4th October 2014 and the RAFA soul club played host to a charity night for the children’s hospice — Zoe’s Place in Middlesbrough. This night also celebrated the re-union of people who attended the Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre all-nighters from the 1970’s.
An all ticket do saw the tickets sold out in 48 hours and the original dj’s who kick started the all-nighters off were there to dust off their records and play them out again — LOUD....
First guest DJ was Rafa Soul Club supporter and all round good guy Don Thompson, Don was asked by the other dj’s to fill in as he had an influence on so many dj’s and record collectors in the North East of England in the early 70's.
7.30pm the doors opened and the queue went along the corridors and then outside as people filed through the club to gain the best seats they could and Don started the evening’s soul session as it was meant to go along by playing records from the Youthy all-nighters.... Don is more likely to DJ at Rare Soul Nights rather than playing “oldies” per say but the boy done good.
DON THOMPSON — 7.30 — 8.30PM
PRECISIONS-IF THIS IS LOVE
VOLCANO'S-LAWS OF LOVE
INSPIRATIONS-TOUCH ME, HOLD ME,KISS ME
NANCY WILSON-THE END OF OUR LOVE
EDWIN STARR-BACKSTREET
SUPREMES-LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART
JACKIE LEE-DARKEST DAYS
OLYMPICS-SAME OLD THING
MITCH RYDER-BREAKOUT
J.J. BARNES-PLEASE LET ME IN
GENE CHANDLER-MR BIG SHOT
DEE DEE SHARP-WHAT KIND OF LADY
BOBBY WELLS-BE'S THAT WAY SOMETIMES
GARNETT MIMMS — LOOKING FOR YOU
BUTCH BAKER — THE FAT MAN
PARLIAMENTS — DON’T BE SORE AT ME
EARL WRIGHT — THUMB A RIDE
MORRIS CHESTNUT — TOO DARN SOULFUL
CHECKERBOARD SQUARES — DOUBLE COOKIN’
EPITOME OF SOUND — YOU DON’T WANT ME.
8.30pm and next up was Dave “Brownie” Brown. Dave a long time supporter of Northern Soul and now dj’ing locally in all of the soul nights in County Durham and Darlington.
DAVE “BROWNIE” BROWN 8.30 — 9.30PM
WILLIE KENDRICKS--CHANGE YOUR WAYS
INVITIONS - SKIING IN THE SNOW
EARL GRANT--HIDE NOR HAIR
DUKE BROWNER-CRYING OVER YOU
JACKIE DAY - BEFORE IT’S TO LATE
BARBARA MILLS - QUEEN OF FOOLS
CLARA WARD- RIGHT DIRECTION
LEVI JACKSON-BEAUTIFUL NIGHT
VAN DYKES-SAVE YOUR LOVE
LYNNE RANDELL-STRANGER IN MY ARMS
CHRISTINE COOPER - HEARTACHES AWAY
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY-I'LL HOLD YOU
GERRI GRAINGER- I GO TO PIECES
FIVE HEARTBEATS-ANYTHING BUT LOVE
JERRY COOK -- I HURT ON THE OTHER SIDE
LOU COURTNEY-- TRYING TO FIND MY WOMAN
JIMMY THOMAS - THE BEAUTIFUL NIGHT
LUTHER INGRAM- IF IT’S ALL THE SAME TO YOU BABE
DALTON BOYS --I VE BEEN CHEATED
Ok, so down to the main 3 DJ’s of the night and the guys who kick started the whole thing off in Newton Aycliffe 40 years ago. The smooth radio presenter, smooth delivery, smooth operator — the one and only Dave “Rocko” Brown.
