Keith Money

These just arrived this morning and are absolutely brilliant, If Simon has any left snap his hand off to buy them. Keith

Hi Ted, Yes Kenny copy came from Carl Fortnum and ended up with Mick H

So sorry to hear about Bishops Wood closing as its another quality venue struggling with numbers through no fault of your own. Too many nights with to few punters through the door is a recipe for disaster for everybody as we know. As I said when I was down if Bishops Wood was was closer to Dundee I would been a regular attendee as the music policy was great. Hopefully you will get something else going and the 3 years you had will give you great memories. Keith

Hi Phillys, Go and see the show as you will enjoy it, We saw it in Edinburgh last week and it is really good, Melvyn show goes through the various times from the slaves right up to modern day and it is well worth seeing. He is described as "Movin Melvin Brown" and his voice is still superb. After his show there are some CDs for sale and he comes out to have a chat with anyone who wants to talk to him and he is really nice bloke. I was there with Phil & Sheilah Ross and after the show I said to Phil there is a guy called Melvin Brown who sang "Loves Stromy Weather " but that cant be the same guy as there is no way he would be here in Edinburgh. So Phil goes out and asks him and I expected him to say "no that is another Melvin Brown" but he said "yes thats me but how do you know that record" which completely blew him away. I still thought this cant be him so I asked what label was "Love stormy Weather" on and straight away he says Philmore and then he said it also came out on Grapevine a couple of years ago as well but he was amazed that anybody knew it especially in Edinburgh. So we got our picture taken and autographs done as you do and spoke to him for a while about some of the acts that he had worked with which is a whos who of soul music including, Marvin Gaye, Isley Brothers (who he was at school with 3 of them), Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Stevie Wonder when he was Little, Four Tops, Temptations,BB King, Archie Bell as he lived in Texas and the list is endless. Reluctantly we said goodbye as he was still soaking with sweat from doing his show and we left to go home. As we were going to get a Taxi Phil said lets go in that pub for a drink before we go home so we went inside & I went to the toilet. when I got back Phil says you arent going to believe whos at the bar so I go and look and theres Melvin having a cup of tea. So I thought I dont want him to think we are stalking him but when can you get a chance to talk to some one like him. I appologised for doing his head in but you could tell he was really enjoying talking about some of the acts he had known and was surprised by the amount of things we knew which he wasnt expecting. I even asked about one of my favourites the TSU Toronadoes as he lived in Texas at the same time they were on the go and he knew them as well and I asked him if he could remember Cal Thomas who wrote and sang lead vocal from the TSU which he said he did so that made my night. I could ramble on even more but enjoy his show and if anybody doesnt know "Loves Stormy Weather" have a listen on Refosoul as I am sure it is on there and you will see what a talent he is. Back to work now unfortunately Keith

Three absolutely brilliant songs for a brilliant guy, Regards Keith

A couple of crackers Flanny, Two fantastic tunes and the Fabulous Kays is a magnificent crossover gem if you dont know it. Keith

I think £1978 unless somebody knows different. Keith

Hi Brett, Thanks for your very very kind words its much appreciated and Phyllis and Eddie as well. I really enjoyed playing the records and although I was pretty nervous before the show you soon relax and its like playing records to your mates in the living room. We are going to arrange another show at some time and I will let you know when. Look forward to seeing you at the Web next week, Keith

Thanks Rob Looking forward to Saturday as we have trying to arrange it for ages. Hope some of you will listen, Keith

As Eddie says and in my opinion too one of the greatest records of all time. Anybody who say him sing this and all the others at either the 100 Club or at Great Yarmouth where I say him will never forget it. Saturday afternoon at Great Yarmouth and Ian Clark was D.Jing when he says "We are in for a real treat tonight as we have the great Ray Pollard on" and he points at me. I think who is he talking about so I turn round and there is this little old man standing behind me completely dressed in denim including a denim cap. All the pictures that I had seen of Ray were either with the Wanderers or of him on his own but they were all as a young man so I didnt recognise him. I then say the obvious "Are you Ray Pollard" in total awe and he says "yes" so I get the autograph book out and luckily Sandra had her camera in her bag for just such an occasion, and I got a brilliant picture of me with my arm around him signing my book. Once I statred getting the my picture taken some other people asked who it was and when I told them it was like a stampeded to get his autograph and picture. Absolutely brilliant for Ray as you could see how much he enjoyed it. When he came on stage at night dressed with his Tuxedo on he looked every inch the star that he should have been and put on a brilliant show. Best Keith

