Usa Dj's

[John Elias]

From dealing on ebay and selling records back to where they originated from,to sometimes, dj's over in the States.............it would be nice for some input from them on this site perhaps....for example,what is the u.s "northern" scene like,how's it run,in which areas,current big sounds,dj's etc.Another interesting point would be dj times,average dj fees,POLITICS?....and the punters,ethnic origins etc.........

[Dave Moore]

From dealing on ebay and selling records back to where they originated from,to sometimes, dj's over in the States.............it would be nice for some input from them on this site perhaps....for example,what is the u.s "northern" scene like,how's it run,in which areas,current big sounds,dj's etc.Another interesting point would be dj times,average dj fees,POLITICS?....and the punters,ethnic origins etc.........

Eh? We do input to the site?

There are no politics as yet. Thank God.

Try these for a gateway to the US Scene

www.hitsvillesoulclub.com

www.hitsvillesoulclub.com/forums

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Dave

Edited March 25, 2006 by Dave Moore

[John Elias]

Eh? We do input to the site?

There are no politics as yet. Thank God.

Try these for a gateway to the US Scene

www.hitsvillesoulclub.com

www.hitsvillesoulclub.com/forums

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Dave

Thanks Dave,I do access your site from time to time,excellent too......John.

[Russ Vickers]

Thanks Dave,I do access your site from time to time,excellent too......John.

Some excellent DJ's out here & with open minds too Mike from Cali, Jason Thornton, Miss Shingaling, Brian Harris, Brian Poust, Marco etc, etc, I think that the only thing holding the US back from a full blown scene as we know it, is the logistics of travelling to venues..................do's are more localised with bigger do's fewer & far between, the exception of course is the Bakersfield Allnighter which is monthly & to my shame I never made yet, but I will (small problem of a flight from coast to coast)...........................there is of course the now legendary Hitsville Florida Nighter, which will be on again in September......................so come on you lot, get the flights booked, already more bookings for the weekend than last year & the buzz is big for the next one, so come & see for yourself, some serious record dealing went down last year too, its great for the sounds.

Russ

[Quinvy]

Some excellent DJ's out here & with open minds too Mike from Cali, Jason Thornton, Miss Shingaling, Brian Harris, Brian Poust, Marco etc, etc, I think that the only thing holding the US back from a full blown scene as we know it, is the logistics of travelling to venues..................do's are more localised with bigger do's fewer & far between, the exception of course is the Bakersfield Allnighter which is monthly & to my shame I never made yet, but I will (small problem of a flight from coast to coast)...........................there is of course the now legendary Hitsville Florida Nighter, which will be on again in September......................so come on you lot, get the flights booked, already more bookings for the weekend than last year & the buzz is big for the next one, so come & see for yourself, some serious record dealing went down last year too, its great for the sounds.

Russ

Not too good for the old global warming though mate. Hope you are well.

Best Regards, Phil.

[Russ Vickers]

Not too good for the old global warming though mate. Hope you are well.

Best Regards, Phil.

Hello mate.....................I'm good...............suffering serious withdrawal from the UK scene tho', hope you are well buddy.

Best Russ

[Guest]

From dealing on ebay and selling records back to where they originated from,to sometimes, dj's over in the States.............it would be nice for some input from them on this site perhaps....for example,what is the u.s "northern" scene like,how's it run,in which areas,current big sounds,dj's etc.Another interesting point would be dj times,average dj fees,POLITICS?....and the punters,ethnic origins etc.........

Plenty of input from me, albeit in the form of sarcasm!

Thanks Russ for the kind words. Always a spot for you when you can make it out!

[Russ Vickers]

Plenty of input from me, albeit in the form of sarcasm!

Thanks Russ for the kind words. Always a spot for you when you can make it out!

Cheers buddy, I will make it over to you guys soon, whats your July & August dates Mike BTW.

Russ

[Guest]

Cheers buddy, I will make it over to you guys soon, whats your July & August dates Mike BTW.

Russ

Nothing in stone, Russ.We can work around it to make sure you can do it. Only thing is clashing with the L.A. events, which we try to avoid if possible. Just let me know when it's best for you as there's plenty of time to make it happen!

-Mike

[Guest Juddy]

Good a time as any to jump in i guess...

I think the big difference here is that because of the distances, DJs are much more localized that in uk or europe, eh? So while there are some big names and events in nyc, cali, florida, and such, a lot of the places in the middle of the country - where the records are! - just kind of get on by themselves, which is both good and bad.

Here in Pittsburgh there are some good dj's and good (and very popular) nights - each of the two monthly "northern soul" nights in town do 200-300 people/month in what's a fairly small town. I know that Milwaukee, Detroit, Cincinnati, and of course Chicago all have fairly bustling northern scenes, and of course the new york and California gigs. But most people in each of those towns - even the Djs - may not have ever been to an event in another town.

A lot of people in England I think would be pretty surprised at how vibrant the soul-music scenes are around the u.s. As you can tell, this is just gonna turn into a tourism advert for Pittsburgh...

juddy

soulcialism

pittsburgh, pa.

