Popular Post Geeselad Posted October 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2017 just been reading the article of Otis I wouldn't dispute his rights to greatest soul artist, but northern that's a different matter, who do you think the greatest is? I'm throwing my hat in the ring with a pretty obvious choice- Jackie Wilson, he doesn't have many rare tunes for sure, but in terms of shear volume he's gotta be top 5. 5 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 If this question included groups then masqueraders. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
The Tempest Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Patti Austin for me ! Love her range of beat ballads to full on uptempo dancers Sheer Class 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Geeselad Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 2 hours ago, dylan said: If this question included groups then masqueraders. yeah groups included Dylan, good call the masqueraders, excuse my ignorance but was there just one group of that name in the 6ts? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Geeselad Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 35 minutes ago, The Tempest said: Patti Austin for me ! Love her range of beat ballads to full on uptempo dancers Sheer Class ofte taken for granted, ace voice. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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Dylan Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 17 minutes ago, geeselad said: yeah groups included Dylan, good call the masqueraders, excuse my ignorance but was there just one group of that name in the 6ts? Only one that i am aware of ? But there may have been others. Group misspelt on "its the same thing" 45. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 55 minutes ago, The Tempest said: Patti Austin for me ! Love her range of beat ballads to full on uptempo dancers Sheer Class "Cant forget the one i love" is a relly nice cheap 70s by her i've always liked. It doesnt look like its on that CD. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Tobytyke Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Got to be Major Lance! 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Bbrich Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 3 hours ago, geeselad said: just been reading the article of Otis I wouldn't dispute his rights to greatest soul artist, but northern that's a different matter, who do you think the greatest is? I'm throwing my hat in the ring with a pretty obvious choice- Jackie Wilson, he doesn't have many rare tunes for sure, but in terms of shear volume he's gotta be top 5. Weirdly i was asking myself the same question on the walk home last night and first thought was Jackie Wilson as well! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mick Holdsworth Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Don't forget the Motor City. Temptations / Four Tops / Supremes / Contours / Brenda Holloway / Velvelettes / Marvelettes / Vandellas / Marvin / Tammi / Kim ... and many, MANY more all recorded an uncountable quantity of top quality "Northern" recordings, both released and unreleased. Cheers Mick Did I mention Barbara McNair, or Stevie Wonder, or Jimmy Ruffin, or Chuck Jackson, or . . . 3 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
AlanB Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Major Lance for me. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Davemac3 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 2 hours ago, bbrich said: Weirdly i was asking myself the same question on the walk home last night and first thought was Jackie Wilson as well! nice CD https://www.amazon.co.uk/Uptown-Upnorth-Jackie-Wilson/dp/B00000JSU6/ref=sr_1_18?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1508950585&sr=1-18&keywords=jackie+wilson+cd Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
robhallam Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Barbara lynn, virtually every record is superb. Rob 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soul16 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Chuck Jackson gets my vote. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Bruv Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Gene Chandler and Edwin Starr are up there with the best of them, but as been said very difficult to pick just one Artist/Group with all the greats that have given us this wonderful music. 3 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Britishbarry Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Gene Chandler for me Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Tomangoes Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Sadly the greatest would not be the richest...as most Northern 'qualified ' tunes would have bombed.. Hence why so many went back to day jobs after a brief recording career. Edwin Starr at least made a kind of living from it, performed it most often, and My weakness is you and Agent double 00 soul are in my top 10.. Ed 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Span Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Frank beverly for me, but hes probably not everyones cup of Tea ! If that's what you wanted & because of my heart are right up there Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Algsoul Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 jnr walker and the allstars lawrence Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Geeselad Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 7 hours ago, Mick Holdsworth said: Don't forget the Motor City. Temptations / Four Tops / Supremes / Contours / Brenda Holloway / Velvelettes / Marvelettes / Vandellas / Marvin / Tammi / Kim ... and many, MANY more all recorded an uncountable quantity of top quality "Northern" recordings, both released and unreleased. Cheers Mick Did I mention Barbara McNair, or Stevie Wonder, or Jimmy Ruffin, or Chuck Jackson, or . . . in terms of output its hard to beat many of the artists from the Motown stable Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Geeselad Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 from the west coast gotta add Jackie lee as a worthy of top ten. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Paul R Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 One of my favourite groups from when I first heard Baby Do The Philly Dog, The Olympics. I love the lyrics of many of the songs, Particularly I'll Do A little Bit More, Secret Agents, Same Old Thing. Paul Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Spain pete Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Depends how you defy northern soul . ? Curtis Mayfield would be my choice based on influence for other artists some already mentioned previously. 🎶🎶 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dayo Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Major Lance or Jackie Wilson or Edwin Starr..... ooooh..... it's a three-way dead heat for me! 1 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Bbrich Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 16 hours ago, tomangoes said: Sadly the greatest would not be the richest...as most Northern 'qualified ' tunes would have bombed.. Hence why so many went back to day jobs after a brief recording career. Edwin Starr at least made a kind of living from it, performed it most often, and My weakness is you and Agent double 00 soul are in my top 10.. Ed Edwin = good shout not forgetting 'i have faith in you' my fav of his (what price if there were only a dozen or so copies?) 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulstu Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Bettye Swann - The Money singles - all killer! Most self-penned. