Lou Pride Has Gone

Very sad news indeed mate I know the family were desperate to find a kidney for him , I had a lovely half hour with him at Prestatyn and He signed both my disc's by him He seemed to me to be true gent and an all round nice guy .God bless Lou Pride.Peace,

Sad loss indeed R.I.P. LOU PRIDE

What a shame,nice guy and was great at prestatyn.

Wow! Can still remember being gobsmacked as a 15 yr old after hearing"i'm comin home"..and similarly after hearing"look out love"30 yrs later,r.i.p

so sad to hear the big man has passed away,never forget the the double brandy he bought me sat night in

Chicago after a joke i told him,a top guy who loved us over here

RIP gone but never forgotton

Mick H

Top artist, and some recent recordings well worth chasing too.

RIP Lou.

Sad news. Thanks for the tunes big man

RIP Lou, another good one lost.

I interviewed him at Prestatyn & asked what inspired "I'm Com'un Home In The Morn'un".

He said it came about after a call home to his then girlfriend; she was missing him so he told her what she wanted to hear (the song title) .......... he got off the phone & wrote the lyrics out almost straight away.

So I asked the obvious .... So did you head home in the morning ??

He broke down in fits of laughter and told us that he never went home to her at all.

Can only echo the above sentiments. Had a great time when Mick, Andy and myself went to dinner with Lou and don Gardner. Had a great time with him at the 100 Club about ten years ago as well. Smashing bloke and nothing too much trouble for him.

Rest in peace Lou.

Chalky

Very sad news indeed, brilliant guy and such an under rated talent in his home country.

RIP Lou , yours was one of the best performances at Prestatyn

Rob

A quality artist, whatever decade he recorded in.

very sad to hear this news R.I.P lou

RIP Lou.One of the greatest records to grace our scene..."I'm com'un home in the morn'un" ....

RIP Lou Pride.

A true Northern Soul Legend

xx

I echo that, one of the greatest records ever made, as a 15 year old buying that I thought I had the Holy Grail despite it only being a £5 emidisc, I almost wore it out, loved it for 37 years now, I also met Lou at Prestatyn, just imagine, walking past the guy who made that record and going "Alright Lou?" and him saying "How ya doin".... that was LOU PRIDE who just spoke to me! RIP Lou.

Im com'un home had everything a top northern tune should have , got to be in the top 5 tunes ever IMO

RIP MR PRIDE

almost a carbon copy of petes above post

the whole aspect of comin home

the story, the delivery, the build up

god knows how many times over the years when away from family have run thru those lyrics

"i received a call from my woman telling me...."

then prestatyn, not just his performance but the off stage

ack, every day sad news it seems

rip lou pride and thanks for the memories

Very sad news indeed. I'm Coming Home was the first song outside the obvious northern hits that really snared me - in many ways it changed my life. Thank you Lou and RIP.

R.I.P Lou

Played "Your love is fading" to a very appreciative crowd on Saturday night, totally unaware the big man was on his last legs .

One of the best artists ever .and his rendition of "its a mans world " has to be one of the best ever !

A real soul man.

Gone but not forgotten !

Oh my.........

Sad loss.

Rest in peace Lou.

Memorial Blog on website https://www.loupride.com/memorial_blog.html

rest in peace lou pride,soul legend

jason

Im com'un home had everything a top northern tune should have , got to be in the top 5 tunes ever IMO

RIP MR PRIDE

spot on ,RIP LOU

one of the holy grails of the northern scene and one of the most underated voices of all-time, paired together= unequivical dynamite...THE RECORD THAT DRIVES A DANCEFLOOR INSANE! god rest your soul lou but not for too long brother....make em' have it in heaven!

Gutted, had the privelage of seeing this giant of a man live and will cherish my signed CD of his pure soul recordings

R.I.P

R.I.P Lou

Played "Your love is fading" to a very appreciative crowd on Saturday night, totally unaware the big man was on his last legs .

One of the best artists ever .and his rendition of "its a mans world " has to be one of the best ever !

Yes...proper funky soul.

A sad loss...R.I.P Lou

Really sad news

I remember suggesting Lou Pride as an artist for Prestatyn and Rob Thomas did the rest

He was a true gentleman and had time for everyone

He was really pleased with the welcome and love shown by his British Fans

RIP Lou

Had the pleasure of meeting Lou in Chicago 2009,will be sadly missed,thanks for the music.

r.i.p Lou

R.I.P. LOU PRIDE, WHEN JOHN VINCENT PLAYED THIS AT THE CASINO,THE PLACE ERUPTED, YOU HAD TO BE THERE.

had the honour to meet him at prestatyn and he signed my original copy of i,m comin home, i always introduced it as the national anthemn of northern soul, think that just about says it all.

rip lou

lovely man

A very sad loss "comin home" is one slab of soul

I had the distinction of meeting Lou in the loo at the 100 Club prior to his performance there one night way back when. We didn't shake hands...

Another one bites the dust.

Sad, sad day. R.I.P. Mr Pride.

Another legend gone,but who will never be forgotten R.I.P

Who'd have thought that a record I bought for £4 in Louth one winter Thursday night in the mid 70's would go on to become one of the most loved Northern anthems of all time.

RIP Lou.

Ian D

RIP sad news

sad news RIP

real soul man RIP LOU PRIDE

now, many times when news about another sad loss appeared on here I said to myself "oh no, not him/her (already)" often being deeply saddened by the loss of an artist who has given me so much...but this time I am especially shocked, touched and sad. what a great voice he had, what monumental status his recordings had, haveand will continue to have. Last year I was in contact with Lou and his management trying to bring him over for our yearly New Years Eve Weekender. But sadly time was too short to finalize what would have been another dream of my life becoming reality..having brought him over to perform in Berlin. And now it is too late...

RIP Lou Pride.

Gutted at this sad news, greatness personified, a ledgend.

https://youtu.be/SdZtsIarJ9M

Very side news, R.I.P. Lou Pride, thank you for the music and the memories.

Such sad news The big man Lou Pride WHO STOLE THE SHOW @ PRESTAYN GREAT MEMORIES . Your Music lives on in all of us who plays it and dance's to it .... you will always be "comin home" in the morning. RIP . Lou Pride xxxx

LOVE SAM EVANS xxx

Big Big loss, RIP Lou Pride...

Who'd have thought that a record I bought for £4 in Louth one winter Thursday night in the mid 70's would go on to become one of the most loved Northern anthems of all time.

RIP Lou.

Ian D

Bloody hell Ian you get around! Louth! Louth!

Yep very sad news indeed, sang my anthem !

RIP Lou

Ian.

Bloody hell Ian you get around! Louth! Louth!

Yep, I'll always be grateful to Bob from Louth for turning up with the then unknown copy of "I'm Com'un Home In The Morn'un" which I almost didn't buy 'cos the title looked country and western..........

....but then I heard the record over the cans and changed my mind right sharp!

Ian D

Met him in Chicago a few years ago. Discussed his outing on Albatross which he remembered instantly.

Very good recall for facts.

Lovely man and sadly missed.

(Don't we say this too often nowadays)