So here's the deal. You've just bought a rather large dining table that seats 10.

Simple really, you have to invite 9 guests that are connected to the soul scene for a meal.

They can be artists, dj's or friends, dead or alive. Who do you invite?

Here's my 9 in no particular order.

Richard Searling.

Lamont Dozier.

Roger Williams (like to think he shares my sense of humour).

Soul Sam (but not sat next to Roger )

Aretha Franklin.

Harold Melvin (close call between HM & Teddy Pendergrass).

Angie Stone (to keep us all in order )

Mark Randle (the voice of reason )

My mate Errol Green (he'd never speak to me again if i didn't ask him).

No Marvin Gaye , well what the hell do you think we are listening to for background music.

Almost forgot, your butler is Shane H as he knows how to put everything in the right place

Remember this is just a bit of fun so no stupid comments please.

Mart...

Edited June 17, 200619 yr by CUNNIE

Shane Higgins.............Membership cards would be needed

Nina Simone...............A little sing song round the piano..

Marvin Gaye...............You always need some after dinner mints to get the joint jumpin

Dusty Springfield........Would love to chat about her walkout from gig in South Africa

Dave Godin................Would ask Dave to drop the northern and just say rare soul scene..

John Weston.............Every party needs one of these..Could Nina understand him

Ray Pollard..............To thank him for bringing the Drifter into my life..

Jerry Butler..............One of my all time greats..He could chill out the moody woman above

Keith Money............Great extra dj for when John slides under the table...

That sounds like a great dinner party to me....Plenty dope....Deep soul karaoke from some of my all time greats..To first class djs double decking...And then Shane the yorkshireman taking John Weston's empty bottles back and making a few hundred quid on the side...It all ends with Kenny turning up as the taxi driver and white knuckle ride home for the brothers and sisters ..

George Clinton for eccentricity and old Detroit.

Freddie Butler - Sorry Shane you'll have to take the night off.

Nelson George - great writer and has a wide soul knowledge

John Anderson of Soul Bowl for rare soul gossip.

Ty Karim - just to read the menu out in that husky voice

Joe Frazier - in case there's trouble leaving the restuarant

Louvain Demps of the Andantes whose met more '60s greats than anyone else.

Shorty Long - you always need a joker.

Sister Dawn from Lincoln - Never met her but need another soulie in awe of the guests.

Just one guest - Christine Cooper - wearing that sailors outfit.........

So here's the deal. You've just bought a rather large dining table that seats 10.

Simple really, you have to invite 9 guests that are connected to the soul scene for a meal.

They can be artists, dj's or friends, dead or alive. Who do you invite?

Here's my 9 in no particular order.

Richard Searling.

Lamont Dozier.

Roger Williams (like to think he shares my sense of humour).

Soul Sam (but not sat next to Roger )

Aretha Franklin.

Harold Melvin (close call between HM & Teddy Pendergrass).

Angie Stone (to keep us all in order )

Mark Randle (the voice of reason )

My mate Errol Green (he'd never speak to me again if i didn't ask him).

No Marvin Gaye , well what the hell do you think we are listening to for background music.

Almost forgot, your butler is Shane H as he knows how to put everything in the right place

Remember this is just a bit of fun so no stupid comments please.

Mart...

I think my guests would have to be

John Legend

Marvin Gaye

Jools Holland

Jean Carne

Mary J Blige

Chaka Chan

Tammy Tyrrel

Trevor Nelson

And of course my MRS who else can cook soul food like her

Trevor Nelson

Takes allsorts ..

Sam Cooke

Major Lance

Pat Brady

David Ruffin

Berry Gordy

Brian Rae

Roy Hamilton

George Brown

Jackie Wilson

Dave Evison