[Guest ShaneH]

any chance of a few playlists from our friends in US?

I am sure plenty on here would be interested

cheers

Shane

[Guest Baz]

Plenty of input from me, albeit in the form of sarcasm!

Thanks Russ for the kind words. Always a spot for you when you can make it out!

Mike! do you know another Mike from San jose way (DJ) forgot his second name, he was in LA with (forgot his name few tatto's two push in record centers on his elbos great dancer) Im pretty sure Tommy knows him fairly well?

[Guest]

Mike! do you know another Mike from San jose way (DJ) forgot his second name, he was in LA with (forgot his name few tatto's two push in record centers on his elbos great dancer) Im pretty sure Tommy knows him fairly well?

Baz, not sure if I know the guy in question. There's a Mike (Kenyon?) in San Jose that I met a few years back, but don't remeber the elbow tatoos. Might be up that way in the next week or so. Are you looking to contact him? If so, I'll see what I can do....

Current playlist(no particular order):

The Sinceres-Girl I Love You PZAZZ

Sonny Craver-I'm No Fool MUSETTE

The Millionaires-I Thought About You BIG BUNNY

The Hun's Review-Don't Make Me Love You SORRO

The Intertains-Glad I Found You UPTOWN DEMO

The Majors-Down In The Ghetto VENTURE DEMO

Imperial Wonders-Just A Dream DAY-WOOD

The Constellations-I Didn't Know How To GEMINI STAR DEMO

Patti Drew-Stop And Listen CAPITOL DEMO

Ann Heywood-Crook His Little Finger HONDO

Eddie Foster-I Never Knew IN

The Orientals-Soul Ain't You Thrilled NEW DAWN

Four Tops-Are You Man Enough ABC

The Embers-Just Crazy Bout You Baby EEE

Joe Murphy-So Blue VIVID

[Guest hammy]

The Intertains-Glad I Found You UPTOWN DEMO

hammy

[Guest Baz]

Baz, not sure if I know the guy in question. There's a Mike (Kenyon?) in San Jose that I met a few years back, but don't remeber the elbow tatoos. Might be up that way in the next week or so. Are you looking to contact him? If so, I'll see what I can do....

Thats it!!! Kenyon, Pass on my regards along with Dave and Lisa's, he should remember us he spent more time in our room that we did i think

That guy with the tatoos was his mate

[Guest]

Thats it!!! Kenyon, Pass on my regards along with Dave and Lisa's, he should remember us he spent more time in our room that we did i think

That guy with the tatoos was his mate

I think the guy with the tatoo's is named Rene. Haven't seen him in a while, but as I said might be seeing them in a week or two. Is this the guy you're thinking of??

[Guest Baz]

I think the guy with the tatoo's is named Rene. Haven't seen him in a while, but as I said might be seeing them in a week or two. Is this the guy you're thinking of??

Think your right about his name but seem to recall him with more tatoos than the guy in the picture but a fantastic dancer, only looked about 25/6 but think he was about 32.

[Guest]

Think your right about his name but seem to recall him with more tatoos than the guy in the picture but a fantastic dancer, only looked about 25/6 but think he was about 32.

I think this picture is about 10 years old....

-Mike

ps: Any word from you friend about that price???

[Soulsmith]

Mike! do you know another Mike from San jose way (DJ) forgot his second name, he was in LA with (forgot his name few tatto's two push in record centers on his elbos great dancer) Im pretty sure Tommy knows him fairly well?

Does anybody actually know the wasy to San Jose?

[Guest Baz]

I think this picture is about 10 years old....

-Mike

ps: Any word from you friend about that price???

Ah yes i forgot completely about that......dont think he wants to sell it after all that, it was up for sale with about half of his collection but sold enough to get him out the shit so to speak, but will let you know if he changes his mind

Does anybody actually know the wasy to San Jose?

Not sure, is it the same as Amerillo

[Guest Juddy]

re - playlists, a few things i'm sure we played from last Friday night in pittsburgh:

Wales Wallace - Somebody I know

Spellbinders - Help Me

Five Stairsteps - Don't Waste Your Time

Bobby Earl Williams - That's the Way She Is

Blossoms - That's When the tears start

New Young Hearts - young hearts get lonely too

Viola Wills - I Got Love and DOn't Kiss me helloa nd mean goodbye

Soul Suspects - Handle it

Charles Sheffield - It's your voodoo workin

Elva Bronson - I Just Can't See

Ultra High Frequency - Incompatible

Voices of East Harlem - Cashin In

Lew kirton - heaven in the Afternoon

We always play locals (Chuck Corby; Soul Communicators; L. Allen; Basic SOunds), plenty of motown, and plenty of what you'd call 'oldies' but which are new to our audience. Mostly '60s sound, but some later stuff and some weird stuff.

