I'll not go into mine, although Jimmy Ruffin stands out .

This may be a sparse post, so just in case and on the flip - any lovely memories of artistes at nighters.

I still have Martha Reeves lipstick on a tissue (not sure where it was anymore, maybe Leicester '83-ish and Chuck Jacksons autograph on my Pink Slip (?) - Morecambe '84, when he did a Tommy Cooper through the curtains).

Anymore?

I'll not go into mine, although Jimmy Ruffin stands out .

This may be a sparse post, so just in case and on the flip - any lovely memories of artistes at nighters.

I still have Martha Reeves lipstick on a tissue (not sure where it was anymore, maybe Leicester '83-ish and Chuck Jacksons autograph on my Pink Slip (?) - Morecambe '84, when he did a Tommy Cooper through the curtains).

Anymore?

Bill Payne and I put Martha Reeves on at an all - nighter we did at Newcastle ( Stoke ) Tiffany's , in March of 1982 .......

The teddy went out of the pram upon her arrival , when she found out that the temperature in the dressing room had not been set at the correct level for her throat .......

Malc Burton

Bill Payne and I put Martha Reeves on at an all - nighter we did at Newcastle ( Stoke ) Tiffany's , in March of 1982 .......

The teddy went out of the pram upon her arrival , when she found out that the temperature in the dressing room had not been set at the correct level for her throat .......

Malc Burton

Tiffs rings a bell, maybe Malc....Christ! I can't believe I can't remember the venue.

Tiffs rings a bell, maybe Malc....Christ! I can't believe I can't remember the venue.

The date at Tiff's - Friday 19th / Saturday 20th of March , was part of the tour that MR undertook in the UK during 1982 , and was the only appearance during that tour , that she did at an all - nighter .......

I cannot recall now the exact address / where it was in Newcastle ( despite our promoting quite a few all - nighters there ) : we only billed it ( and the others we did ) as being at Tiffany's , Newcastle , SOT : possibly there is a Stokie / exiled Stokie out there on SS , who can give these details ......

The DJ line up for the all - nighter was Gary Rushbrooke , Rob Smith , Steve Mannion , Chris King , Bill Payne and myself .....

Interesting to note that RS , SM , CK and yours truly are still DJing : Bill retired from behind the decks many years ago , but as for GR , I have not heard of him for quite some time .......

Malc Burton

Edited January 25, 200817 yr by Malc Burton

My Main claim to fame apart from holding Brenda Holloway's hand whilst she sang Starting the Hurt All Over Again at Burnley Mechanics, is as worthy as some replies you are going to get, but.....

Me, Cathy and my mates Ann and Jeff Coyle went to the Michelin Social Club in Burnley to watch the "American Drifters". (Don't laught, they were tremendous!)

I had a senior position at Michelin, so I managed to get us to chat to one of the guys before the show. We'd had a few, and Jeff was really ranting on about Clyde, Ben E the Brill Building, and I saw that the said Drifter was slowly backing away from us, feeling for his dressing room door.

He then shouted at these 2 large skinheads who were pretty much in his face by this time, "They are all dead!" and he ran into the dressing room and locked the door.

Jeff turned to me and said the immortal words, "Bloody hell! We shit a Drifter Up".

I Told you it was a crap tale, but funny at the time.

The date at Tiff's - Friday 19th / Saturday 20th of March , was part of the tour that MR undertook in the UK during 1982 , and was the only appearance during that tour , that she did at an all - nighter .......

I cannot recall the exact address / where it was in Newcastle , we only billed it as being at Tiffany's , Newcastle , SOT : possibly there is a Stokie / exiled Stokie out there on SS , who can give these details ......

The DJ line up for the all - nighter was Gary Rushbrooke , Rob Smith , Steve Mannion , Chris King , Bill Payne and myself .....

Interesting to note that RS , SM , CK and yours truly are still DJing : Bill retired from behind the decks many years ago , but as for GR , I have not heard of him for quite some time .......

