April 13, 200916 yr Aint this been on before, think they used the wrong venues in the film for effect ,Birmingham Odeon was appartently in some other town
April 13, 200916 yr Check it That was just fab!.. only an hour late delivering easter eggs to my goddaughter now! oops.. Jayne.x
April 13, 200916 yr great thoroughly enjoyed it night nurse mentioned this yesterday in a thread, best factoid to come out of it must be martha reeves still likes a guiness . kev Edited April 13, 200916 yr by kevinsoulman
April 13, 200916 yr I switched on with Tony Blackburn saying how timeless the Motown sound was ... the the credits rolled!! Cheers Richard
April 13, 200916 yr Aint this been on before, think they used the wrong venues in the film for effect ,Birmingham Odeon was appartently in some other town Yep been on before.................... but they got Dave Godins picture right this time Cheers Paul
April 14, 200916 yr Anyone know the two main fans that were interviewed. I thought their contribution was great. No 'names', no 'vested interest', they came across as just your average Joe who was gobsmacked to be seeing these black American singers that they'd admired from afar. We could do with some 'regular' fans footage of stuff on the Northern acts that come across too.
April 14, 200916 yr What was the documentary called? and is it on again? I watched it again on the bbcI player. Something like the British Motown Invasion 1965 I think... edited ...here's a link https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00hq...otown_Invasion/ Edited April 14, 200916 yr by Reg
April 14, 200916 yr cheers Reg, just checked, It was called Legends and was about the British Invasion or words to that effect. I've just checked the sky plus and I recorded it first time it was shown on BBC 4
April 14, 200916 yr cheers Reg, just checked, It was called Legends and was about the British Invasion or words to that effect. I've just checked the sky plus and I recorded it first time it was shown on BBC 4 Yeah me too...didn't realise until about halfway in that I'd already seen it Claudette Robinson's looking good for her age-she must be 60!
April 14, 200916 yr Anyone know the two main fans that were interviewed. I thought their contribution was great. No 'names', no 'vested interest', they came across as just your average Joe who was gobsmacked to be seeing these black American singers that they'd admired from afar. We could do with some 'regular' fans footage of stuff on the Northern acts that come across too. There was a lot of us soul starved fans running around in the late 60s Dave......
April 14, 200916 yr There was a lot of us soul starved fans running around in the late 60s Dave...... And fair play to you all Sir. I just thought it was refreshing to hear real 'fans' recollections as opposed to just "DJs", "Promoters", etc waffling on about the parts "THEY' play in a 'scene'.
April 14, 200916 yr Thought it was a well put together, informative and cringeless documentary. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
April 15, 200916 yr Anyone know the two main fans that were interviewed. I thought their contribution was great. No 'names', no 'vested interest', they came across as just your average Joe who was gobsmacked to be seeing these black American singers that they'd admired from afar. We could do with some 'regular' fans footage of stuff on the Northern acts that come across too. I really, really enjoyed it. However I always thought that it was Berry Gordy who was gung ho to come to the UK and it was Dave Godin who advised him to wait. Would loved to have seen more of Ready Steady Go, wonder what ever happened to Dusty's hairpiece, looks like she needed a double garage to keep it in
April 15, 200916 yr Excellent documentary. I enjoyed watching the tour bus driving over the High Level bridge in Newcastle ...and heading down to Middlesbrough but stopping at Wynyard Hall to see how the "other half" live. Looks like they all really enjoyed the tour.
April 16, 200916 yr I really, really enjoyed it. However I always thought that it was Berry Gordy who was gung ho to come to the UK and it was Dave Godin who advised him to wait. Would loved to have seen more of Ready Steady Go, wonder what ever happened to Dusty's hairpiece, looks like she needed a double garage to keep it in Thoroughly enjoyable documentary just going to show what a tremendous contribution Dusty Springfield made to soul music with her voice and her actions. It would be intresting to see if any other soul stars had the same reception prior to '65 John
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