[Djr]

re - playlists, a few things i'm sure we played from last Friday night in pittsburgh:

Wales Wallace - Somebody I know

Spellbinders - Help Me

Five Stairsteps - Don't Waste Your Time

Bobby Earl Williams - That's the Way She Is

Blossoms - That's When the tears start

New Young Hearts - young hearts get lonely too

Viola Wills - I Got Love and DOn't Kiss me helloa nd mean goodbye

Soul Suspects - Handle it

Charles Sheffield - It's your voodoo workin

Elva Bronson - I Just Can't See

Ultra High Frequency - Incompatible

Voices of East Harlem - Cashin In

Lew kirton - heaven in the Afternoon

We always play locals (Chuck Corby; Soul Communicators; L. Allen; Basic SOunds), plenty of motown, and plenty of what you'd call 'oldies' but which are new to our audience. Mostly '60s sound, but some later stuff and some weird stuff.

You have a website or can you let me know the future dates of your soul night? I'd like to visit Pittsburgh this summer & would like to take in some sounds while I'm there.

[Guest Juddy]

You have a website or can you let me know the future dates of your soul night? I'd like to visit Pittsburgh this summer & would like to take in some sounds while I'm there.

Yeah - soulcialism.blogspot.com stays relatively up to date with our dates 'n'whatnot. And/or PM me to get on the email list.

Pittsburgh's still teeming with records, and definitely worth a shopping trip regardless of anything else - especially before the mighty Jerry's Records store gets sold!! (Which will happen within the next 6 months.)

[Guest Kevin J]

Yeah - soulcialism.blogspot.com stays relatively up to date with our dates 'n'whatnot. And/or PM me to get on the email list.

Pittsburgh's still teeming with records, and definitely worth a shopping trip regardless of anything else - especially before the mighty Jerry's Records store gets sold!! (Which will happen within the next 6 months.)

Juddy - SHUSSSHHH!!! Dont tell these guys where the records are

There are plenty of great soul events on both coasts and in the midwest. In the northwest, there is our do and portland now has a weekly nite as well.

Hipshaker in Minneapolis will always be my favorite soul night, great djs - great tunes - every week!

--

track listing from some of the residents choices off a cd we are compiling to give away this month:

Sidney Barnes - You'll Always Be In Style (Red Bird)

Marsha Gee - Baby, I Need You (Uptown)

The True Tones - He's Got the Nerve (Josie)

The Occassions - There's No You (Big Jim)

Johnny Caswell - You Don’t Love Me Anymore (Decca)

The Witches - She's Got You Now (Bang)

Landy - Doctor Good Soul (Moonshot)

The Servicemen - I Need A Helping Hand (Patheway)

Tony Middleton - To The Ends Of The Earth (MGM)

The Sweet Things - I'm In A World of Trouble (Date)

Dana Valery - You Don't Know Where Your Interests Lie (Columbia)

The Ascots - Miss Heartbreaker (Mir-a-Don)

Ede Robin with 98.6 - There Must Be A Love Somewhere (Le Cam)

The Gambrells - I'm In Love Again For the First Time (Cub)

Fifth Amendment - I Got You Where I Want You (New York Sound Co)

The Tams - Take Away (ABC)

The Sweet Things - I'm In A World of Trouble (Date)

Edited April 1, 2006 by Kevin J

[solidhit]

Gene Merideth and Greg Tormo will be spinning rare soul 45s at DC's Tavern in Hoboken, NJ on Thursday, April 20th. The fun starts around 9PM and goes until we collapse in a drunken stupor. Free admission, cheap booze. DC's is located at 505 8th Street, smack-dab in the middle of Hoboken, NJ.

https://solidhitsoul.com/happenings.html

[Guest]

Gene Merideth and Greg Tormo will be spinning rare soul 45s at DC's Tavern in Hoboken, NJ on Thursday, April 20th. The fun starts around 9PM and goes until we collapse in a drunken stupor. Free admission, cheap booze. DC's is located at 505 8th Street, smack-dab in the middle of Hoboken, NJ.

https://solidhitsoul.com/happenings.html

It will be a pleasure to see Gene at SOULTRIPUSA later this month.

[Guest StoneSoul45]

Good a time as any to jump in i guess...

I think the big difference here is that because of the distances, DJs are much more localized that in uk or europe, eh? So while there are some big names and events in nyc, cali, florida, and such, a lot of the places in the middle of the country - where the records are! - just kind of get on by themselves, which is both good and bad.

Here in Pittsburgh there are some good dj's and good (and very popular) nights - each of the two monthly "northern soul" nights in town do 200-300 people/month in what's a fairly small town. I know that Milwaukee, Detroit, Cincinnati, and of course Chicago all have fairly bustling northern scenes, and of course the new york and California gigs. But most people in each of those towns - even the Djs - may not have ever been to an event in another town.

A lot of people in England I think would be pretty surprised at how vibrant the soul-music scenes are around the u.s. As you can tell, this is just gonna turn into a tourism advert for Pittsburgh...

juddy

soulcialism

pittsburgh, pa.

200-300!!!!!!! christ almighty! I gotta come out and spin with y'all!!!!! We do alright in chicago. I think the best we ever did was about 150 in a pretty small place. I'm convinced that people just have no idea this is going on. i think we're myspace friends Juddy!