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A early shout for this October the 2nd album release from Timmion Records This is the third album from Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators and looks set to be yet another must buy. Full details below... If you are not fully aware of just what is on offer here, then here's the much praised "One In A Million" track that was released last month as a single and features on this release The second single from the upcoming Nicole Willis album Happiness in Every Style opens up the promised spectrum of joy into new ecstatic states. Blurb below: This Autumn, Nicole Willis rolls out with her third album made together with The Soul Investigators Happiness In Every Style. It is bound to send shivers through backs all around the world. As the name suggests, the new album will offer variety and tilt towards a more positive note after the murky Tortured Soul from two years back. This means Nicole and the boys have made things a bit more soothing for the listener, offering upbeat modern soul and even embrace more sophisticated melodies alongside their highly evolved raw funk sound. To get a taste of this, one only has to put on Let's Communicate or One In a Million to have their hands clapping and toes tapping in no time, or respectively, witness the dance floor explode. From minor key ballads such as Thief In The Night to the unapologetically poppy Angel, the new album is bound to bring to the hearts of humans in every shade and style. Purchase http://www.timmion.com/shop/happiness-in-every-style/lp-happiness-in-every-style/

Sad news reported of the passing on of Peggy Jones at the age of 75. (19 Jul 1940 - 16 Sep 2015) Peggy Jones was known as Lady Bo in recognition of her relationship with Bo Diddley. Peggy Jones played rhythm guitar in Bo Diddley's band in the late 1950s and early 1960s, becoming one of the first (perhaps the first) female rock guitarists in a highly visible rock band, and was sometimes called the "Queen Mother of Guitar" Bo Diddley once said "she knows every move I make... she is the only one that knows the original ways...” Later also known for her work via her own group the Jewels of "We Got Togetherness" fame in the 1960/70s The website 'Bo Diddley The Originator' features a informative biography of which you can read a preview clip below Link http://members.tripod.com/~Originator_2/ladybo.html ...by artists such as Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, Etta James, LaVern Baker, Mahalia Jackson, Linda Hopkins and Sam Cooke, she began to compose and arrange her own music. In 1955 she bought her very first guitar, and it was in this same year that she first heard the music of BO DIDDLEY. In the following years she recorded 3 local hits, and in 1957 joined The Bop-Chords vocal group as first tenor, and went on to enjoy a further 2 hits with them. That year, after meeting up with BO DIDDLEY, she replaced his guitar player Jody Williams, who had been drafted for military service. The following year she was hired full-time to play on all of his recording sessions and for all of his stage performances. SHE WAS THE FIRST FEMALE LEAD GUITARIST IN HISTORY TO BE HIRED BY A MAJOR ACT. She worked full-time with BO DIDDLEY until 1961, when she formed her own group The Jewels, later to be known as LADY BO & The Family Jewel. In the summer of 1966, The Jewels recorded their classic track "We Got Togetherness" for MGM Records. This monster soul stomper is now a perennial favorite on the UK's northern soul scene... LADY BO Discography: Continentals, Picture of Love/Soft & Sweet (Whirlin' Disc 105) 1957 Bop-Chords, Baby/So Why (Holiday 2608) 1957 Greg & Peg, Honey, Bunny, Baby/Why Do I Love You Like I Do (Ro-Nan 1001) 1957 Bob & Peggy, Everybody's Talking/I'm Gonna Love My Way (Peacock 1927) 1963 Jewels, I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles/We Got Togetherness (MGM K 13577) 1966 more at http://members.tripod.com/~Originator_2/ladybo.html Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Jones_(musician)

Just read a great article on Jeff Lemlichs informative 'Savage Lost' blog titled the 'The First Deep City Related 45, and Miami Girl Group Confusion!' If looking at 45s/acetates scans and soaking up great historical recording tales floats your boat then you need to get over there right now Preview clip It’s not always easy to tell the story of an artist, or the records they created. Sometimes every answer just brings another question, with clarity never really showing up for the ride. It reminds me of George Harrison’s insightful line, borrowed from the Tao Te Ching: “The farther one travels, the less one knows.". I now know more about the Diamonettes from Florida. I also know less about them. This is one very convoluted story! http://savagelost.com/the-first-deep-city-related-45-and-miami-girl-group-confusion

