Thread promted by the resurgent post “Celebs who are OR Have been into Northern Soul”

Perhaps done before...but how about Film/TV stars that also became NS related artists without knowing!

Just two to start...

Nichelle Nichols - It's Been On My Mind

Connie Stevens - Tick Tock

 

Lada Edmund Jr. was a featured dancer on the tv show "Hullabaloo" before cutting "The Larue".

1 minute ago, The Tempest said:

 

James McEachin (Tenafly T.V Series) - Jimmy Mack

Toni Basil was a featured dancer on another American television show "Shindig".

Does Leslie Uggams qualify? She started singing as well as acting pretty early.

 

32 minutes ago, the yank said:

Toni Basil was a featured dancer on another American television show "Shindig".

 

32 minutes ago, the yank said:

Toni Basil was a featured dancer on another American television show "Shindig".

She was also in Easy Rider

 

Aki Aleong featured in a number of movies and record labels. You’ll also find his name as a producer for the Minit label eg The Trensations ‘Soulin and a Rollin’/ ‘Saucy’.

Also Prince Philip Mitchell, Bob Relf, Jackie Lee, the Quotations, the Turnarounds and others

Edited March 1, 20187 yr by David Meikle
Added last para

Ray Pollard was an extra in Ghostbusters.

Barbara McNair pops up in various things - including Playboy.

Dx

Several Motown artists  had tv/acting careers including Bobby Darin, Connie Haines, Barbara McNair, Paul Petersen....Albert Finney as well.

Edited March 1, 20187 yr by Guest

Nancy Ames was a regular on the American version of "That Was The Week That Was" from 1964-1965. 

Further to reply above, Leslie Uggams was brilliant in Deadpool: 

 

Ketty Lester (who was a regular on Little House on the Prairie!):

 

6 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Further to reply above, Leslie Uggams was brilliant in Deadpool: 

 

She was brilliant also as Kizzy in Roots - as were so many great actors in that series.

Speaking of which - Ben Vereen:

 

wasn't Lester Tipton better known for dancing on tv show (winning a car with his sister in a national competition)......

As this thread is called " . . . Related Artists", can we have Morris Chestnut (the singer) who has a famous son, Morris Chestnut (the Actor).

16 hours ago, the yank said:

Lada Edmund Jr. was a featured dancer on the tv show "Hullabaloo" before cutting "The Larue".

I think she also appeared in a movie with Jon Voight, and I seem to remember hearing she was in an episode of Banacek.

Edited March 2, 20187 yr by Mick Holdsworth

Joe Pesci recorded for Dynavoice 

Lou Gosset recorded just like him an ok beat ballad  on WB

 

Joe Pesci also made this album for Brunswick ---

Excuse me, I'm not a "Northern Soul" connaiseur, but I think in some soul artists who have been also TV and / or Film and / or Theater actors:

- Melba Moore

- Lou Rawls

- Carl Anderson

- Phyllis Hyman

- Isaac Hayes

to name a few who I think have one or more "cult" tracks in the N.S. scene.

George Kirby "What can I do"...was  a US comedian , known for his TV appearances.

6 hours ago, bbrich said:

wasn't Lester Tipton better known for dancing on tv show (winning a car with his sister in a national competition)......

I've heard Lester was known for dancing in local clubs and on tv (not sure about the car part of the story though).

     Major Lance got his break as a featured dancer on Jim Lounsbury's "Time For Teens" and then got a deal with Mercury Records.

   I think the Major was well aware of the Northern Soul scene though.

Della Reese was an actress

Delores Hall is in that doctor/detective series with that famous Cockney Dick Van Dyke.

Is it Diagnosis Murder?

 

 

FilmEdit

Year	Film	Role
1958	Sing, Boy, Sing	Virgil Walker
1958	Mardi Gras	Barry Denton
1961	Love in a Goldfish Bowl	Gordon Slide
1961	Babes in Toyland	Tom Piper
1962	The Longest Day	U.S. Army Ranger
1964	Ensign Pulver	John X. Bruno
1965	None but the Brave	2nd Lt. Blair
1967	The Violent Ones	Mike Marain

TelevisionEdit

Year	Series	Role
1957	The Singin' Idol	as himself
1957	The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford[16]	as himself
1960	The Larry Hanify Story, as Larry Hanify[17]
1964	Slattery's People	Jed Haskell
1964	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Eddie Riccio
1965	Bonanza (episode, The Debt)	Wiley Kane
1965	Combat!	Private Carey
1968	Hawaii Five-O	Joey Rand

P.P. Arnold was featured on "Jesuchrist Superstar"

  Actor Bobby Diamond who as a youngster made his name in the late 1950's series Fury, Bobby recorded a couple of records in the 1960's one of which was Stop this was played at Northern Soul nights in the late 1970's.          