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 THE DELLS top group always like there releases and i couldn't begin to start to list all there records but 2 of my personal favorites are "make sure" and "your song" awesome group only wish id got to see them perform Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Hooker1951 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Much to many to mention, So many So good, to hard a question to me anyway to give a safe and solid answer ML Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Geeselad Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 4 hours ago, SoulStu said: Bettye Swann - The Money singles - all killer! Most self-penned. Another under rated artist Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jazz Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Jackie wilson 👍 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Epic Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Most of the artists mentioned have had hit records both here and abroad - for a true Northern Soul great - Lorraine Chandler has to be up there !! 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Johnny Jones Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 8 hours ago, rhino said: THE DELLS top group always like there releases and i couldn't begin to start to list all there records but 2 of my personal favorites are "make sure" and "your song" awesome group only wish id got to see them perform "Make Sure" what a record, the best fiver you'll ever spend. 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Geeselad Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 6 hours ago, epic said: Most of the artists mentioned have had hit records both here and abroad - for a true Northern Soul great - Lorraine Chandler has to be up there !! get your point, true as in never hit commercial success, but that's a whole other thread daddyo. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Davenpete Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Billy Butler and the Artistics have got to be up there somewhere. Dx 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Daved Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 On 25/10/2017 at 14:16, The Tempest said: Patti Austin for me ! Love her range of beat ballads to full on uptempo dancers Sheer Class One of the great soul singers. Loads of fantastic material after the 60s 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Bruv Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Roy's beginning to Panic, he's not had a mention yet on this here thread! 3 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Gointoagogo Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 As mentioned it is so difficult to come up with a greatest NS artist and there are some pretty strong candidates suggested already. Given that I can only have the one "greatest" I would go for Smokey/Miracles. Not immediately identifiable as a NS artist as in the Major Lance / Lorraine Chandler mould but he did make, and wrote, some outstanding tracks that were played on the scene. Apart from that, his works are the ones I always go back to when I start getting a bit bored with the NS stuff. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Venus Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) I can't personally name my number 1 but Jackie Wilson has always been my favourite solo male singer :-) Thinking back? I didn't get into the Northern Music until 1986...introduced to me by my ex...let's just say he was brave enough to sing the likes of Len Barry...1-2-3 from his bedrooom window...we both lived in the same enclosed court...we got talking and then he played 'Paris Blues - Tony Middleton - Paris Blues (hairs stood up on the back of my neck)...Jimmy Radcliffe - Long after tonight is all over, and a strange song which at the time I thought kinda sounded like Miss Piggy but it turned out to be Donnie Elbert LOL Edited October 28, 2017 by Venus 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Geeselad Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 9 hours ago, Venus said: I can't personally name my number 1 but Jackie Wilson has always been my favourite solo male singer :-) Thinking back? I didn't get into the Northern Music until 1986...introduced to me by my ex...let's just say he was brave enough to sing the likes of Len Barry...1-2-3 from his bedrooom window...we both lived in the same enclosed court...we got talking and then he played 'Paris Blues - Tony Middleton - Paris Blues (hairs stood up on the back of my neck)...Jimmy Radcliffe - Long after tonight is all over, and a strange song which at the time I thought kinda sounded like Miss Piggy but it turned out to be Donnie Elbert LOL Dornie Elbert, and would get my worst soul singer of all time vote, and he awful Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jez Jones Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Dells or Artistics...take ya pick...close the thread lol 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Gold Band Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) Cleveland Robinson for me love the echo in his voice Boy, Love Is A Trap, Mr Wishing Well, Francine, They Say, Work Song; he's another self penned artist! singer/writer/producer/label owner Kirsty Edited October 28, 2017 by Gold Band update 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Gogs Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I agree with lots of the artists mentioned, really hard to pick just one ( The dells might be my suggestion) but i'm really surprised that nobody has mentioned my 2nd choice Bobby Womack. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Bruv Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 6 hours ago, gogs said: I agree with lots of the artists mentioned, really hard to pick just one ( The dells might be my suggestion) but i'm really surprised that nobody has mentioned my 2nd choice Bobby Womack. I was going to mention Bobby Womack honest I was Gogs, but I've been stuck out on a boat. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Bobby womack is fantastic one of my favourite artists. Well done for putting that right and getting him on here. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Davetay Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 On 10/25/2017 at 15:13, dylan said: "Cant forget the one i love" is a relly nice cheap 70s by her i've always liked. It doesnt look like its on that CD. It was on Columbia, this CD is her Coral stuff. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 2 hours ago, davetay said: It was on Columbia, this CD is her Coral stuff. Off course it is my mistake. i checked the track list but never looked a title of compilation before commenting. still its a good one to check out wither way. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Davetay Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 4 minutes ago, dylan said: Off course it is my mistake. i checked the track list but never looked a title of compilation before commenting. still its a good one to check out wither way. Yeah it's a great CD, all her releases on the label and two unreleased as well. She did some nice stuff on Columbia and other labels, maybe someone will do another compilation one day. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mssoulie Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Edwin Starr everyday. Time , Way over there, Back street , 25 miles. The list goes on. Fantastic. Hugh. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Bruv Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I really would go To The Ends Of The Earth if someone would mention our Tony on this here Soul Source Thread! 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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