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  1. G F
    Reposted for reference and navigation ease 29 Nov 2023 Robert was at Motown almost from the very start and his bass can be heard on early Tamla recordings, many of which he and Brian Holland had a hand in producing. He left Berry Gordy and set up Correc-Tone, where he launched Wilson Pickett's career, which then took him to New York. Forum original post and comments https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/445772-robert-bateman-interview/
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    Reposted for reference and navigation ease The Volumes crossed over with their first recording in 1962, but it wasn't until Duke Browner began penning their songs via Harry Balk that the group began making trademark Detroit Sound discs. Forum original post and comments https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/445117-eddie-union-of-the-volumes-interview-uploaded/
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    Reposted for reference and navigation ease Starting to dream of The Big Time at the age of 12, Ron's journey to success wove its way through gigging in Detroit's array of nightclubs and cabarets when just 13, to recording for Ed Wingate at 15. After a close shave during the riots of '67, the Big Time duly arrived once The Dramatics hooked up with Tony Hester in 1969. Forum original post and comments https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/444883-ron-banks-dramatics-interview/
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    Detroit Files: Carlis 'Sonny' Munro interview (Playboys & Falcons) Reposted for reference and navigation ease 14 Oct 2023 Influenced by a combination of his mother's gospel singing, his own recitals of Haydn's choral pieces and Jackie Wilson's early career with The Dominoes, Sonny's tenor started to feature on recordings in the fifties, with his last session in 1980. Sonny and his group worked with Robert West, a pioneer of Detroit R'n'B, and in this interview he shares his memories of Detroit's golden era. Forum original post and comments https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/444666-sonny-munro-interview/
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    The vid is now on YouTube...
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    That's great to know - many thanks. No, I didn't know that - thanks.
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    Reposted for reference and navigation ease Juggling work on the assembly line at Dodge Main and gigging at night clubs and show bars during the 1960s is something of a Detroit phenomenon. Edward Hamilton did it with pizzazz. And then there are his recordings. Forum original post and comments https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/444374-edward-hamilton-interview-on-youtube/
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    Thanks, Robb. Is yours the yellow label or the gold one? Major said that Henry Himes had extra copies pressed down South - Henry hailed from down there and it sounds like he had a record store in somewhere like Memphis.
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    Great stuff!... many thanks, Yank Major talked about Henry Hines - The Devotions going on tour didn't end well. I imagine Henry put out these press releases, as the company was never based in Greenville. The bottom one will be included in the YouTube vid, which I hope to complete soon.
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    I'm now editing my interview with Major Reynolds, who founded Tri-Sound (as well as the Amazing and Major labels), and he said that the Devotions' 45 was pressed up in Detroit at a (then) new place on Davison, which must have been Archer. (He couldn't recall the name) Does anyone have a copy of the 45 with Archer's name-numbers in the deadwax?
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    Buddy was a close friend of Tony Clarke and talks about their experiences in Detroit during the late 1950s, plus his own 1967 recording for Brute Records. Posted in the forums originally https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/444195-buddy-smith-interview-on-youtube/ Reposted for reference and navigation ease
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    Reposted for reference and navigation ease Memory lane has never had so many diversions. Al recalls recording two of Berry Gordy's early compositions at Chess studios in Chicago in 1957, his brother Bobby's contribution at Ed Wingate's Golden World Records in Detroit, and his own experiences at Ric-Tic. It's quite a journey, one filled with lots of great music. Forum original post https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/444053-al-kent-interview-on-youtube/
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    Glad you enjoyed this one, Robb. I was going to ask you if you have ever seen/heard of that 'Teadrops' song that Ron mentioned.
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    My interview is now on YouTube...
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    Cheers, Robb - I'm now editing an interview with Ronald Davis, who wrote the song. It should be on YouTube soon.
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    Many thanks! I think the Correc-tone release came first.
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    Joe's personal account in this edition of The Detroit Files encompasses decades of music - from honing his piano skills with a jazz maestro in the military during the 1940s to touring with Hank Ballard & The Midnighters in the fifties, then helping Berry Gordy build the foundations of Motown, working with Mike Hanks and going on to create a rich legacy of superb Soul during the sixties. Note this video was posted in the forum on October 11, 2021 Can read comments and such here https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/423667-joe-hunter-interview/
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    I think these two titles are in fact the same recording. Has anyone got both to compare?
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    What was your best purchase, Matt?
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    I bought quite a few as Bob's prices were decent - he had a load of Juanita Williams on Golden World that were just a few dollars each - but I didn't buy anything rare. He used to put the rarer records aside for some UK dealers - I recall him having Larry Wright, but he was saving it for Shifty, who had given him his wants list. I actually sold him some 45s. He had a basic turntable, so you could play any records you didn't know. Bob was a nice guy.
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    I just came across this snap of me in Bob's place - it was probably taken in the late 1990s. I'm surprised Bob hasn't got a cigarette in his mouth - the place (on the north side of 8 Mile Road, AKA 102) reeked of smoke. He had some gems. Anyone else here ever go?
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    I have just put an interview on YouTube...
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    Many thanks, Nick - I did see 'Let's Do It' on YouTube (maybe that's yours). I may just include that in the audio.
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    Cheers, Tom. Do you also have the Thelma 45 by The Magnificent Seven? I wonder if it is the same two recordings.
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    Does anyone have an MP3 of the Northen label disc? I would like to include a piece of it in an interview that I'm now editing. Also, were these two recordings reissued on Thelma? (The Thelma 45 has a different title for the B-side) Thanks.


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