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Coming soon … https://www.gpbnews.org/post/new-documentary-tells-story-atlanta-soul-musician-lee-moses?fbclid=IwAR3cJWjHc2cdy2_IO5mScMzMn-mK8-XBO231F6VLBimQWBz8cvqUsxIbO6w

Philly studio supremo David White passed today, John Madara made the announcement. David worked with loads of the top soul artists; Bobby Wells, Johnny Caswell, Bunny Sigler, Sweet Three, Cindy Scott, Tymes, Chubby Checker … right thru to the likes of Fat Larry's Band. Another very sad loss.

Published back in March 67, this edition of the mag included interviews with some acts who'd recently toured the UK. I know back then, UK mag interviews followed a pretty standard format ………. where are you from, how'd you get together, why was "xxx" selected to be your new 45, what do you make of UK audiences, etc …. BUT … if anyone has an actual copy of the mag, I'd be interested to learn the facts highlighted in the Soul Sisters & Alvin Cash articles.

Colton Thomas has pasted this up on Facebook … R.I.P. Andre …

Not about soul music as such, but has strong connections ... … author Shaun Knapp will be launching his book, Mods: Two City Connection, at our Dungeon Club Reunion at The Newmarket on March 29th from 3pm -5pm. The book utilises first-hand accounts and photographs that tell the story of the sixties Mod scene in Nottingham and Leicester. It also forms the basis of the Mods: Shaping a Generation exhibition which takes place in Leicester in April, May and June.

Philly Freeze Tightrope Karate Boogaloo The Pony The Hitchhike The Fly The Mess Around The Limbo Mashed Potato Hullygully Hucklebuck The Freddie.

Sceneman, the 100 Club was still mainly a jazz haunt back then. Their jazz music policy lasted well into 1967 …

Hasn't anyone (Rob Wigley. etc) ever chatted about these songs / the recordings with Melvin Davis ?? (+ the info on another song he wrote) ...

Some decent 70's (& later) soul / jazz funk / disco items coming, less 60's stuff (though still a few album goodies). I'll have to try to get a copy of Greg Belson's selection.

Another goodie he made … he'll deffo be missed …

It's being reported (on Facebook) that Michael Wycoff has passed …. Anyone got anymore information on this ??

Jackie Wilson played the beach on a regular basis …

Show from 65 & another from 62 (Bobby Bland should have picked a better name for his femme backing singer group) ….

Some shows staged there in 62/63 … $1 admission before noon (or 50c for some shows), who'd pay that much ??

The Sheppard Bros & Sputnik outfit (who were on with the Drifters) sound like a Jackson 5 type outfit … their 45 is obviously from around the mid 60's, anyone know when they formed ??

I posted up a show ad for Carr's Beach in the Jerry O book thread … but I thought it might be an opportune time to shed a bit more light on this 'black' 50's / 60's venue. In it's time, it attracted all the top doo wop / jazz / gospel / blues & soul acts. Some of the shows from there were broadcast live by 2 local radio stns (though I doubt recordings of any of those shows still exist). The booking agent for the venues for many years (to the mid 60's) was Ru-Jac owner Rufus Mitchell. Coz of this, lots of his acts (& other Balto acts such as Kenny Hamber) got to play the venue -- though most times they were last minute additions to the bill as an opening act. Coz of this, they rarely made it onto the ads for the shows there. All the shows were staged on weekends (or public holiday days) & they were only staged (of course) in the summer season. When segregation came to the Baltimore / Maryland area, local blacks went off to spend time on previously 'white beaches' and Carr's Beach (+ the similar Sparrow's Beach) died a death. Very little remains (on the ground) these days to commemorate what happened there back in time …. https://www.carrsbeach.com/index.html most of the ads on display are from July 66 (the Tom & Jerrio ad I posted on the other thread was from 65). But top acts appeared almost every weekend from the mid 50's thru to the late 60's. If anyone has a particular interest in the venue, they could do worse than get a copy of my Kenny Hamber book which covers the shows in detail.

Earlier version is better though (AWB + Benny King) …

Always loved this cut (though the 7" version is my choice) …. half the length of this version …

I guess this is the 1958 track & not the one with a similar title from 1970.

A more recent recording by her (+ a bit of a bio that came with it) …. Classic R&B sound similar to what an Aretha Franklin / Charlie Wilson collaboration might sound like. Power house vocalist Loraine Rudolph supported vocally by a soulful Jerry Wilder deliver a rousing rendition of Loraine's timely lyric. With "Let's Go Back" Ms. Rudolph invites us to revisit the more courteous and moral traditions of the past that are sorely missed in today's 'right turn on red' society. A funky guitar solo by none other than guitarist extraordinaire, Rock Tipton over an old school urban track by Lincoln Ross makes for an excellent home demo with a big studio sound and a message that will never go out of style. ……… not a bad effort at all ………… https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/lorainerudolph If she can still sing like that, someone should fetch her over here for a live show.

Early 60's dance … title appropriate for Casino period …

Just thought I'd put up a label scan & it wouldn't have made sense without a few words.

Also escaped in the UK on 7" & 12" singles ...

Have a massive collection of 7", 12" singles, LP's, some 78's, CD's, etc … have loads of 12"ers but most are banished to the loft / garage as they weigh too much & take up too much space. OF COURSE, some contain remix versions of cuts that are only available on a 12" single (either US or UK) and so they can remain in my record room. Along with the likes of John Benson, used to make trips south to London to go junking in places like Record & Tape Exchange in the 80's / 90's, so picked up copies of many of the UK 7" versions of JF tracks at minimal cost. You could pick up copies of many UK Atlantic 7" / 12" singles in places like R & T Exch back in the day for 10p / 25p / 50p, so I did. For instance, had a couple of cheap unplayed copies of a similar Atlantic 12"; Bettye LaVette's "Doin The Best That I Can". Took a copy along to a Cleggy Weekender to get Bettye to sign it. She had never seen a copy of the 12" on Atlantic (it was on West End in the States), so of course, it went back Stateside with her.

I would guess that the Gemini Star 45 could be her as the label's operators were active in the DC / Balt / Philly / NY areas. Like the Constellations 45's on the label, most probably cut at Broadway Recording Studios in New York. When David Ruffin teamed with the Cavaliers after leaving the Temptations, he seemed to base himself out of the DC area for a while. The Cavs renamed themselves the Fellas and were noted as having signed a deal (after Ruffin returned to Motown as a solo artist) with Gemini Star -- why no 45 ever appeared I have no idea. Below are a number of DC club ads, these venues are the clubs Lorraine would have appeared at in the city in the mid to late 60's …. ANOTHER QUESTION THOUGH … if she was based out of DC from around 63 to 79, how come she signed a record deal with Houston based Meaux ?? .. ALSO an ad for a Xmas / New Year show @ the Howard in DC in Dec 68 …