Edward Armstead Jr. AKA Eddie Hill RIP

[Blackpoolsoul]

I am sorry if this has been covered before and have only found out recently about Eddie's passing in 2019

https://tacomaweekly.com/news/edward-alabama-armstead-jr-november-20-1942-october-3-2019/

He only outed a few singles in Detroit but I never knew about him until now and thought we ought to know

I have danced lots to his tunes.....RIP SIR

 

[Imperial C]

Masterpiece

 

[Soulstrutter]

 

 

... that completes his full output except the instrumental of Nothing Sweeter!

[Jimmy Mack]

quality tunes 

[Blackpoolsoul]

Eddie singing 

 

[Ezzie Brown]

  the opitome  of northern soul ...................one of detroits finest as far as our scene is concerned ....r.i.p 

[Tomangoes]

Very Sad.

I wonder if Seattle was treated to any renditions of his own classics whilst he was working there.

Ed

[Ady Croasdell]

On 23/01/2020 at 19:31, Soulstrutter said:

 

 

... that completes his full output except the instrumental of Nothing Sweeter!

Not quite. There’s this gem off a Kent CD 

 

[Chris Turnbull]

On 23/01/2020 at 18:52, Imperial C said:

Masterpiece

 

Totally agree, right up there for me

[Soulstrutter]

16 hours ago, Ady Croasdell said:

Not quite. There’s this gem off a Kent CD 

.... Thanks Ady ... and for me the best of the bunch! ... was this previously unreleased?

 

[Blackpoolsoul]

51 minutes ago, Soulstrutter said:

 

This is the CD and I would be interested to know as well ....never seen 45

 

[Soulstrutter]

27 minutes ago, Blackpoolsoul said:

This is the CD and I would be interested to know as well ....never seen 45

Thanks for that - just looked it up on Ace/Kent site and this is an extract from Ady's notes on the CD release:

" Having periodically given the Joe Matthews and Eddie Hill tracks featured here a spin on the ole DAT machine and having seen them listed in the Westbound discography, I’m afraid I took them rather for granted as staple Detroit soul releases. In researching this CD further it transpired that the tracks had probably never made it to vinyl, though there is a possibility Joe Matthews’ may have been on a test pressing or demo that has never turned up. That gives this release more importance because these are very good tracks from important local artists, that virtually nobody will have previously heard; as are others featured here."

https://acerecords.co.uk/westbound-detroit-northern-soul

[Wilxy]

I am lucky enough to own most of Eddie Hills' 45's previously mentioned and have to agree with Ezzies posted comments! Still very saddened to belatedly hear of his passing, R.I.P Sir.......