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Visiting Detroit...Part 2 and 3 by Rob Moss
Part 2 and Part 3 of this lengthy look at "... visiting Detroit" by Rob Moss Detroit’s musical and cultural legacy to the world has few equals. Forgetting the Motown and associated soul people of the 1960s and beyond for a second, the line up of native sons and daughters is awesome. Jackie Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Little Willie John, Hank Ballard, John Lee Hooker and Della Reese amongst scores of others, pioneered all shades of R&B and Blues throughout the 1950s, the city was a hotbed of jazz, counting luminaries like Kenny Burrell, Marcus Belgrave, Hank Jones within its considerable ranks, at the same period, and many famous white rock and pop figures grew up on its streets — ‘Sonny’ Bono, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Madonna, Bill Haley, Mitch Ryder, Bob Seger to name a few. And lest we forget, Eminem and a whole posse of Detroit rappers currently fly the city’s ‘musical’ flag. Added to this is the quite amazing list of Detroiters who found fame and fortune in other areas of endeavour. Ex President Gerald Ford, ‘missing’union leader Jimmy Hoffa, General Custer, Rosa Parks, Charles Lindbergh, Francis Ford Coppola and actors Steven Seagal, Charlton Heston, Tom Selleck, Jeff Daniels and Robert Wagner, all hail from Detroit and its environs. Little wonder then that, with a modicum of organization and structure, it was possible to exploit the rich and diverse musical heritage that abounded, and create the surge of commercial success that enveloped the city in the 1960s.must have cost them a fortune in time and money. note from the soul source team - sorry but all Robs non-current articles are now clipped due to a future book release - watch out for news of that!
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Strangers Feat Richie Pitts
Have got a copy for sale. Please PM me at sales@hayleyrecords,co.uk Best Rob
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Instrumental Of Tears Of A Clown
Yes to both.'Our love' was on that red vinyl Detroit 12" ep that came out on Kool Kat. 'Tears' exists but didn't come out on vinyl.
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Sharon Mcmahan
Sharon also recorded 'I have no choice' but it was not released. I have a copy of 'Get out of my life' White promo BS in Ex condition if anyone interested. PM me on sales@hayleyrecords.co.uk
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Grapevine 1st Issue Singles
I think the bloke at Soul Supermarket has a number of Grapevine singles. Try soul45er.
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Which 3 Cd's To Recommend?
www.hayleyrecords.co.uk should do it!!
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Mike Terry
Correct -Johnny Terry worked with Just Brothers, Jack Montgomery etc. Mike played on many of those same records but usually had writing credits with Jack Ashford. There is more detail about Johnny T. in the article about the Just Brothers.
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Mike Terry
Mike was a long distance lorry driver for a short period in 1992 when he lived in Teaneck, New Jersey. He moved back to Detroit early in 1993 so that his wife, Liz, could be near her late mother. Despite a recent illness, he has been back in the studio with George Clinton and Pat Lewis, amongst others, doing what he does best.
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News: Visiting Detroit... by Rob Moss
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Visiting Detroit... by Rob Moss
Visiting Detroit Part 1 by Rob Moss Once we’d discovered the joys of soul music in those early, surly days of pubescence, it was almost inevitable that the magnetic influence of Detroit would come to penetrate, infiltrate and dominate our hearts, minds, bodies and soles. Initially it was Motown, but as interest prompted deeper scrutiny, others, similar but different, entered the fray. And as we began to realize just how special the unique ‘sound’ was, it finally dawned that the giant bulk of this wonderful music was performed by a relatively small group of very special musicians in league with an even smaller ‘inner circle’ of creative forces, and that it was recorded in a handful of facilities dotted around the city. Scores of singers and groups benefited, in varying degrees, from the considerable commercial prosperity that was generated, and the city gained an artistic reputation that persists to this day. This is not to say that Detroit was alone, however, in contributing to the heritage and history of American musical culture. Cities like Memphis, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Orleans and even Los Angeles have made significant contributions. But to many, Detroit IS special because it single handedly gave a separate and unique genre of music to the world that was created and developed, in the main, by its own people, in its own back yard and in its own image. Detroit, Michigan lies at America’s most northerly border on the Detroit River, which separates it from Windsor, Ontario on the Canadian side. Throughout the early nineteenth century it had been an important destination for slaves seeking freedom in Canada. A much different migration took place at the end of the century when Henry Ford established his automobile plant in the city in 1901.Others followed and it wasn’t long before the city became the centre of car manufacture in America. Over the succeeding decades, thousands of black workers migrated north from the Southern states in search of work and a better life, thus swelling the population and expanding the city’s boundaries. Detroit is not known as a holiday destination... note from the soul source team - sorry but all Robs non-current articles are now clipped due to a future book release - watch out for news of that!
