Mark R

This is sad news indeed, only 65. As well as the stuff mentioned he continued to release quality music through the 90's and 2k's on the Platinum Blue and Basix labels (search and check out the cut "So Good"). John Colbert, known as J Blackboot since childhood because of running around barefoot on the hot black tarmac of Mississippi!! R.I.P. J Blackfoot

Zanzibar is correct, the reunion a couple of years ago was held there, which I couldn't make, but I went to a previous reunion '02/03 and it was Zanzibar then I recall. It will always be Top Of The World though won't it! ;-) Cheers, Mark R

Great stuff mate.......just had a flick through in me lunch hour! Cheers, Mark R

Just to echo Colin Brown's comments earlier on the thread, a great big public thank you to all those good people who helped us with Channel 6 Radio over the weekend.......thanks a bunch guys and gals. And it was pleasing to feel that the enforced changes had not compromised the weekend to the extent I feared it might, and credit must go to Fish, John, Mark F etc for that. And lastly, thanks to friends old and new for some damn fine company over the weekend...................as they say, "it's good we do this!" Cheers, Mark R

And your weekends entertainment on't wireless looks something like this............ Channel 6 Radio Schedule DJ Show Title FRIDAY 9.00am-11.00am Brian Rae Early, Early Call 11.00am-12.00pm Carol McCarthy Getting You In The Mood 12.00pm-1.00pm Steve Lloyd Lloyd's Bankers 1.00pm-2.00pm Mark Randle 10 Years Of The Midnight Hour 2.00pm-3.00pm Chris Morgan A Taste Of Honey 3.00pm-5.00pm Steve Jackson The Soul Lounge 5.00pm-7.00pm Rob Savetz Selections For Collections 7.00pm-8.00pm Dave Rimmer Soulful Kinda Music 8.00pm-10.00pm Dr Bob Jones The Surgery 10.00pm-12.00am Soul Intent The Return Of The Four Yorkshiremen! SATURDAY 12.00am-1.00am Rick Bramhall The Last Man Standin'!! 1.00am-2.00am Carol McCarthy Dropping The Platters That Matter! 2.00am-3.00am Conrad Bool Eclectic Selections 3.00am-4.00am Neil Rushton The Pressure! 4.00am-5.00am Colin Brown The Original Downbeat Lounge 5.00am-7.00am Neil Self Soul Fusion - The Modern Soul Lounge 7.00am-8.00am Keith Money Sanity Before Insanity! 8.00am-10.00am Roger Banks & Hoss Breakfast Bedlam.....And Some Music! 10.00am-11.00am Dave Tidswell After The Fall-Out, Tidies Up! 11.00am-12.00pm Geoff Burgess Jazz In The House! 12.00pm-1.00pm Phil Levene Eclectic Jazz 1.00pm-2.00pm Mark Randle The Music Box 2.00pm-3.00pm Kev Moore Collectors Special 3.00pm-4.00pm John Smith Stalking Our Stars! 4.00pm-5.00pm Chris Dalton Hitsville 5.00pm-6.00pm Mick Farrer Soul Cruisin' 6.00pm-7.00pm Pete Everett Pete's Allsorts 7.00pm-9.00pm Colin Curtis Freestylin' Vybes 9.00pm-10.00pm Derek Mead To Bisley Once More 10.00pm-11.00pm Geoff Allman Club Classics Show 11.00pm-12.00am Paul Goldsmith Select Soul SUNDAY 12.00am-1.00am Brian Rae .......Blasts Into Sunday! 1.00am-2.00am Lorna R&B Princess Of Prestatyn 2.00am-3.00am Kev Drage & Friends Whatever Next! 3.00am-4.00am Colin Brown Jamaica Rhythm - Lovers Pt 2 4.00am-6.00am Dimitri Soul The Dimitri Soul Show 6.00am-7.00am Neil Self Soul Fusion - Main Room Movers 7.00am-8.00am Trev Cox Freshly Soiled!! 8.00am-10.00am Roger Banks & Hoss More Bedlam! 10.00am-11.00am Steve Jackson Breakfast In the Soul Lounge 11.00am-12.00pm Mick Howard Mick's Mix 12.00pm-2.00pm Steve Hobbs Hobbsie's Hot Ones!! 2.00pm-3.00pm John Weston Spaghetti Weston On A Sunday 3.00pm-4.00pm Trev Cox Freshly Souled 4.00pm-5.00pm Steve Tuck Tunes Not To Be Missed 5.00pm-6.30pm John Poole & Mick Boyle Radio Chaos And Chat 6.30pm-8.00pm Chris Box & Friends The Party Starts Here......... Close Ready for lift off!! Cheers, Mark R

Not finalised yet.......but they will be up soon as....... Cheers, Mark R

Seen him live too...............c'est la vie!!

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Good stuff Mike and of interest to many on here I'm sure............I nearly played one of the covers on my latest Starpoint Radio show, but found "Shine" at the end of the CD as the only original song on the album and went with that.............those interested to hear it can catch it on my podcast, amongst other goodies, here: https://starpointsoulboy.podomatic.com/entry/2010-09-27T05_01_39-07_00 Cheers, Mark R