Just putting together a 'Blue-eyed Soul' compilation CD and was wondering whether I could include these Northern classics? I'm guessing they are white artists?

Ronnie & Robyn 

Cobblestone?

Ben Zine?

Paula Durante?

The Jades (I'm Where It's At)?

Wombat?

Living Color / Mystery ? Men (Thank The Lord For Love)?

Dawn (Love Is A Magic Word) or the other Dawn (I Believe They're All Talking About Me)?

William Bonny?

 

 

Edited June 20, 20177 yr by Soul-Slider

I had a very long debate as a young man with John Carmody (weasel) RIP, about the definition of soul, using the argument that it had to be a black artist

He argued Van Morrison had as much soul as any artist...

Domino certainly has a lot of soul, blue eyed or even Green eyed being from an irishman!

The argument never got resolved sadly, but as an old man, I can now see his point.

Ed

7 hours ago, Steve S 60 said:

Nightwatch - Lips To Your Heart.....

 

Now THAT is shocking ! 

 It's uncanny,. But The Ellingtons spring to mind 😳

 

The James Walsh Gypsy band has really surprised me,. So soulful , perfect 70's groove. 

Just now, IanP said:

Now THAT is shocking ! 

 It's uncanny,. But The Ellingtons spring to mind 😳

 

The James Walsh Gypsy band has really surprised me,. So soulful , perfect 70's groove. 

No wonder then that it was covered as the Ellingtons.

1 hour ago, Soul-Slider said:

Ambassadors on Pee Vee, a great group who deserve the 'Blue-eyed Soul' tag.

Nabay was Indian/Asian I believe? Would he be considered on a list of blue-eyed soulsters? Let's not forget Thee Midniters, a Latino-American group who had a couple of brushes with Northern. Is there such a thing as 'Brown-eyed Soul' 

Nabay apparently was Lebanese 🎶🎶

Interesting how most comments have been about white American acts, but a couple of British blue eyed (Soul?) records that spring to mind are John Miles One Minute Every Hour and Nosmo King Goodbye.........

You did realise its No Smoking?

And of course the Band from Barrow.............Chapter 5 ..................And they still play the clubs up North

 

13 minutes ago, tomangoes said:

You did realise its No Smoking?

And of course the Band from Barrow.............Chapter 5 ..................And they still play the clubs up North

 

Sadly im old enough to have realised that when it was a monster tune!

Muriel Day. 😂😂😂😂

Average white band with Ben e king  album, Benny and us   .= best of both races  🎶🎶

Another monster or two back in the day......

 

 

Mr Floods Party

The list goes on........

Ed

 

The man who brought us this:

 

Ray Merrell....... (picture obtained from the internet as I don't have the "Disco Country Style album )

 

Edited June 21, 20177 yr by bo diddley

14 hours ago, tomangoes said:

I had a very long debate as a young man with John Carmody (weasel) RIP, about the definition of soul, using the argument that it had to be a black artist

He argued Van Morrison had as much soul as any artist...

Domino certainly has a lot of soul, blue eyed or even Green eyed being from an irishman!

The argument never got resolved sadly, but as an old man, I can now see his point.

Ed

Van himself describes his work as Caledonian soul music. I can't say I like everything or even most of what he has recorded, but when he hits the spot it can be spellbinding:

 

7 minutes ago, Mickey Finn said:

Van himself describes his work as Caledonian soul music. I can't say I like everything or even most of what he has recorded, but when he hits the spot it can be spellbinding:

 

I was a late comer to Van Morrison - he's great. I have mentioned his soulfulness on a few threads previously. He's recorded a few bits with Bobby M.

pete

Anyone mentioned this yet? Worthy of a place on any cd/podcast. Great dance track.