Malc Burton

It sounds right Malc, stage to the left as you looked at it? Maybe?

And I'm sure Rushbrooke was on, so for the first time in my life I am being positioned somewhere in the UK by someone else.

The date at Tiff's - Friday 19th / Saturday 20th of March , was part of the tour that MR undertook in the UK during 1982 , and was the only appearance during that tour , that she did at an all - nighter .......

I cannot recall now the exact address / where it was in Newcastle ( despite our promoting quite a few all - nighters there ) : we only billed it ( and the others we did ) as being at Tiffany's , Newcastle , SOT : possibly there is a Stokie / exiled Stokie out there on SS , who can give these details ......

The DJ line up for the all - nighter was Gary Rushbrooke , Rob Smith , Steve Mannion , Chris King , Bill Payne and myself .....

Interesting to note that RS , SM , CK and yours truly are still DJing : Bill retired from behind the decks many years ago , but as for GR , I have not heard of him for quite some time .......

Malc Burton

Malc

I attended this, along with 4 other lads from Bimingham

Only trouble was, I drove there in my 1256 -4 door vauxhall Viva which I may add was my first

motor, and in them days I tended not to take anything un-toward to keep me awake

If memory serves me right Martha was due on stage around 3.00 in the morning

Lets just say the others told me she was OK I slept through the whole nighter & missed the show

Mind you, slept in the car at Wigan, Rotherham, Bradford, Manchester, loads of places & loads of times

used to get there and say to the lads, yeh see in hour lads just havin a kip, and wake up next fookin morning with them banging on the window

Happy Days

It sounds right Malc, stage to the left as you looked at it? Maybe?

And I'm sure Rushbrooke was on, so for the first time in my life I am being positioned somewhere in the UK by someone else.

GR was on , as I dug out the handbill to check the line - up .........

I spent most of the night arguing with the promoter of the tour - renowned London impressario Henry Sellers - over the fee for her appearance , as the b*****d decided to put up the cost on the night , despite contracts being agreed before ......

He threatened me , if I did not pay , that he would send his " contacts " to break my legs : I bravely stood my ground

( attempting not to pass a solid trump ) , replying " send them - I know bigger lads in Thurnscoe * : you are getting no

more f***ing money from us " .......

He got the contracted fee, and I never got that visit ........

( * Thurnscoe - an ex - mining community in South Yorkshire , renowned for its' big hitters at the time )

Malc Burton

Edited January 25, 200817 yr by Malc Burton

( * Thurnscoe - an ex - mining community in South Yorkshire , renowned for its' big hitters at the time )

Malc Burton

I'll not go into mine, although Jimmy Ruffin stands out .

This may be a sparse post, so just in case and on the flip - any lovely memories of artistes at nighters.

I still have Martha Reeves lipstick on a tissue (not sure where it was anymore, maybe Leicester '83-ish and Chuck Jacksons autograph on my Pink Slip (?) - Morecambe '84, when he did a Tommy Cooper through the curtains).

Anymore?

Wasn't JR disparaging of the NS scene on TSWONS?

Great voice, but a head up the posterior prat in my opinion. & where is he now?

Macca.

I'll not go into mine, although Jimmy Ruffin stands out .

This may be a sparse post, so just in case and on the flip - any lovely memories of artistes at nighters.

I still have Martha Reeves lipstick on a tissue (not sure where it was anymore, maybe Leicester '83-ish and Chuck Jacksons autograph on my Pink Slip (?) - Morecambe '84, when he did a Tommy Cooper through the curtains).

Anymore?

Jimmy wasn't averse to a few chemicals himself I seem to remember!

Had to do some promo stuff with him @ EMI in 1984 and, boy, that guy could sniff for England LOL......

Quite paranoid as well. I turned up one Saturday morning @ his gaff in Chelsea to take him to a Black Music conference where he was a guest speaker and he refused to even open the door and wouldn't be persuaded to turn up even though he accepted the invitation. Very embarassing as I had to 'fill-in' for him.

