Chas

The man's upright...game on! I know he's had health issues but its sad to see your heroes below par,lesser mortals maybe but legends?

Womack sat down for both numbers! Something not right with the man,just not right for someone like him.

It's a commercial radio station that relies on advertising for its very existence,the days of specialist programmes going to air are long gone,expect classic tracks with ads aimed at fifty year olds and over.For truly forward thinking formats the arena for that is podcasts.

Spent the whole year enthusing about 60's & 70's black music which,more or less is the aim every year.Lost several people dear to me which has become par for the course,but we move on,trying to pull things out of that bottomless pit of soul.

Is it er...oh its gone!

Been and gone and done it?

Al Gardner,fab sound,and how good is Freddie Hughes?,great to see them getting exposure.

Ann Bogus & the outasights,two stunners that really need playing..absolutely well in for doing just that.

Or donner even!..sausage fingers again!

" If Ral Dinner is dead that's one hell of an authentic Elvis tribute act,talk about attention to detail!

"Tell your friend its over",fabulous track,similar backing to Gene Redding"I need your loving"a real hidden gem.Could have been recorded at the same session as"room full of tears"its of the same quality.Definately worth a look.

Not sure I agree with cover ups these days,if its rare then play it as a rare sound,no need to deny the artist badly needed exposure..maybe its just me?

Saw Martha Reeves recently,had to check my ticket when she came on,thought I'd booked for Arthur Reeves!..she hasn't aged well.

Didn't Matchy pack it all in to become the chuckle brothers stunt double?

Linda & the funky boys at Wigan,don't know why I bothered though,they never came to see me when I was bad!

Oops!

Always thought Jimi Hendrix"purple haze"was a gay anthem.."scuse me while I kiss this guy"

Oops,sausage fingers!

Wonder if anyone tries to haggle with you!

Lots of interest in the soul survivors at the moment,the Vontastics sounding nothing like a cheapie...not that I'm on commission you understand..am I ?

Great artist,great catalogue."where do the lonely go"&"great big liar"come close second to"don't stop doing what you're doing"in our front room!

"If you want to make beautiful music,you must play the black and white keys together"..Richard M Nixon.

"Music is everybody's posession,It's only publishers who think that people own it"..John Lennon.

"I was born with music inside me,music was one of my parts,like my ribs,kidneys,liver,heart.It was a force already inside me when I arrived on the scene,it was a necessity for me,like food or water"..Ray Charles.