Roburt

I know some on here used to frequent this club when in NY back in the day ... well 2 more books about the club have just been added to the many earlier efforts (must be at least 9 now) ... the new ones are by Mark Fleischman and Denise Chatman + Ian Schrager and Bob Colacello. You can scan thru both books on Amazon ....... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-Studio-54-Mark-Fleischman/dp/1945572574/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508459296&sr=1-2&keywords=studio+54 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Studio-54-Ian-Schrager/dp/0847843440/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508459296&sr=1-1&keywords=studio+54

A UK 7" (& 12") from 1992 ... only goes for a couple of quid ...

Bet they put on a similar show here (Back in August 68) ...

The Ikettes always wore those short skirts (see above clip) on shows back in the mid to late 60's ... I saw them a few times at clubs like the Wheel ... I'd stand right down front next to the stage (which wasn't too large, especially when there were more than 10 people up there). There wasn't much roon, so the Ikettes had to stand really close to the front of the stage and dance around wildly in those short outfits ... strangely, they made a really big impression on this 18 year old kid. They performed a lot like this back when I used to go see em ...

Tina Turner was in London today, checkin in on how preparations for the musical play about her life are progressing .... She (with the IKE & TINA Review) was on ITV back in 1968 ....

Don't know about the price it goes for on 7" (as it only escaped in Sweden) but this is a gentle laid back soulful dancer ... dates from 1993 ... you have to get over it being sung in a foreign language though .... BTW, ANYONE KNOW what her version/s of Curtis's "Give Me Your Love" (also a Swedish release in 1990) is like ??

John tells me that Latimore, his wife and daughter will all be attending the Florida Soul Book launch party held on October 27 at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg (FL). Lat might even sit in with Little Jake (Jock Mitchell) and the Soul Searchers on the live show. He's also had confirmation that Frankie Gearing will sing at the event and Sarasota Slim will sit in on guitar.

If you're still LOOKING FOR A reason to LOVE gospel tunes that were turned into soul classics, try this un ..

Wayne Cochran, singing not preachin ... ... back in 1967 up at the Sugar Shack in Boston ... BTW, it seems that Helene Smith has lost her voice, so she'll be at the Miami event but she will not be performing (though another artist will).

Sad news on Denise LaSalle as reported in Jackson Sun newspaper ... https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/2017/10/16/denise-lasalle-hospital-recovering-leg-amputation/768628001/

A background pic on this .....

Really liking the album 'Soul Of A Man' that's been out a few weeks from this guy. Born in Dallas, Texas, the guy can sing. Not really a 'dance floor filling' album, just a really good soulful set. I really like "Midnight Queen" and the 'Ola Onabule sounding' "Me & My Ole Lady" (which was gonna be the title track but ain't) plus the soulful ballads on display (these grow on you). "Ain't For Me" has a sexy slow dance groove, whilst "Sucker For Love" is taken at a bit faster pace. You can hear "Midnight Queen" in full here .... https://www.tatum-jackson.com/music/ Samples of all the tracks are up on Amazon ... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075831CZN/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

Timed to help promote the upcoming Numero package ... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/15/arts/music/jackie-shane-transgender-soul-pioneer.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Farts&action=click&contentCollection=arts&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=19&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0

But I put a real good label on the copy I gave you (being an ace graphic designer it was easy) ... (I'm also so modest too).

Never noticed that .... my bad .... since when have you been posting stuff on YT ... why'd you use a piccy of the issue on the vid ??

Other good items that look great framed & hung on the wall ... old soul tour programmes (both the front covers & the inside page bios / pics) .... Other items I've had a while & have been meaning to get framed up ... old live show artist contracts for shows staged in the UK ... I've got some Twisted Wheel ones, one for the Imperial Ballroom, Nelson + one for Ike & Tina Turner when they played Wigan Casino (+Bolton Casino) on the same night ... these old contracts look especially good as they were always done on coloured paper (yellow, pink, blue, etc) .... no idea why I've hung onto the Casino one as I never attended the club & didn't rate it (being from an earlier era).

BBC's Radio One always was a poor substitute (if you were a soul fan) ... too much UK music played (a policy of the BBC management) ... It started out broadcasting on MW ... 247 on the radio dial ... was that a co-incidence or was it taken from 24 hrs 7days .. 24/7 ... 247

Another 12" goodie from Ola (Onabule) ... BEDFORD's finest soulster ... this one is French issue only .... https://www.discogs.com/Ola-Onabule-Every-Kinda-People/release/2155730 The version up on YT features a short rap section which I don't like BUT beggas can't be chewy ...

One I have been pushing for a good while & my bro also got on the case after I gave him a copy of it some years ago (he used to play it to good reaction @ the Prestatyn Weekenders) ..... . . . OLA ONABULE on Rugged Ram from 1995 -- TRUST IS ALL but not the issue version ... one of the alt mixes on the promo white demo ... https://www.discogs.com/Ola-Trust-Is-All/release/5622916 The 'propa MS style' mix (my tag not the official un) off the promo 12" ....

Currently up for sale on Evilbay .. a selection of old soul artist photos ......

With regard to the promo photo shots of acts .... a big find was turned up about 8 or so years back when a filing cabinet from a Baltimore booking agent was discovered that held 100's of such photos sent out in the 60's / 70's. Some artists pics were in the horde in multiples. The guy who found them, auctioned em off on Evilbay & made a tidy sum. I believe quite a few of the photos ended up over here in the UK.

There's 4 types of soul pics thay can be worth framing .... 1/ Gig posters (many being printed up by a Baltimore company) -- most of these were full colour. 2/ Posters showing artists pictures made to sell to fans (shown in above link). 3/ Promotional photos of groups/ artists organised / printed off back in the day by their record companies or management to hand out to bookers (who would then use them to promote live shows or to us in newspaper ads for those shows). 4/ Old printed sheet music sheets (US or UK).

The BBC's response to the pirate stns ...

Andy Stroud (of Stroud productions) was Nina Simone's husband for a while ... the relationship didn't end well ... She was supposed to have 'discovered' the Swordsmen, guess they did a gig as support for her & she signed em up to Ninandy (Nina+Andy)... the strange thing about them was that both Eddie Anderson & Raymond Thompson (the 2 guys that made up the Swordsmen) were from Cleveland but nobody there can remember them ever performing under that name in the city.

What Dave Godin told Billboard back in 68 ...