But I wasn't either Black or a successful singer so not the easiest 'guest speaker' role I've ever done!

But I went down a storm with my tone-deaf rendition of "Farewell Is A Lonely Sound"...........

Ian D

Jimmy wasn't averse to a few chemicals himself I seem to remember!

Had to do some promo stuff with him @ EMI in 1984 and, boy, that guy could sniff for England LOL......

Quite paranoid as well. I turned up one Saturday morning @ his gaff in Chelsea to take him to a Black Music conference where he was a guest speaker and he refused to even open the door and wouldn't be persuaded to turn up even though he accepted the invitation. Very embarassing as I had to 'fill-in' for him.

But I wasn't either Black or a successful singer so not the easiest 'guest speaker' role I've ever done!

But I went down a storm with my tone-deaf rendition of "Farewell Is A Lonely Sound"...........

Ian D

Remember reading an interview with Jimmy R & have to say that what was printed seemed to have racial overtones. Of course maybe not Jimmys views at all but that was the impression

Not a soulie, but I won a comp and the prize was a Prem game of my choice, as long as it involved Man City and QPR (Long story)

As I was in London I chose the game at Maine Road. I got a nice hotel and first class travel. On the way back from Manchester I was joined in the carriage by Status Quo. I recognised the two obvious geezers, Rossi and the other one, but didnt know any of the others. They were all friendly and as we were getting free wine became quite chatty. One of them sat in the seat next to me was about my age, so naturally I assumed he was a roadie of some decscription. I asked him what he did for the band and he said, "I play Bass", before grumpily getting up and sitting in a different seat.

Remember reading an interview with Jimmy R & have to say that what was printed seemed to have racial overtones. Of course maybe not Jimmys views at all but that was the impression

Jimmy was a BAAAD Mtherf**ker. Pure evil with a voice of gold.

He used to love annoying people and was very much his own guy i.e. he did what he wanted when he wanted to do it and tough shit to those who were paying the bills. Frustrating when you're trying to 'break' him to a new audience. Both EMI and Jimmy failed spectacularly.

That's what you get when you try and do a 'Tina Turner' for a 'Jimmy Ruffin' LOL...........

Ian D

Jimmy was a BAAAD Mtherf**ker. Pure evil with a voice of gold.

He used to love annoying people and was very much his own guy i.e. he did what he wanted when he wanted to do it and tough shit to those who were paying the bills. Frustrating when you're trying to 'break' him to a new audience. Both EMI and Jimmy failed spectacularly.

That's what you get when you try and do a 'Tina Turner' for a 'Jimmy Ruffin' LOL...........

Ian D

I saw him live and he did a ten minute rant about Motown, Berry Gordy, the Temps and anybody who ever said a bad word about his brother, who apparently was a saint.

I saw him live and he did a ten minute rant about Motown, Berry Gordy, the Temps and anybody who ever said a bad word about his brother, who apparently was a saint.

Was that the appearance he did at The City Hall in Sheffield , when he was on the same bill as Jr Walker and Edwin Starr , Steve ? .......

I can rememebr him doing more ranting than singing , as well as his embarressing " promotion " of his sexual prowess with the ladies , in between songs ......

Good voice , but what a K**b ......

Malc Burton

In 74/75 I was at the Rose Room in Burnley for an alldayer. It was early on & me and my mate Gossy were just on the edge of the dance floor when Ian Levine walked across towards the Decks. In unison we started pouring adulation on Mr levine, "Ian We Love You!", "You're Great" etc etc. He turned round with a big grin on his face that quickly became a scowl & he growled "Oh you're Pete Lawsons mates arn't you", and scuttled off in a huff.

OH! sorry the thread was about CELEBRITIES

Paul

Was that the appearance he did at The City Hall in Sheffield , when he was on the same bill as Jr Walker and Edwin Starr , Steve ? .......

