Tommy hunt or chuck jackson

[Dobber]

Can’t believe I’ve never heard this before,this is top class northern soul!

my first thought was it’s an unreleased Tommy hunt tune,or maybe chuck Jackson?

following the YouTube comments led me to the stefan Taylor video,and Tommy hunt is in the vid,so surely the song is Tommy hunt?

 

[washlively]

I commented on the YT clip thinking it sounded like Dean Parrish. Whoever it is, it's mega!

[Twoshoes]

Someone on the comments says it is Stefan Taylor if you look on discogs there is a video of Stefan Taylor, same song clearly a different singer but... I'm not sure on this other's on here will have a better idea but is the older black guy who appears in the video  Tommy hunt? It shows him a couple of times.

[Jim Elliott]

I know Butch says it's "Chuck Jackson".

Sounds like a New York recording to my ears.

Echoes of Dean Parrish, Chuck and Tommy Hunt vocally.

 

Absolutely wonderful, whoever it is.

 

Shame I've called it a day, it sounds great down in that basement. 

[Woodbutcher]

Kitch first then Butch picked on up on e-bay as I recall , think it's uncredited on the two acetates.

[Dobber]

1 hour ago, Twoshoes said:

Someone on the comments says it is Stefan Taylor if you look on discogs there is a video of Stefan Taylor, same song clearly a different singer but... I'm not sure on this other's on here will have a better idea but is the older black guy who appears in the video  Tommy hunt? It shows him a couple of times.

Defo Tommy hunt in the video,he must know that it’s him singing,and I doubt you would have Tommy in the vid if it wasn’t him singing the original acetate?

[Mal C]

Interesting charcters in that video, Yann in the start, then James trouble at the end.  I think that sounded like Chuck Jackson personally.

[Woodbutcher]

4 minutes ago, Mal C said:

Interesting charcters in that video, Yann in the start, then James trouble at the end.  I think that sounded like Chuck Jackson personally.

And a somewhat less interesting me in there too ... 

[Chalky]

Sounds more like Ben E King to my ears

[Woodbutcher]

6 hours ago, Chalky said:

Sounds more like Ben E King to my ears

[Chalky]

1 hour ago, Woodbutcher said:

Listen to something like Gettin To Me. 

Edited September 16 by Chalky

[Mick Reed]

Who ever it is great tune.

[Dobber]

This is the band doing a cover version of said song,as you see in the video Tommy hunt appears,I personally think the acetate is Tommy hunt singing,because I don’t believe a band would record,make a video,have Tommy in the video if it wasn’t tommys song! Surely Tommy must know that he recorded the song,and wouldn’t he himself be asking why they want him in the video if it wasn’t him singing?

 

[Chalky]

The songwriters don't know who is singing  it.  Asked Dean Parrish, Sidney Barnes, quite a few, no one knew.

[Chalky]

27 minutes ago, Dobber said:

This is the band doing a cover version of said song,as you see in the video Tommy hunt appears,I personally think the acetate is Tommy hunt singing,because I don’t believe a band would record,make a video,have Tommy in the video if it wasn’t tommys song! Surely Tommy must know that he recorded the song,and wouldn’t he himself be asking why they want him in the video if it wasn’t him singing?

 

I doubt they know who recorded the original, just used a UK based souls tar to cover it.  Know one seems to know who it was on the original and its just assumptions.  Anyone asked Tommy?  

[Dobber]

13 minutes ago, Chalky said:

I doubt they know who recorded the original, just used a UK based souls tar to cover it.  Know one seems to know who it was on the original and its just assumptions.  Anyone asked Tommy?  

 

13 minutes ago, Chalky said:

I doubt they know who recorded the original, just used a UK based souls tar to cover it.  Know one seems to know who it was on the original and its just assumptions.  Anyone asked Tommy?  

Yeah you would think Tommy would have confirmed it is him whom originally recorded it,or why bother being on a video of a song that isn’t you?

[Peter99]

It's probably gonna run and run this one. Decent dance floor reaction. It's not really my bag at all - could be a white singer.

Whatever happened to James Trouble? He seemed to have appeared on the scene, got loads of trouble, and then disappeared. That of course is an entirely different thread.

Peter

 

[Chalky]

9 minutes ago, Dobber said:

or why bother being on a video of a song that isn’t you?

you could say that about any cover version 

[Dobber]

18 minutes ago, Chalky said:

you could say that about any cover version 

Yeah that’s true,and I don’t doubt that they bunged him a few quid for being in the vid!

[Benji]

If the record in the video wasn't played at the correct speed it's hard to tell who might have sung it. Based on the phrasing I think it could be Chuck Jackson Ben E. King

Edited September 16 by Benji

[Dobber]

So strong contenders so far…

TOMMY HUNT (I think it’s him)

CHUCK JACKSON

BEN E KING

[Geoff]

Used to love this down the 100 Club, although have requested Kitch to play it occasionally. Butch told me it sounds like Chuck Jackson hence the cover up name. Sensational record in my opinion but someone I know said it sounded like Tony Christie, I felt like giving up at that point.

Brings back happy memories of the 100 Club and I'm on the video dancing, hope no one recognises me.