 

Another overlooked UK singer songwriter is John Martyn, whose original background in acoustic folk maybe allows people to forget some truly soulful work from the 80s:

 

 

 

23 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

I was a late comer to Van Morrison - he's great. I have mentioned his soulfulness on a few threads previously. He's recorded a few bits with Bobby M.

pete

His collaborations with John Lee Hooker are also worth checking out  but the less said about Cliff Richard the better 

There are loads of good blue eyed soul artists soul music and feeling comes from within not the colour of the skin, Just think of Wayne Cochrane, PJ Proby, Tom Jones, Len Barry, Early 1960,s White popcorn singers Eden Kane Jimmy Justice, Billy Fury, all those had 

Soul and had fantastic Soulful voices you can go on forever with these lists they are endless but the old chestnut only blacks can sing soul is ludicrous and very tunnelled visioned 

ML

Naval is white Lebanese 

Nabay is white Lebanese / American background.

2 hours ago, Peter99 said:

Anyone mentioned this yet? Worthy of a place on any cd/podcast. Great dance track.

 

My understanding was that it was some kind of Block project - at least my old copy (bought from Gene Robertson and flogged to Mark Sargeant) came with a sheet with information on everyone involved.

What killed it for me was that horrible slow break at the end - that drover me to sell it in the end.

Dx

19 minutes ago, DaveNPete said:

My understanding was that it was some kind of Block project - at least my old copy (bought from Gene Robertson and flogged to Mark Sargeant) came with a sheet with information on everyone involved.

What killed it for me was that horrible slow break at the end - that drover me to sell it in the end.

Dx

Hi Dave

yes the couple of instrumental breaks are it's weakpoints. Other than that it beats along quite nicely and wouldn't be one to go in the "white pop shit" dustbin.

Pete

30 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

Hi Dave

yes the couple of instrumental breaks are it's weakpoints. Other than that it beats along quite nicely and wouldn't be one to go in the "white pop shit" dustbin.

Pete

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one for the sunshine pop category (dustbin  ) ?

 

Sunshine pop (originally called soft pop[3]) is a lightly-produced subgenre of pop music originating in Southern California in the mid 1960s. Rooted in easy-listening, advertising jingles, and the growing drug culture, sunshine pop acts combined nostalgic or anxious moods with "an appreciation for the beauty of the world".[1] It largely consisting of lesser-known artists who imitated more popular groups like the Beach Boys, the Mamas & the Papas, and the 5th Dimension. While the Beach Boys are noted as prominent influences, they rarely worked in the genre.[1][2]

Sunshine pop enjoyed mainstream success in the latter half of the decade, with many of its top 40 hits peaking in the spring and summer of 1967, especially just before the Summer of Love. Popular bands include the Mamas & the Papas, the Turtles, and the Association. Other acts, like the Millennium, Sagittarius, and the Yellow Balloon were less successful but gained a cult following years later;[4] with albums like Begin (1968) and Present Tense (1968) highly sought-after on the collectors’ market.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_pop

2 minutes ago, mike said:

one for the sunshine pop category (dustbin  ) ?

 

Sunshine pop (originally called soft pop[3]) is a lightly-produced subgenre of pop music originating in Southern California in the mid 1960s. Rooted in easy-listening, advertising jingles, and the growing drug culture, sunshine pop acts combined nostalgic or anxious moods with "an appreciation for the beauty of the world".[1] It largely consisting of lesser-known artists who imitated more popular groups like the Beach Boys, the Mamas & the Papas, and the 5th Dimension. While the Beach Boys are noted as prominent influences, they rarely worked in the genre.[1][2]

Sunshine pop enjoyed mainstream success in the latter half of the decade, with many of its top 40 hits peaking in the spring and summer of 1967, especially just before the Summer of Love. Popular bands include the Mamas & the Papas, the Turtles, and the Association. Other acts, like the Millennium, Sagittarius, and the Yellow Balloon were less successful but gained a cult following years later;[4] with albums like Begin (1968) and Present Tense (1968) highly sought-after on the collectors’ market.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_pop

Interesting Mike. Far better than lots of other poppy stuff and a good dancer though. 