I can rememebr him doing more ranting than singing , as well as his embarressing " promotion " of his sexual prowess with the ladies , in between songs ......

Good voice , but what a K**b ......

Malc Burton

An old friend once told me that two of her friends went to see Jimmy R perform in Yorkshire one night. Then early in the morning she gets woken up by a phone call " Guess where we are" says her friend " In bed with Jimmy Ruffin the two of us" Good ole Jimmy a performer to the end. It's wonderful to be loved by you and you.

Cheers

Manus

I scared off one of Edwin Starr's backing band at Gloucester Leisure Centre coz he was chatting the wife up, does that count?

An old friend once told me that two of her friends went to see Jimmy R perform in Yorkshire one night. Then early in the morning she gets woken up by a phone call " Guess where we are" says her friend " In bed with Jimmy Ruffin the two of us" Good ole Jimmy a performer to the end. It's wonderful to be loved by you and you.

Cheers

Manus

everybody needs love. .

One time the Showstoppers (apparently) played at Wigan Casino, for some reason, me and Gill went backstage to say hello, we both had terrible verbals and after 5 minutes these poor people realised that we weren't going to go away despite them signing autographs and constantly denying that they were the Four Perfections, after about 20 minutes we were asked to leave by representatives of the management, I often wonder what they thought of our perceptive questions such as "how do you get your hair like that"

One time the Showstoppers (apparently) played at Wigan Casino, for some reason, me and Gill went backstage to say hello, we both had terrible verbals and after 5 minutes these poor people realised that we weren't going to go away despite them signing autographs and constantly denying that they were the Four Perfections, after about 20 minutes we were asked to leave by representatives of the management, I often wonder what they thought of our perceptive questions such as "how do you get your hair like that"

Brilliant : I can just see the bewildered expressions on their faces .........

Just as an add - on to this thread .......

Kim Weston played at the monthly gig I was doing ( before I took over ) - The Corner Pocket , Mexborough - a couple of years ago , and upon being introduced to her , I asked how she was ......

Her reply ? - " I feel like shit " ........

Nothing like a comment like that to shatter images .....

Malc Burton

Edited January 27, 200817 yr by Malc Burton

DJing at Whitchurch Civic in 1973/4 with the Two Tons of Fun (later to become the Weather Girls).

They came off stage after their rather energetic spot; one must have bounced around so much that she was struggling to keep her evening meal down and promptly deposited at least 2 portions of fish and chips all over the side stage area. Quick belch and off to the changing rooms leaving the steaming pile for the cleaner to sort out later.

Rather brings stars down to earth!

Brian

everybody needs love. .

That was the track that I was enquiring about as it happens when he got the right hump, he was a bit up himself, or so I thought in my youthful illegal state.

Her reply ? - " I feel like shit " ........

Late nights and soul music....the great social leveller.

DJing at Whitchurch Civic in 1973/4 with the Two Tons of Fun (later to become the Weather Girls).

They came off stage after their rather energetic spot; one must have bounced around so much that she was struggling to keep her evening meal down and promptly deposited at least 2 portions of fish and chips all over the side stage area. Quick belch and off to the changing rooms leaving the steaming pile for the cleaner to sort out later.

Rather brings stars down to earth!

Brian

Cracker Brian very funny

GR was on , as I dug out the handbill to check the line - up .........

I spent most of the night arguing with the promoter of the tour - renowned London impressario Henry Sellers - over the fee for her appearance , as the b*****d decided to put up the cost on the night , despite contracts being agreed before ......

He threatened me , if I did not pay , that he would send his " contacts " to break my legs : I bravely stood my ground

( attempting not to pass a solid trump ) , replying " send them - I know bigger lads in Thurnscoe * : you are getting no

more f***ing money from us " .......

He got the contracted fee, and I never got that visit ........

( * Thurnscoe - an ex - mining community in South Yorkshire , renowned for its' big hitters at the time )

Malc Burton

This is the reason I joined to be regaled with tales of yore....were you standing behind Sue at the time?