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Wanted Golden World
Hi Miff There is a Barbra Mercer on E Bay at the moment.
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Masqueraders On La Beat,del Royals, Gino Washington
Masqueraders "I got the power" on La Beat NM. OFFERS. Del Royals "Man of value" White Mercury Demo(BS) Ex. £75. Gino Washington "Girl here I am" ATAC Ex. £250. Viala Wills "The first time" BEM SOLE NM. £100. Contact: sales@hayleyrecords.co.uk
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Ivy Joe Hunter - Sad News
Just received an email from Mike Terry - Joe will be laid to rest on Saturday 10th February in Detroit. R.I.P.
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Ivy Joe Hunter - Sad News
Posting information that a person has passed away, when he hasn't, is not only demeaning and insulting to that person, but insensitive, distressing and disrespectful to the family and friends of the person who died. To say that someone is 'priveleged' because they have gone to the time, trouble and expense of flying to America to meet our heroes is clearly ridiculous. To further suggest that people are put off Soul-Source because some of us have the timerity to correct blatant mistakes made by uninformed people who clearly do not know what they are talking about, indicates just how removed from reality the people who defend them really are. This is not about one upmanship or superiority - it is about respect, dignity, truth and accuracy. Joe was a warm, sensitive and extremely talented individual who will be sorely missed. May his spirit live on into perpetuity.
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Ivy Joe Hunter - Sad News
Hope Ivy Hunter hasn't read this. The great Joseph E. Hunter is the man in question.Detroit piano man extrordinaire. I wish people who don't know what they are talking about wouldn't post threads like this. This guy couldn't have seen 'Standing in the shadows of Motown'. Do yourself a favour pal - watch it. Closely.
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Hayley Records Almost Out Of Stock
Just Brothers "Honey"/"Carlena" (HR003) 9 copies left. 3 white demos. Thunderbird Sound "In heaven and on earth"(Instr. to J. Ruffin's 'Shake hands with a dreamer') HR005. 10 copies. 4 white demos. All Hayley releases are limited issue and will not be re pressed. Anyone interested should contact: sales@hayleyrecords.co.uk Issues £10. Demos. £20.
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Mike Terry T Shirt
Hi Chris Won't be going to Northampton. Not involved with Paddy anymore.Hope you have a good time. Best Rob
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Herbie Williams And/or Lorraine Chandler
Hi Dave I have good photos of both of them. Will PM you Best Rob
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Mike Terry T Shirt
Limited edition Mike Terry T shirt featuring great photo of him on front and many titles he played baritone sax on, on front and back. Fruit of the Loom quality. SIZES: L, XL and XXL. £11.99 plus P&P.
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Funk Bros-manchester Only?
Saw the Funk Brothers and Dennis Edwards' Temptations open the Detroit Jazz Festival in September. Doubt whether Ray Monette will be with Jack Ashford - he was with the 'true' Funks, with Uriel Jones, Babbit, Eddie Willis plus another drummer, keyboards, horn section and three vocalists. They were superb. In the 'Tempts' line up was David Sea and Ollie Woodson and they too were brilliant. If either of these come over we are all in for a treat. News may be forthcoming. The previous tour featured keyboardist JOSEPH E. (Joe) HUNTER, not Ivy Jo or Ivory Jo. He is the true Pied Piper.
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Christmas Songs By Soul Artists
The Horace Williams/Choker Campell and his Magic City Orchestra 'I'm going Christmas shopping' on Magic City (002) is a cracking Detroit dancer that could easily be played year round!
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Clifford Binns
Don't know what happened there. Det. Magnificents is definitely unissued. Same backing track as Youngblood Smith 'You can split'
- Clifford Binns