DAVE ROCKO BROWN 9.30 — 10.30pm
LOVE YOU BABY - EDDIE PARKER
BETTER USE YOUR HEAD - LITTLE ANTHONY
HERE I GO AGAIN - ARCHIE BELL
YOU JUST DON’T KNOW - CHUBBY CHECKER
UNSATISFIED - LOU JOHNSON
YOUR LOVE CAN SAVE ME - MARVELETTES
IF YOU ASK ME TOO - JERRY WILLIAMS
YOU DONT WANT ME NO MORE - MAJOR LANCE
RIGHT TRACK - BILLY BUTLER
BABY HIT AND RUN - CONTOURS
FANTASTIC JOHNNY C - DON'T DEPEND ON ME
I GOT A FEELING - BARBARA RANDOLPH
LOVE LOVE LOVE - BOBBY HEBB
LANDSLIDE - TONY CLARKE
NIGHT OWL - BOBBY PARIS
VELVELETTES — THESE THINGS WILL KEEP ME LOVING
R DEAN TAYLOR — GHOST IN MY HOUSE
BOB RELF — BLOWING MY MIND TO PIECES
IMPRESSIONS — YOU’VE BEEN CHEATING
MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS — ONE WAY OUT
BARBARA McNAIR — YOU’RE GONNA LOVE MY BABY
LEE ROYE — TEARS
HAROLD MELVIN — GET OUT
DEVILS DRIVE - BIG BORIS
By now the dance floor was packed with supporters of the night, some even leaving their walking sticks by their seats and then to miraculously dance, stomp and spin???? Rocko had them eating out of his hands and handed over the mic to Derek “Del Boy” Boyden. Derek shared the next 2 hours with the guy who was responsible for the charity side of things for the night — John “Pottsy” Potts and the pair of them had the crowd short for breath as each record had the floor buzzing and paramedics edging the dance floor like hungry vultures waiting for the first one to drop from exhaustion. Here’s how it all panned out — not in any order but it went something like this from 10.30 — 12.30am
DEREK BOYDEN
Times a Wasting, Fuller Brothers
Our Love Is in The Pocket. Daryl Banks
Tell me it is Just a rumour Isley Brothers
I ant going Nowhere, Junior Walker
Last Minute Miracle. Shirelles
You Hit Me . Alice Clark
Can't Lose My Head. George Blackwell
Ever Again. Bernie Williams
Just Another Heartache. Little Richie
Never know Why. Freddie Chavez
I've Got to Have Your love. Mill Evans
Temptation is Calling My name. Lee David
I Still Love You. Superlatives.
She'll Cone Running back. Mel Britt
Cool Off. Detroit Executives
Hung Up On Your Love, Montclairs
You Don't Care anymore. Jodi Mathis
Let Our Love Go Higher. Eula Cooper
A Love Reputation. Denise LaSalle
I Really Love You. Tomangos
I Thought You Were Mine. Natural Four
If You Ever Walk Out My Life. Dena Barnes
I Just Can't Live My Life. Linda Jones
More Today than Yesterday, Spiral Staircase
And Suddenly, Cherry People
JOHN”POTTSY” POTTS
THE SALVADORS STICK BY ME BABY
DANA VALERY YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE YOUR INTEREST LIES
FRANKIE BEVERLY IF THAT’S WHAT YOU WANTED
FRANKIE VALLI THE NIGHT
THE COMMODORES THE HUMAN ZOO
THE ADVENTURERS EASY BABY
POINTER SISTERS SEND HIM BACK
GIL SCOTT HERON THE BOTTLE
ILA VANN YOU MADE ME THIS WAY
JOHNNY HOWARD THE CHASE IS ON
SAXIE RUSSELL PSYCHEDELIC SOUL
SHANE MARTIN I NEED YOU
ELOISE LAWS LOVE FACTORY
ANN SEXTON YOU’VE BEEN GONE TOO LONG
BOBBY HUTTON LEND A HAND
THE BROTHERS ARE YOU READY FOR THIS
YVONNE BAKER YOU DIDN’T SAY A WORD
SISTER SLEDGE LOVE DON’T GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME
MVP’S TURNING MY HEARTBEAT UP
G DAVIS & R TYLER HOLD ON, HELP IS ON THE WAY
DON THOMAS COME ON TRAIN
THIRD TIME AROUND SOON EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT
RICHARD POPCORN WYLIE ROSEMARY WHAT HAPPENED
VOICES OF EAST HARLEM CASHING IN
THE WORLD COLUMN SO IS THE SUN
JAMES FOUNTAIN SEVEN DAY LOVER
JOBELL & THE ORCHESTRA DE SALSA NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO
GEORGE CLINTON PLEASE DON’T RUN FROM ME
The night progressed to about 1.00am and finished with Tobi Legend and Dean Parrish to rapturous applause with everyone loving the night, so many friends meeting up for the first time in 40 / 35 years and such a good cause too. We couldn’t get people out of the club! and hopefully it will all happen again, bringing together Iconic DJ’s from the early part of the Northern Soul Scene in Newton Aycliffe. Final thanks to Geoff Miller who made it all happen.
