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In another thread Tony Smith has coined the phrase 'Dirty Northern' - my interpretation of this is gritty, hard, down home dance-music with none of the elegant orchestral production techniques of Philly etc. etc. Dirty Northern. Great term.

I'll start with the old Detroit classic 'Sister Lee', by Singing Sammy Ward. His R&B plea to a departed girlfriend (his sister?) is a killer to this day. Sammy had been dumped by Motown and gone back to his bluesier roots.

Your favourite 'Dirty Northern' classic please?

(Tony I'll always acknowledge you when I shamelessly 'bootleg' this term)

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Dirty :unsure:

That's not the Omar Khayam clip. The wrong clip loaded from refosoul.

If someone can load it up, it's really dirty!!!

Johnny Sayles - I Can't Get Enough

Jimmy Robins - I Can't Please You

I concur. :unsure::lol: :lol: :yes:

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Would you call this Dirty Northern Billy T Soul "Call On Billy" same as last time take a look at my last played clip or someone that knows how! post away :unsure:

Steve J

I love Southside chicago and trouble but i dont think they are dirty imho

maybe not full on 'dirty' but definitely a bit grubby around the edges

Some more Dirty sounding filth,-ish.

Clarence Reid Sooner or Later Selma

Johnny Sayles The Concentration chi-town

Phil Flowers You little Devil Josie

Sonny dave daye Merry-Go-Round Ring-o

Ronnie Forte Whiskey Talkin aannndd Nervous Breakdown Tarx

Sorry can't upload stuff Yet, as if you don't know them rolleyes.gif

Carole Waller - This love of mind, well I love it & its dirty enuff for me :)

if you watch closely Prophonics, about 1:20 into the record the label looks like a video of Keb Darge dancing hypo.gif

Hurrm is Keb green and walking down a road or am I seeing things again.

Hey that's very C :) L man.

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JIMMY ARMSTRONG ...I WONT BELIVE IT TIL I SEE IT

EARL LETT ...SOUL SAX

JACKIE PAINE ...NO PUPPY LOVE

PAUL SINDAB ...IM UPTIGHT

after playing this lot

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In true Soul Source style 'Dirty Northern' has already split into two warring camps. Those that see it as a term for gritty down-home R&B style northern ('Dirty Northern' © Tony Smith) and those that have foccussed on the sexually explicit songs, which frankly I have always thought of as 'Horny Northern.'

Is there anyone out there who can really get this going with a "post-Stafford modern style horny northern" surely Russ, Steve G, Simon or Robin S can come up with the choooon?

For now - - What is 'Dirty Northern'? discuss?

Park these where you want ...

Unsatisfied (gritty?)

The Ice Man (horny?)

Who's making love?

I'm your pimp

Four Pro's - Just Another Girl

I'm gonna hurt you - Lost Soul on Raven

Happy to be - Jimmy Ellis

even

Sweep it out in the Shed

etc.

peas

Has anyone mentioned Johnny De'Vigne's I Smell Trouble on De-Lite yet? The old Johnny Sayles cover-up and a definitive example of Dirty Northern.

Mad Mouth Woman - Wayne Carter

Ive Been Working - Wild Honey

Two For The Road - Citations

Ghetto Love - Bethea The Maskman

Out Of Sight Loving - Little Stanley

  • 2 weeks later...

Ghetto Boys- Handwriting on the wall- Tarx

Debonairs- Please come back baby- Soul Click

James Carpenter- Marriage is only a state of mind- Topper unissued(Kent CD)

Larry Williams- This old heart of mine is so lonely-Okeh

Fitting the bill me thinks...

In another thread Tony Smith has coined the phrase 'Dirty Northern' - my interpretation of this is gritty, hard, down home dance-music with none of the elegant orchestral production techniques of Philly etc. etc. Dirty Northern. Great term.

I'll start with the old Detroit classic 'Sister Lee', by Singing Sammy Ward. His R&B plea to a departed girlfriend (his sister?) is a killer to this day. Sammy had been dumped by Motown and gone back to his bluesier roots.

Your favourite 'Dirty Northern' classic please?

(Tony I'll always acknowledge you when I shamelessly 'bootleg' this term)

it's a term used on the house scene for about 15 years, as in deep down dirrrty house

Always thought friday Night was a pretty dirty northern record

was thinking of Johnny Sayles ( & Mr Mancha of course) he´s a master in this category. Tell me where I stand ao Tot Dirty Brilliant !! :wicked:

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