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Northern Soul Connections #38 - Aqua Lads Re-visited by Ken B

Northern Soul Connections #38 - Aqua Lads Re-visited by Ken B magazine cover

Northern Connections #38  Aqua Lads re-visited, taking in the Chantells & Twighlights

 The most recent issue of this long running informative series courtesy of Ken b aka @Kenb

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sparked by the Soul Source topic “What goes up must come down” of Nov 2024… …about The Charms Unlimited and Soul Inc and very good it was too, got me thinking about a re-visit of The Aqua Lads, Chantells, etc.
It’s worth pointing out at this juncture that some written information about those that follow is published, (but skip Discogs) go straight to E. Mark Windle’s Interview & book “It’s Better To Cry”. It has a worthy section, and I recommend it. Albeit I’ve never found Mark’s reference “and a later band member Ken Hatley (bass guitar, 1967) “ when searching 
for band members. Also, as of writing and due to serious illness, Mark Bicknell’s release on Big Man Records of Aqua Lads backed with Twighlights with notes by Mark Windle hasn’t yet to hit the shops. That all said, I've  tried where possible to bring new information and pictures without compromising their work.

 

Northern Connections #38 (tap images for full view)

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As always you can check out all Kens other quality 36 Northern Connections and more via his 'activity' profile page, via the link below...

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/profile/37754-kenb/content/?type=cms_records5&change_section=1

 




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Blackpoolsoul

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Brilliant Ken

I have the found link from 2005 which may be the start of the story

http://www.heybabydays.com/Aqua_Lads.pdf

"Donald Eugene Swift was a singer, a drummer, a song writer, mostly Carolina Beach music. He and his cousin – more like a brother – Darryl Harringon, started bands, played together and apart -- starting the Psychotic Reactions and playing with the Aqua Lads, the Soul Review, and The Entertainers, among others. Donnie sang and drummed up and down the Carolina coast for 18 years." 

https://www.marionnelson.com/obituary/2536137

In concert with The Drifters and another with The Tams

 

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wchrisj

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Great stuff!  Thanks for this post!



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