Has anybody mentioned Jimmy Seals yet?

https://www.sealsandcrofts.com/sealscrofts1.html

 

Also Jimmy Messina, Bobby Caldwell ...

and on the rockier side of things, Paul Rodgers of Free, Frankie Miller, and James Dewar of Robin Trower fame

And while we're at it, Rod Stewart and Steve Marriott

1 minute ago, Mickey Finn said:

And while we're at it, Rod Stewart and Steve Marriott

Stevie Marriott 's I'm only dreaming, soul as deep and them some 🎶🎶🎶👌

Eric Burdon, Delaney and Bonnie, David Clayton-Thomas

and Nils Landgren

This probably fits Mike's Sunshine Pop category too. I danced to it back in the day and still like it - place and time and all that. 

Keith - Daylight Saving Time

Cant find a link - all the vids on YouTube have been blocked.

pete 

 

Take my Heart was the b side of a top 40 hit in Canada on the quality label.

Massive back in the day.

 

and Elkie Brooks, Robert Palmer (both Vinegar Joe) 

also Melody Stewart

 

Dr John's 1978 LP "City Lights" showcases his soulful side to good effect:

 

 The Girls are starting to Panic now, they are not going to get featured on the CD.....     

Edited June 23, 20177 yr by Bruv

I've done part of it and they are track 7 

5 minutes ago, Soul-Slider said:

I've done part of it and they are track 7 

Nice one, Great choice Sir. 

And don't forget

 

 

the best blue eyed soul.....The Magnificent Men

This cd is going to end up as an mp3!

 

 

LORRAINE SILVER recorded “Lost Summer Love” when she was 13 years old in 1965

 

2 hours ago, tomangoes said:

This cd is going to end up as an mp3!

 

 

Mel may be on there but it won't be this one. It'll either be his version of 'Better Use Your Head' or the great '(You've Got) The Power Of Love'.

BTW: I've just bought a copy of this oldie, pre Velvet Underground featuring Lou Reed and John Cale....

 

 

Edited June 24, 20177 yr by Soul-Slider

What about Kelly St.Clair?

Ellie Hope:

 

On 2017-6-20 at 19:10, tomangoes said:

I had a very long debate as a young man with John Carmody (weasel) RIP, about the definition of soul, using the argument that it had to be a black artist

He argued Van Morrison had as much soul as any artist...

Domino certainly has a lot of soul, blue eyed or even Green eyed being from an irishman!

The argument never got resolved sadly, but as an old man, I can now see his point.

Ed

John Carmody (Weasel) RIP A very good mate and sadly missed, i'm sure many "Soulies " on here knew him . Weasel strong as an ox, i remember it as it were yesterday when we were all staying at the Salisbury hotel in Scarborough our kid (Rob Ward) couldn't open his room window for some fresh air when Weasel came to the rescue.Not only did he open the window but somehow through sheer brute strength twisted the window in the frame. Good times. Regards Fred 

Edited June 24, 20177 yr by Mr Fred

Is this blue eyed soul?

'Comin home baby' by Barron Knights

Has anybody mentioned The Mike Cotton Sound?

Edited July 6, 20177 yr by Carl Dixon

Mel Torme RIP certainly is!

 

 

Edited July 6, 20177 yr by tomangoes
Miss spelt surname

 

can we up the standard of posts on this topic please

no real wish to close the topic or move to freebasing

but youtube cover versions done to backing tracks aint really what this place is about

thanks

mike

 

Just found this one at the weekend, I'm not exactly a big northern soul man but I was wondering if it ever got played out and about, or would it go in Pete's "white pop shit" dustbin. Either way, I like it..

 

43 minutes ago, Jimmy Disco D said:

Just found this one at the weekend, I'm not exactly a big northern soul man but I was wondering if it ever got played out and about, or would it go in Pete's "white pop shit" dustbin. Either way, I like it..

 

I quite like most the Reflections records myself