Craig W Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 Northern Soul is a very broad church that crosses over from many other musical genres from the 1950s up until the present day. What songs and artists seem to fit well into this category comfortably from the following types without bieng too unacceptable. Name some from these. Rock n Roll Country Reggae Jazz Latin Doo Wop
Guest miff Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 Northern Soul is a very broad church that crosses over from many other musical genres from the 1950s up until the present day. What songs and artists seem to fit well into this category comfortably from the following types without bieng too unacceptable. Name some from these. Rock n Roll Country Reggae Jazz Latin Doo Wop link R&R / Little Richard,The Drifters, Fats Domino, Chubby Checker Country /?????? Reggae / Jimmy Cliff Jazz / Nancy Wilson Latin / Sigeo mendis Doo Wop/ The turbans Strugling with Country
Craig W Posted December 3, 2004 Author Posted December 3, 2004 (edited) Strugling with Country link Charlie Rich - Love is after me Ronnie Dove- Chains of love Ronnie Milsap- Aint no soul left in these old shoes Barbara Mills - queen of fools Edited December 3, 2004 by CRAIG W
Simon T Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 R&R / Little Richard,The Drifters, Fats Domino, Chubby Checker Country /?????? Strugling with Country link holly st james, quite famous country chick Sound, nice country label ..... you got to keep on, keep on going..... to Wigan
Guest Trevski Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 R&R-Dean Barlow, Charlie Gracie Country-Barbara Redd-Cowboy soul! Reggae-Jimmy Cliff, Johnny Nash Jazz-Nancy Wilson Latin-Tommy Navarro, Ray Jay & the Eastsiders Doowop-Pentagons Dean Barlow,big plays at R&R weekenders, Charlie Gracie appears at them! Tommy Navarro,very latin influenced, but don't know if he did any other stuff.
Craig W Posted December 3, 2004 Author Posted December 3, 2004 Jazz - Sonny Stitt - The double O soul of pt1 & pt2 - Awesome.
Godzilla Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 Strugling with Country link BJ Thomas Dan Folger ... and pretty much anyone else who recorded on Hickory Godz
Mace Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 Country - Ed Bruce Not to mention that an early one by Dolly Parton was getting some attention amongst collectors a year or so ago.....never heard it myself, and I can't remember title but believe it was on Monument as sounded like Holly St James..... Mace
Reg Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 Rock n Roll- Richard Berry Country-Charlie Pride Reggae-Johnny Nash...love aint nothing... Jazz-Terry Callier/Nancy Wilson Latin-Romance Watson/Tommy Navarro/Bobby Valentin/Mongo..I've even heard Ray Baretto at the odd "Northern do" Doo Wop-5 Royales......love it but c'mon it aint Northern And what about adding another..Disco? Gentlemen and their ladies, Harvey Mason, Greg Perry.....King Tut IMO of course
Guest miff Posted December 4, 2004 Posted December 4, 2004 Disco / anybody that ever recorded a northern track and was still alive in the disco boom
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