Roburt
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As mentioned above, David Foster (with another ex member of the group that became the Canadians) teamed up with Donny Gerrard and had a big hit for Capitol. Their 45 was so popular in Holland that it was released 4 times there ...
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The Canadians played at all the top UK soul clubs in 67; Tiles, Cue Club, Whisky A GoGo, Blaises, Cromwellian (all London), the Torch, the Cavern (Liverpool), Dungeon (Notts), Clouds (Derby), California Ballroom (Dunstable), Imperial Ballroom (Nelson), Saville Theatre, London, Boston Gliderdrome, etc. ALSO, in their capacity as the backing band to many US soul acts, they also played venues such as the King Mojo (Sheffield), Wheel, etc. On some of the shows they undertook in their own right, they were advertised under the lead singers name, Bobby Hanna. Bobby got some TV spots to promote his Decca stuff ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfqd0hwUg_8
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The Canadians were a Canadian group who came to the UK in 66/67. They'd had a history in Canada itself as Bobby Faulds & the Strangers and under that name they cut a 45 in Vancouver for RCA. The group's lead singer (Bobby Faulds / Hanna) had been born in the UK before his family had moved to Canada when he was a kid. But he still had family in Leicestershire and so when the group's career stalled in Nth America, they decided to relocate to the UK and try their luck here. On their arrival here they signed with the Roy Tempest Agency and went on the road in their own right, but mainly as the backing band for visiting US acts (the Spellbinders, Edwin Starr, Drifters, Soul Sisters, Ben E King, Inez & Charlie Foxx, Chuck Berry, etc.). Some of the guys in the group were married & missed their families back across the pond. The homesick guys decided to go home as Roy Tempest was working them too hard (3 shows a night here at different venues -- an early club appearance, shoot off to do a late club show and then onto an allnighter). But Bobby Hanna decided to stay here when the others returned home. One of those who went back to Canada was the group's young organ player David Foster. Back in Canada, he hooked up with another ex member of the group (+ Donny Gerrard) to form the group Skylark. Still here in the UK, Booby Faulds, performing as Bobby Hanna, had landed a record deal with Decca & for then he mainly cut pop songs but there was one exception (see 45 scan). He got more in to a cabaret style of show and ended up being the support act for the Temptations at the Talk of the Town. While in London he met an Aussie girl. After falling in love with her, he relocated yet again, to Australia this time. There he went on to enjoy a long music & TV career. Meanwhile over in Canada / USA, David moved on from being in groups when Donny Gerrard went solo & Skylark broke up. He had always written songs but now also got into arranging on studio sessions and (eventually) into producing tracks. In these capacities he went on to work with the likes of Harvey Mason, Cheryl Lynn, Hall & Oates, Cuba Gooding, the Brothers Johnson, Gwen Owens and many more. In the late 70's, he was working with Earth, Wind & Fire on their 'I Am' album. From there it was onwards & upwards till he was a well respected guy on the world music scene. But David never seems to have lost his love for soul which must have been nurtured during in his brief time in the UK.
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I got chatting with Darlington newspaper photo guy Ian Wright a few years ago (he's famous for many early Beatles / Stones pics) .. he told me that he would go to the Club AGoGo with his camera on a regular basis too back in the mid 60's. He seemed to have no idea that his old pics taken in the club would be of interest to folk today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58718909
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He just toured the US doing live shows that were filled with his newly released soul cover tracks ... these shows sold out quickly & the one in Ft Lauderdale had ticket prices of up to $1600 each.
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I'd say that Mable John was only at Shrine for a short time. While in DC she also got to know local WUST radio DJ Al Bell. Al was soon hired by Stax (October 65) and headed off to Memphis. A short while later, he got Mable signed to a record deal with Stax and she also headed south to record for them.
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Seems to be SOLD OUT everywhere (even Simply Soul) already.
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PASSING ALONG THIS INFO .... Tuff City is looking for a 60's liner notes writer for a Detroit reissue project. Send writing samples and get more info from us via email ... dave@tuffcity.com
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Ady C kept in touch with Sean in the past. also ... SS member John Benson hung around with Sean a lot down the years (many years). Perhaps they know a bit more.
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As it states above ... The acts included talented and established Washington and Baltimore acts .... I guess a lesser established act from Baltimore too ...
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Some from me ... Otis Redding -- Otis Blue Sam Dees -- The Show Must Go On Tavares -- Madam Butterfly Randy Brown -- Welcome To My Room Doris Duke -- I'm A Loser Curtis Mayfield -- Curtis Frankie Beverley & Maze -- Joy & Pain JJ Barnes/Steve Mancha -- Rare Stamps The Impressions -- Big Sixteen The Impressions -- Big Sixteen Vol. 2 The Dells -- There Is The Emotions -- So I Can Love You Billy Stewart -- Teaches Old Standards New Tricks Sam & Dave -- Double Dynamite Isley Brothers – This Old Heart Of Mine
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Vel and his band in action in a TV studio ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBg5buqLBrc Vel on stage with LIFE in the 80's ...
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They could even buy a copy of the new edition of 'Soul Up North' and read the article all about Vel Lewis's long & successful musical career. A more recent outing by Vel ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=az1VcT0usT4
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Some of the tracks on that date from the later half of the 70's (76 & 78) ... so those are the 45's that OLDIES had in abundance. The label was beginning to struggle from around 1978 and went bust in 1981. I think it was during that period that OLDIES started buying up loads of their old stock.
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Back in the day (70's / 80's) you could get many mint TK label 45's in TK sleeves from OLDIES for 10p each NOW ... guys are asking £2.50 just for an empty TK 45 sleeve ... TK Records Original Company Sleeve 45rpm 7inch Record 7" disc vinyl | eBay www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325470768794?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=7101533165274578&mkcid=2&itemid=325470768794&targetid=4584826055637456&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=412354546&mkgroupid=1299623041023876&rlsatarget=pla-4584826055637456&abcId=9300541&merchantid=87779&msclkid=d16d478bdf9d133f7ae0239b84902f11 Topping even that ... you can now buy packs of reproduction TK 45 sleeves .... go figure.
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Vel Lewis (of the Futures & Life) on the front cover ...
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Oldies Unlimited had many contacts in the record biz but I don't believe Soul Bowl was ever one of them. As I stated earlier, they bought up 100,000's of deleted UK 45's, bundled many of the 'excess copy' items up in batches & swopped them with US and European counterparts. You could always get loads of great Italian / Spanish pressed soul 45's from them and these had the added advantage of coming in picture sleeves. They were also the main (only in some cases) source for copies of UK based indie label soul. I believe I'm correct in saying that just about every copy of Donnie Elberts "Are You Ready, Willing & Able" on UK Echo that's now doing the rounds came from Oldies.
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An old ITV News piece on Oldies, showing the ladies making up their 45 packs ... piece says they had stock in 1981 of 2.5 million records in 4 separate warehouses ... I think his main office area was in an old working men's club he'd taken over. ATV Today: 30.11.1981: Oldies Unlimited | MACE Archive www.macearchive.org/films/atv-today-30111981-oldies-unlimited