 

Pretty sure "Holly St.James" was an Italian actress - no idea what hear real name was though.

Same as Shawn Robinson , l know it's been done before , but can we do it again because l love my dear heart 🎶🎶👅

13 minutes ago, Stuart Ross said:

Pretty sure "Holly St.James" was an Italian actress - no idea what hear real name was though.

 

WWF Wrestler William Steve Regal   Massive Northern and Rare Soul Fan  

 

Sorry wrong thread

 

I don't knows if that counts or not. Spanish / american singer / guitar player Charo who recorded solo and with The Salsoul Orchestra on Salsoul Records and Kaytronics was also a prolific actress in the TV series field.

On 01/03/2018 at 21:19, DaveNPete said:

Ray Pollard was an extra in Ghostbusters.

Barbara McNair pops up in various things - including Playboy.

Dx

Not quite Playboy but....

Rossevelt Grier? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosey_Grier

What about Nichelle Nichols, although she had been in Star Trek for a year before this double sider was released!

 

8 hours ago, Modularman said:

What about Nichelle Nichols, although she had been in Star Trek for a year before this double sider was released!

 

And it was even written by Doc McCoy!

And what about sex symbol TERESA GRAVES (actress on films like "Blak Eye") and singer:

 

And the sex - bomb Charo who I mentioned before...

 

Frankie Karl was in Jesus Christ Superstar. I seem to recall.

Tobi Lark (Legend) was in ‘Hair’.

8 hours ago, Mickey Finn said:

And it was even written by Doc McCoy!

The song was written by Joe McCoy in 1941 for Lil Green and covered by Peggy Lee, Julie London, Mark Murphy etc. 

Excellent record. Got the LP somewhere. From sleevenotes on back he was an actor in a US daytime soap, or something and the record was a spin off from that.

Here's one to totally mess up your Saturday.

 

 

 

 

Tony Blackburn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take a bow 'Lenny Gamble.

On 01/03/2018 at 20:45, Joey said:

 

Brill sound Joey, never gets  played anywhere these days. Hope you're ok Regards Fred. 

37 minutes ago, Mr Fred said:

Brill sound Joey, never gets  played anywhere these days. Hope you're ok Regards Fred. 

Thanks very much for such kind words Fred. Yeah, massive back when northern soul was northern soul! Never heard it played for donkeys years. Probably not "soulful" enough, nor by an acceptable artist with suitably soulful credentials. Nor rare enough? Or maybe all three? If it was changing hands for a grand and up, maybe then! Then again, could any of us dance to this the way we use to? Ha! Hip and knee replacement ops spring to mind!

Keep well,

Kindest regards,

Joey.

 

Gino 'I really love 'Washington, had his own tv show...........

A natural at Detroit a go go.........2017

Ed

On 12/03/2018 at 16:54, Joey said:

Thanks very much for such kind words Fred. Yeah, massive back when northern soul was northern soul! Never heard it played for donkeys years. Probably not "soulful" enough, nor by an acceptable artist with suitably soulful credentials. Nor rare enough? Or maybe all three? If it was changing hands for a grand and up, maybe then! Then again, could any of us dance to this the way we use to? Ha! Hip and knee replacement ops spring to mind!

Keep well,

Kindest regards,

Joey.

Interesting credits on the label, Wonder, Moy, Cosby. So the three are Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy and would it be Bill Cosby?; always wondered or is it just a coincidence. I have considered playing it at the Central but it's a difficult one to dance to. Regards Fred. 

Edited March 14, 20187 yr by Mr Fred

No...Henry Cosby, writer/producer who produced a lot of Stevie's tracks.

22 minutes ago, snakepit said:

No...Henry Cosby, writer/producer who produced a lot of Stevie's tracks.

Thanks for the info.

Regards Fred.