Back Street Blue

.........knew a bird who worked at Boots in Ashton, "Dexie", after getting the sack from Kerfoots for helping herself to the smarties !!!

went to listen to Bill Honey (Shaw & Royton Wheelers) records in about '75, he did a few spots at the Wheel and said Koko Taylor's "Wang dang doodle" was his signature track. He told tales of a Castella Tube full of blueys for ten bob and I came away with two LP's, James Carr's "Dark end of the street" (for "that's all I want to know") and a Soul Sisters' album for this track which he said was big there...............

........deserves a thread of it's own........."and back in the room"........

.....all of the above mate!! Went to Sharky's funeral (2000 ish)....still in touch with Melly, ..............Andy Reedy and Alan Massey DJ in Manchester area........Ronnie's not missed a weekend since '74 and is a resident at Swinton

Still in touch with Mick Malone, Ronnie Hanley, Scally, Ces, Pete Wright, Chaddy and Carl Robb

.....in my dialogue above, Chalky said not much is new today......and the point made in my response was that the "uninitiated" are still hearing stuff for the first time so in that sense it's new to them......nothing more, nothing less.

not to you lads who have been ahead of the pack for such a long time.......but to us Luddites who are just finding out...we're hearing "new" stuff all the time

I've always preferred the term "cutting edge" (no offence intended!!!)...............................

Otis Smith on vocals (LP Only)

Top 16 Motown dancers......in that this is what wore a hole in the carpet when I had my "L Plates" on.........

...........and Smokey Robinson - Deep in my Soul

......along with "the Mack" sound track album, battered by my mate Mick Malone

absobloodylutely........memories of the Summer of '76

Isleys - 3+3, Temp's - 1990, O'Jay's- Ship A'hoy, Marvin - Trouble Man..........never off "the music centre" when I'za boy

never knew that! I was a Gojo Ryu student too (BBA) .....have a job touching me toes now though!

yes the main room sounds crept upstairs in the latter years..........but these epitomise M's to me; James Carr - that's what I want to know Rex Garvin - sock it to 'em JB Bill Cosby - little old man Davis & Tyler - hold on help is on the way The Dynatones - the fife piper Brooks & Jerry - I got what it takes Spencer Davis - trampoline ..........and loads of other slow stuff

best lyrics for a Manchester derby day........................

Eddie kendricks - Date with the rain..................."I grabbed my coat and leather shoes......walked out the door with a bag full of blues".............anybody got Eddie's number?

I subscribe to the view that the African slave work songs, "spirituals" are at the root of blues, gospel, jazz and influenced all black music of the 20th Century. Wikpedia...."Spirituals (or Negro spirituals)[1][2] are generally Christian songs that were created by African Americans.[3] Spirituals were originally an oral tradition that imparted Christian values while also describing the hardships of slavery.[4]Although spirituals were originally unaccompanied monophonic (unison) songs, they are best known today in harmonized choral arrangements. " I think it's hard to deny the Christian element in the evolution of soul music.

Would've liked to have been at the Torch when the Major's live recording was made

much a do about nothing

much obliged shufflin.