Hooker1951

I always put my own stamp on every set I've ever played without the verbals it's not the jokes it's the way you tell them it only becomes lap. Top memory stick when it's pre planned I always played live for that particular audience that venue that night after I've played a spot the records are all over the place due to last second decisions to try to suit the crowd the music speaks volumes you can talk to the DJ when he,s finished his set, like you say everybody to their own I was brought up in the music world of starting the ride and it doesn't stop till you decide especially if people are loving it 1 hour of forgetting your worries and getting lost in music, your a live act or should be talking brings people back to earth too soon just my humble opinion .as regards verbals I used to mc at all the big raves that complimented the music you can't make soul music any better by talking that way the musics the star and not the DJ just my humble opinion LoL ML

The clenched fist is a Go jo -Ryu karate Symbol and badge to wear on your Gi I know I trained in that particular martial art for a number of years and taught it to my employees it is in its purity a street style of combat not a sport very effective where it's popular on the west coast of America if a NS walked in a Do jo there he would think he d gone home Regards ML

I've never ever cued a record in while doing a DJ set I've always relied on running one in by fading one out you play more records and non stop music the problem with doing it this way is you've got to keep your nerve on the change over its not for the faint hearted but it always worked for me most of the time anyway L oL, Everybody as their own style hope you find a solution I'm sure you will get some good advice from the Jocks on here King Regards ML

Hi John you could never agree on a set way to end a night it depends on the venue ,location ambience, what's happened earlier music wise, alchohol , drugs, the crowd , if your ready for those issues you should be able to play a great spot of course depending on what's in your record box, if you read through some of the replies in this thread it should prepare you , anyway good luck ML

How about just playing the best soul you have just like everybody should have been playing all night and weighing up the ambience of the crowd at th time in the morning taking into consideration the amount and strength of the narcotics that have been available and of course the alcohol consumption and of course the crowd are they die hard SOULIES or part time SOULIES, feed all this info into a good computer along with your record collection and wait for the formula the first 25 records on the list you've got your spot! I I can do this without a computer so far but you never know You've got to Laugh or you'd end up insane kind Regards ML

Don't take this Personally Mate but I don't thing being a NS DJ is going to be your thing kind Regards ML

The tax man got Al Caopone got Lester Piggot got thousands more including me only Ken Dodd escaped he made the jury laugh that much they found him not guilty so join the club Eddie ML l

Norther soul dancing already exsisted , Teddy boys all through the late 1950,s early 1960,s plus the dancing done in R n B clubs over here and the USA with a more free style move ment fitted the NS music the dance moves were already there probably as we know from 1950 onwards ML

It's a fact through the history of any music that as it becomes mainstream it becomes or should I say feels watered down it happened to Rock n Roll , Punk, and R nB it happens to please the many people who just want to dip their toes in rather than be full on because of all the advantages money wise of exploiting those music phenonemones, it's something that can't be avoided because there are certain people in certain positions who always make it happen we know what good music is we know who the genuine people are. That matters you will not change the rest they just don't get it and if they are making and milking money or fame out of it they won't care anyway , Look after the people that matter don't waste your time and energy on lost causes just bless yourself that you understand it and take solace that they don't Proper Northern soul and real northern SOULIES will last forever God Bless ML

Great Artist, Larger than Life character, who was a real soul man, Singer and Dancer His live acts were Legendary, R I P, Wayne ML

It could've been much worse, settle down drop a few Valium tomorrow is another day at least you got Time instead of the Snake peace and tranquility for all good soulies ML

RW is being invited to Strictly and his playing the original Frank Wilson followed by the Javaleers, follwed by either Wombat or the Snake is this a bad dream turning into a nightmare L o L, I'm only joking but be prepared for any kind of shock if you expect the worst it might not be that much of a dogs dinner ML

DJ,s should be made to put down a £50 deposit when they arrive if they play a bad set they should lose the deposit and all the proceeds should go to Russ Winstanleys Casino ,s Soul police orphans society in honour of the great job they did stopping drugs being taken and sold at the Casino Give us a break 1 DJ 1 guest Mick L

This record made it it was played everywhere in the mid sixties on radio in clubs, as a result of it being a hit it was copied by most of the British pop groups of the time usually on ep,s Rolling Stones included regards ML

Much to many to mention, So many So good, to hard a question to me anyway to give a safe and solid answer ML

Yes Radio 1 was manufactured to prim and proper, even though some of the DJ,s used were ex pirate stations DJ,s you could see they were toeing the line and hadn't got to he same freedom as before it's like everything else once it goes mainstream it gets watered down its called life ML

The pirate stations in the 1964-67 period were fantastic for playing soul sometimes the output on soul was a good 25% of what was being played at the time we had access to Radio Caroline north , Radio London, up here in the north west loud and clear great times listening to great music ML

Steve Mancha for me a more soulful production for my ears anyway, taking nothing away from Jonny Taylor,s version ML

There was northern soul a long time before RW AND THE CASINO and I'm from Wigan 10 years before in a fashion as I've stated before I worked at the Casino as a doorman 3 years before Russ appeared and NS was being played then and umpteen clubs in Wigan and other NW , NE, Midland towns so to state that there would have been no NS without Russ is Ludicrous the music is bigger than any DJ or promoter I started my journey into soul in 1963 and it was alive and kicking then, I know the true story of the Casino, IE And the allnighters and it's not all like you read in the book there were suggestions made to Gerry Marshall about putting all nighters on made well before Russ and Mike Walker because I made them and I'm not trying to change history just telling you the way it was but that's another story keep calm keep happy ML PS Russ played his part but so did everybody else who promoted and danced and listened to the music like I've said before there is a a hell of a lot of forgotten heroes with no egos who should be remembered DJ,s promoters and punters alike

Yes I know my POP too been obsessed with music all kinds of music for the last 55 years Rock n Roll , R n B, Rave, Popcorn and Pop if it's good music and it sounds good to my ears I will also admit it I've seen hundreds of soul acts live since 1964 and when I grew into a man did security for Rock n Roll and Soul Legends plus top pop acts over the years also DJ ,d NS and Rn B at all major venues I also MC,d at all the early raves from 1990 till 2000 with all the top DJ,s on the dance scene simply because I love music and even love more what music does for people's spirits it's one of the great levellers for human nature so I'm not disagreeing with what you hear I'm just telling you what I hear so the people who bought the blue sharks version liked what they heard and that's why they bought it I've never bought anything I don't like, collecting sounds matters to me not record labels, I'm a music man not a anorack collector and I'm not saying there,s anything wrong with being a anorack collector that's their choice oh by the way I think the velvelletes version is a great sound too Take it easy Peace and tranquility ML

Everybody has their own choice to make but all of a sudden because it's discovered Blue Sharks is a session band of a completion Lp at Woolworths it becomes just pop nobody called it pop before the discovery it's called being clever after the fact I like both versions but that session band definetly caught soul it did happen more than you think, Open your eyes Open your ears but pop music it's not, no time for snobbery in soul No Offence God Bless ML

As a rule I usually prefer 9 out of 10 prefer the original but for some strange reason the blue sharks version as caught something on the production that gives it that 5% I know it's of a cheap £1 Woolworth recording but it's just got the edge on the velvelletes and I do love some of their material both really good though ML

Hi. Soul Slider voice a cross between Connie Francis and Brenda Lee ML

I would agree with you totally on those years if I picked 10 they would be those as I've state earlier taking nothing away from the rest of the 1970's but 63~72 I was a child of the time so I might be a little biased L o L no I'm not they were the greatest! But I do respect everybody's choice God Bless ML