis John who was the brother of Little Willie John (King) and Mabel John (Motown etc). He describes the memorial for Little Willie John in 1968 as a souful affair.

The perfromers on the day included: Joe Tex, Johnny Taylor, Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd, Johnny Mae Mathews, Lee Dorsey and the Combinations. Not bad.

Funerals, memorials and send-off are always a good time for soul music.

What's the great soul 'send off' you remember or wish you'd been at.

Just got back from a mates funeral who died suddenly [ aged 47 ] , at the beginning they played Al Green " Let's stay together " and at the end The Isley's " I Guess I'll always love you " , two very common records to most of us , but very emotional in the context of a church service , these two records will always have a special memory for me now , R.I.P Pete . Best Wishes ,Eddie

Not "quite" soul related but i would have loved to have been at Miles Davis's or Lee Morgan's funeral. I don't their has been a finer trumpeter in the soul-jazz idiom for sheer feel, coupled with an incredible sense of phrasing and attack. As for Davis - well there's nothing really you can add. his influence of modern music is almost without parallel.

Seen some really cool pictures of Jackie Wilson's funeral online as well.

Hammy

Derek Allens funeral was very emotional, a great man sorely missed

Winnie:-)

can we try and keep to the original question please you lovely people.

stuart asked for stories of funerals attended or ones you wished you had been at.

cheers

Shane

shane you have 2581 posts to date

i bet 2500 are you moaning or groaning about someone elses post

give it a rest and let this thread go

slightly of topic is ok

no one else is moaning so why should you

regards moldie

ps...i bet this gets deleted

shane you have 2581 posts to date

i bet 2500 are you moaning or groaning about someone elses post

give it a rest and let this thread go

slightly of topic is ok

no one else is moaning so why should you

regards moldie

ps...i bet this gets deleted

said it loads of times, got any comments on moderation then do it in the "site stuff" forum

cant be arsed doing it there, then dont bother

Randy Cozens funeral was amazing. People spontaneously clapping to Soul Brothers Six - I'll be loving you also hearing one of his favourites Arthur Alexanders - I need you baby, as good as gets for me.

I too was at this Funeral,only met the guy a couple of times but it really got to me with all the London soul crowd there plus Dave Godin and many more...They could not fit all in the service with many many folk outside....A real send off and Soul Brothers six just melted everyone..Moments like that and the service for my dear freind That Girl Lynn(Davis) really bring us soul loving people all together...People dropping like flies now as we get older,get it while you can....Good choice from ANDY BB with "Let me down easy"..That would be one of my tunes also,one of the greatest tunes i have ever heard,real deal soul...Jerry Butler would also feature with Aware of Love anda good few others...Lets all get these tunes listed in case we pop our clogs soon..Would not want some of that church/death tunes that sound like something off the price is right or generation game ..Keep on keeping on...

steve

I'm reading a book just now by Mertis John who was the brother of Little Willie John (King) and Mabel John (Motown etc). He describes the memorial for Little Willie John in 1968 as a souful affair.

The perfromers on the day included: Joe Tex, Johnny Taylor, Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd, Johnny Mae Mathews, Lee Dorsey and the Combinations. Not bad.

Funerals, memorials and send-off are always a good time for soul music.

What's the great soul 'send off' you remember or wish you'd been at.

Pete Lawsons funeral and Jerry Williams If You Ask Me, It summed him up in many ways and was always his record (one of!)very poignant moment.

The greatest thing is whenever I hear now it I think of him so it associates the record with him completely even these years later, but I don;t think of that sad day I think of him dancing to it as he did every time it was played and it makes me smile.

Jock

Edited March 31, 200619 yr by jocko

Some on here will remember Paul Fisher from South Wales, a lovely bloke and so knowledgable about the music. His funeral was rammed with lots of us standing outside the chapel. Those that knew Paul will recall he was Brenda Holloway's biggest fan. His coffin came in to "Starting the Hurt All Over Again". The service was punctuated by "When I'm Gone". However, change of singer to end the service - Paul's all time favourite 45, Johnnie Mae Matthews, "I Have No Choice". Sad tune for a sad day.