Retro Soul Bands

[Guest Billy Freemantle]

I really appreciated it when I 'discovered' Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley. In the same spirit I'm linking to Dee Dee and the Dirty Martinis a band I caught in Toronto the other night. Absolutely brilliant hairs on back of neck stuff. What else is new?

Edited August 26, 2012 by Billy Freemantle

[Guest Billy Freemantle]

Tell Mama

[spike1]

One of my favourite etta James tracks when this gets played at the twisted wheel I just get lost on the dance floor!

This is a really good rendition great vocals and good backing

You say this was filmed in Toronto ?

With the bare brickwork at the back of the stage it reminds me of a certain club. On whitworth street Manchester

Would love to see this group down at the wheel

Spike

Edited August 25, 2012 by spike1

[Guest Billy Freemantle]

It reminded me very much of the Wheel too! Much better live than they appear in the video. Sax player is possibly English and briliant.

[Petedillon]

A band called Vintage Trouble supported the Impressions last year in Manchester, they were blinding..my mate Easty has just bought their album which he is raving about..not heard it yet myself.

[Pauldonnelly]

these come from just down the road our end

https://www.myspace.com/thesofttoneneedles

[Guest Billy Freemantle]

these come from just down the road our end

https://www.myspace.c...softtoneneedles

Brillliant

[Guest keithh]

If no one has caught James Hunter live, I urge you to do so. I think he is great.

[Mike Lofthouse]

If no one has caught James Hunter live, I urge you to do so. I think he is great.

He was the worst act I have ever seen live - the only act I ever had a refund because the performance was so poor

[Guest Billy Freemantle]

Dee Dee and the Dirty Martinis - You can't hurry love

[Guest Soulshake]

Check these out Billy "Stone Foundation" just been playing with Nolan Porter, Mike you must have caught him on a bad night i've seen James Hunter 3 times now and the guys brilliant.

[Mike Lofthouse]

[ Mike you must have caught him on a bad night i've seen James Hunter 3 times now and the guys brilliant.

I sure did! - it was at the time of his 'People Got To Talk' album which I had bought and enjoyed - and of course I knew him from his Howling Wilf days, so was really looking forward to it. Saturday night too - he was already on stage at 8:00 and was gone by 9:10 - his 'patter' was awful - he came across as 'Del Boy' - he kept doing a 'fast' number then a 'slow' number. He really didn't want to be this far North ! the more he tried to engage the audience the more withdrawn they became - people didn't want to be dancing that early in the proceedings. As I say there must of been plenty of complaints as they refunded half the admission price! Sadly, I can't bear to listen to him now!

Mike

[Guest Soulshake]

Sorry to hear that mate, that album is really great too.