An occasional series where the site makes the most out of the amazon "look inside" to provide some heads up reading on both old and new books available on kindle. This time a kindle preview revisit to a book that news of was originally posted up back in 2012 Sit Down! Listen To This! The Story of Roger Eagle by Bill Sykes Bill Sykes (Author), Elliot Rashman (Foreword) When Roger Eagle rode into Manchester in the early 1960s, the music scene was dominated by imported pop and the hippest clubs were 200 miles away in London. Yet this man would become a pivotal figurehead in changing all that. Fortune led him to a job putting records on at The Twisted Wheel. Ignoring the thriving Beat scene, Roger promoted gigs by and played the recordings of the original Blues and Rhythm and Blues artists, often bringing them over from the States at his own expense. The club's music policy, at odds with just about everything else in the country at the time, was an instant hit and crowds flocked to the Wheel all-nighters from all over the country. Well seeing that the Kindle version is now selling at the remarkable price of £4, plus with the fact that the site kindle preview feature wasn't around back in2012 and it has a good video, well I say its a worthwhile revisit Now £4 for the Kindle version - see the preview below and £8 for hardback inc postage @ the publishers via the link below http://www.empire-uk.com/SitDown.htm

Seems to be that a spot of a northern soul reference in the movies shows up almost every week nowadays . This time around a couple of northern references crop up amongst a recent new release called Urban Hymn which (yet again) is showing in the Toronto Film Festival, so not seen it but the trailer does have a very brief Darrell Banks moment Video below but note that it is time linked so you need to replay it to watch the full trailer 'URBAN HYMN is a redemptive coming of age story which follows a neglected and wayward teen, Jamie, whose incredible singing voice offers her an escape to a better life until she finds her loyalties torn between her inspiring, unconventional care worker and her possessive and volatile best friend' After reading a review there may be a chance of further 'northern references' in the complete film as apparently the mother passed on to the main character her love of 'northern soul', but as the review seems to be a usa based one then there may be some confusuion about the term 'northern soul'. So guess the soundtrack details may be interesting once out Anyway the film looks all right at first glance, and while haven't seen the full film, this and other recent 60s soul related exposure has to be a good thing yep? Well I just looked out of the window and the sky still seems in place, how's it your way ? review here http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/urban-hymn-review/5092469.article Imdb film page here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2184335/

After a bit of a revamp the news/article section has a spring in its step and is full of lofty aims and ideals. Getting the 'releases' section underway is word of a just released summer 2015 offering from Kent,Titled 'Dore LA Sides 2' This (as you may guess) is the follow up to the 2014 release 'Dore LA Sides 1' which Chalky reviewed back then here on Soul Source Dore LA Sides 1 and again focuses on the Dore label. The tag line below does makes life easy when describing this release as it does sort of say it all... Twenty years’ worth of elusive West Coast dancers, sweet soul ballads and all points in-between. Heres a preview all tracks via Junos records very smart player Here's the blurb This is the second and final volume of our Doré Soul story. As with the first volume, it’s strong on harmony groups, uptempo dancers and quirky one-offs from the vivid imagination of label owner Lew Bedell. The tracks were cut at the best Los Angeles studios using arrangers of the calibre of Miles Grayson, Gene Page, Ernie Freeman and Jack Eskew. Bedell produced most of the recordings and wrote several too. The rarest of the rare is Little Johnny Hamilton’s ‘Keep On Moving’ of which there is one known issue that resides in the Potteries. The same scenario applies to the Swans’ punchy ‘Nitty Gritty City’; just to finally see the label scans was a thrill. The Milton James disc is almost as rare and the beautiful flipside ballad ‘That’s What Love Will Do’ is on CD for the first time. It was re-recorded by the outfit when they became War in ... Read more at: http://acerecords.co.uk/dore-la-soul-sides-2#sthash.e1hUNRTv.dpuf Video Ad The Track List 01 Gettin' Back Into Circulation - The Entertainers IV 02 I'm Givin' You Notice Baby - The Fidels 03 What Did You Gain By That? - Kenard 04 Wind In My Sails - The Superbs 05 Funky With My Stuff - The Natural Resources Unpolluted 06 Pictures In My Window - Eddie Williams 07 That's What Love Will Do - Milton James 08 I Wanna Chance - The Vows 09 I Want You - Dee Torres 10 My Pillow - The Darlings 11 We Together Baby - Smoky & The Bears 12 Keep On Moving - Little Johnny Hamilton 13 The Girl That I Loved - Bobby & Eddie Unlimited 14 Nitty Gritty City - The Swans 15 I Only Cry Once A Day Now - The Puffs 16 Goddess Of Love - The Superbs 17 Nothing Lasts Forever - The Natural Resources 18 Just Ain't My Day - The Entertainers IV 19 Stuffin' The Bird - Rambling Willie & The Euphonics 20 Just A Little Ugly - Gail Anderson 21 This Girl Is A Good Girl - Johnny Braff 22 Saigon To San Francisco - Toussaint McCall 23 As I Sit Here - The Whispers 24 I Look In The Mirror - Eddie Kool Purchase highlights: Available as cd album and also mp3 downloads at all good stores, links to just 3 follow Ace Records Website http://acerecords.co.uk/dore-la-soul-sides-2 Juno Records https://www.juno.co.uk/products/la-soul-sides-2/573574-01/ Amazon