So very sorry to hear the terrible news about Sylvia on Saturday, Our thoughts are with you and the family Ady at this sad time. Keith & Sandra Money

Terrible news about about the 100 club but I know that for Ady and the rest of the guys this will be a challenge that they will overcome with even greater success in the future. Unfortunately we all have memories of great Soul nights around the country (Not just the big venues) that have closed for various reasons and its usually a big mistake by the owners of the clubs who always think wrongly thats it is only about money. Sometimes the owners come back to you when they realise they have made a mistake but a lot of the time its too late as the soul punters have moved on to other venues. After the lenghth of time that Ady has been loyal to the 100 club they should have at least honoured the dates for 2007 but I guess honour and loyalty are two words they wouldnt understand. As somebody else has said its all about the music and the people on the scene and not the bricks and mortar so we will all still be attending 60's Rhythm & Soul nights in London for many years to come. As Ady said at last years anniversary roll on 50. I was always delighted when Ady asked me to D.J. and always will be extremely honoured to have played a small part in making the past nights good and the future nights hopefully something special. Still is and always will be my favourite venue no matter what building its in!! Look forward to seeing you all soon Keith

A fantastic tune which I first heard played by Tim Brown on a "Rare Soul" radio show at the first Cala Gran weekender in Blackpool, I eventually managed to get a copy and have played it out at a few times (It went down well at the Greatstone I remember) a lot of his tunes are definately worth looking out for. Keith

"Aware Of Love" definately came out on EEE as the B side to one of the two issues of "Just Crazy About You Baby" and I also played it at the Greatstone but on the 7" single and not the LP. The Embers LP that "Aware" is on is called "Burn You A New One" which I think came out in 1967. I also have the Jerry Butler version of "Aware Of Love" on a Vee Jay artrist of the week 6 record pack promoting his album "Jerry Butler ESQ". These 7" singles all play at 33 1/3 and also included in the pack are the unused Juke box strips and a great picture of Jerry looking pretty cool. As for the best version I have played them both in various spots over the years but for me the Embers just wins by a nose. Hope this helps Keith

As asked for from Ian here is my playlist from the 100 Club in no particular order and including lots of requests. If your wondering how I managed to play so many records in two 30 minute spots its because Mick got a little confused about when he had to go back on so I had to play a few more tunes. I am also very honoured to have been asked to be resident and I am really looking forward to playing at the 100 club on a regular basis, and hopefully the people who attend will enjoy it too. Bob and Fred "Ill be on My Way" Flash McKinley "Ill Rescue you" Delites "Lover" Papa Bear & the Cubs "Youre So Fine" Nomads "Somethings Bad" Spiedels "Dream Girl" Deon Jackson "Someday the Sun Will Shine" Soul Incorprated "My Proposal" Lost Souls "Secret of Mine" Fifth Avenue Band "One Way Or The Other" Mark Lloyd "When Im Gonna Find Her" Karmello Brooks "Tell Me Baby" Chris Bartley "My Heart Belongs To You" Ray and The Blue Satins "She Does'nt Love Me" (The old Carl Hall cover up) Mel Brit "She'll Come Running Back" Spartans "I Dont Need another Lover" Phonetics "Just A boys Dream" Ellusions "You Didnt Have To Leave" Bill Bush "Im Waiting" Don Hysong "Soul Searcher" Four Perfections "Im Not Strong Enough" Al Williams "Try Them" Frankie Beverley "Because Of My Heart" The Caesars "(La La) I love you" Bobby Kline "Say Something Nice to Me" Lewis Clark "I Need Your Lovin So Bad" Seven Souls "I Still Love You" Ambassadors "Too Much Of A Good Thing" Regards Keith

Looking for this on Congress for a mate so thought I would try here. If anybody has a copy let me know. Cheers Keith