Blackpoolsoul Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I am sorry if this has been covered before and have only found out recently about Eddie's passing in 2019 https://tacomaweekly.com/news/edward-alabama-armstead-jr-november-20-1942-october-3-2019/ He only outed a few singles in Detroit but I never knew about him until now and thought we ought to know I have danced lots to his tunes.....RIP SIR 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Imperial C Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Masterpiece 2 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulstrutter Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 ... that completes his full output except the instrumental of Nothing Sweeter! 3 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jimmy Mack Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 quality tunes Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Blackpoolsoul Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 Eddie singing 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ezzie Brown Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 the opitome of northern soul ...................one of detroits finest as far as our scene is concerned ....r.i.p 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Tomangoes Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Very Sad. I wonder if Seattle was treated to any renditions of his own classics whilst he was working there. Ed Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Ady Croasdell Posted January 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 23/01/2020 at 19:31, Soulstrutter said: ... that completes his full output except the instrumental of Nothing Sweeter! Not quite. There’s this gem off a Kent CD 3 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 On 23/01/2020 at 18:52, Imperial C said: Masterpiece Totally agree, right up there for me Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulstrutter Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 16 hours ago, Ady Croasdell said: Not quite. There’s this gem off a Kent CD .... Thanks Ady ... and for me the best of the bunch! ... was this previously unreleased? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Blackpoolsoul Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 51 minutes ago, Soulstrutter said: This is the CD and I would be interested to know as well ....never seen 45 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulstrutter Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 27 minutes ago, Blackpoolsoul said: This is the CD and I would be interested to know as well ....never seen 45 Thanks for that - just looked it up on Ace/Kent site and this is an extract from Ady's notes on the CD release: " Having periodically given the Joe Matthews and Eddie Hill tracks featured here a spin on the ole DAT machine and having seen them listed in the Westbound discography, I’m afraid I took them rather for granted as staple Detroit soul releases. In researching this CD further it transpired that the tracks had probably never made it to vinyl, though there is a possibility Joe Matthews’ may have been on a test pressing or demo that has never turned up. That gives this release more importance because these are very good tracks from important local artists, that virtually nobody will have previously heard; as are others featured here." https://acerecords.co.uk/westbound-detroit-northern-soul 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Wilxy Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I am lucky enough to own most of Eddie Hills' 45's previously mentioned and have to agree with Ezzies posted comments! Still very saddened to belatedly hear of his passing, R.I.P Sir....... 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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