Want to read the whole story about how it all came about? Check out the events page for October 4th 2014 — rafa club.
BACK AGAIN WITH THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH — THE RAFA CLUB, SERIOUS SHADES OF SOUL RARE SOUL NIGHTS KICKS OFF AGAIN WITH SPECIAL GUEST DJ SEAN TASKER — 1st NOVEMBER 2014. SEE YOU THEN FOLKS......
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4th October 2014 and the RAFA soul club played host to a charity night for the children’s hospice — Zoe’s Place in Middlesbrough. This night also celebrated the re-union of people who attended the Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre all-nighters from the 1970’s.
An all ticket do saw the tickets sold out in 48 hours and the original dj’s who kick started the all-nighters off were there to dust off their records and play them out again — LOUD....
First guest DJ was Rafa Soul Club supporter and all round good guy Don Thompson, Don was asked by the other dj’s to fill in as he had an influence on so many dj’s and record collectors in the North East of England in the early 70's.
7.30pm the doors opened and the queue went along the corridors and then outside as people filed through the club to gain the best seats they could and Don started the evening’s soul session as it was meant to go along by playing records from the Youthy all-nighters.... Don is more likely to DJ at Rare Soul Nights rather than playing “oldies” per say but the boy done good.
DON THOMPSON — 7.30 — 8.30PM
8.30pm and next up was Dave “Brownie” Brown. Dave a long time supporter of Northern Soul and now dj’ing locally in all of the soul nights in County Durham and Darlington.
DAVE “BROWNIE” BROWN 8.30 — 9.30PM
Ok, so down to the main 3 DJ’s of the night and the guys who kick started the whole thing off in Newton Aycliffe 40 years ago. The smooth radio presenter, smooth delivery, smooth operator — the one and only Dave “Rocko” Brown.
DAVE ROCKO BROWN 9.30 — 10.30pm
By now the dance floor was packed with supporters of the night, some even leaving their walking sticks by their seats and then to miraculously dance, stomp and spin???? Rocko had them eating out of his hands and handed over the mic to Derek “Del Boy” Boyden. Derek shared the next 2 hours with the guy who was responsible for the charity side of things for the night — John “Pottsy” Potts and the pair of them had the crowd short for breath as each record had the floor buzzing and paramedics edging the dance floor like hungry vultures waiting for the first one to drop from exhaustion. Here’s how it all panned out — not in any order but it went something like this from 10.30 — 12.30am
DEREK BOYDEN
JOHN”POTTSY” POTTS
The night progressed to about 1.00am and finished with Tobi Legend and Dean Parrish to rapturous applause with everyone loving the night, so many friends meeting up for the first time in 40 / 35 years and such a good cause too. We couldn’t get people out of the club! and hopefully it will all happen again, bringing together Iconic DJ’s from the early part of the Northern Soul Scene in Newton Aycliffe. Final thanks to Geoff Miller who made it all happen.
Want to read the whole story about how it all came about? Check out the events page for October 4th 2014 — rafa club.
BACK AGAIN WITH THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH — THE RAFA CLUB, SERIOUS SHADES OF SOUL RARE SOUL NIGHTS KICKS OFF AGAIN WITH SPECIAL GUEST DJ SEAN TASKER — 1st NOVEMBER 2014. SEE YOU THEN FOLKS......
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