Kev Edwards, Bad Ass, Fergie, Ray Rose, Soul Sam amongst others on the decks, so a real mixed bag was always on offer - this venue kind of broached your normal soul venue's approach to what could be played to a crowd I think.

Sam Dees (twice), Leroy Hutson, Benny Latimore, Jo Armstead, Shirley Jones, Willie Clayton, Candyce McCord, Omar Chandler, Willie Clayton, Ronnie McNeir, Billy Griffin, The Three Degrees, Keni Stevens, Fifth Of Heaven, Northbeat, Alison Limerick were just some of the acts that performed at this little roof-top venue in Warrington.

I've done it again haven't I?

'All Our Yesterdays' please. :fool:

  Barry said:

Kev Edwards, Bad Ass, Fergie, Ray Rose, Soul Sam amongst others on the decks, so a real mixed bag was always on offer - this venue kind of broached your normal soul venue's approach to what could be played to a crowd I think.

Sam Dees (twice), Leroy Hutson, Benny Latimore, Jo Armstead, Shirley Jones, Willie Clayton, Candyce McCord, Omar Chandler, Willie Clayton, Ronnie McNeir, Billy Griffin, The Three Degrees, Keni Stevens, Fifth Of Heaven, Northbeat, Alison Limerick were just some of the acts that performed at this little roof-top venue in Warrington.

Great memories of these Sunday nights around 89/90, as you know well Barry - used to travel up with my ex and a couple more Gloucester girls, getting home around 4 o'clock on Monday morning!

Jerry.

PS you forgot Dazzle embarrassing me by singing a namecheck during their PA!

'Dazzle' yeah, Lynsey Weskers (Kiss) duo weren't they Jerry.

  Barry said:

'Dazzle' yeah, Lynsey Weskers (Kiss) duo weren't they Jerry.

That's the girls

Barry youve forgotten the finest ever pa as a warm up at the carlton

Rick Astleys neve rgive you up..i was there.......

great night son sunday nights

i remember seeing lance ellington there too!!!!!

this isnt barry may by any chance????

If you're as old as me you'll remember the early 70's and the fantastic Wednesday night do's---- complete with dodgy SpiderMan poster.

Tony

  Jerry Hipkiss said:

Great memories of these Sunday nights around 89/90, as you know well Barry - used to travel up with my ex and a couple more Gloucester girls, getting home around 4 o'clock on Monday morning!

Jerry.

PS you forgot Dazzle embarrassing me by singing a namecheck during their PA!

Remember the Sunday nights meself with the Widnes crew,who was the little fella from Runcorn who used to get up dancing on a chair?.

  Neil-ok said:

Remember the Sunday nights meself with the Widnes crew,who was the little fella from Runcorn who used to get up dancing on a chair?.

Can't remember - do recall several footie players having a good night out though! Was it Paul ince and Paul Parker?

Also recall Sam Dees, think he'd done Southport the night before. This was at the time of "After all", which of course was goosebump stuff, but he also did "Lonely for you baby" to the delight of the NS people there!

  ockers said:

Barry youve forgotten the finest ever pa as a warm up at the carlton

Rick Astleys neve rgive you up..i was there.......

great night son sunday nights

i remember seeing lance ellington there too!!!!!

this isnt barry may by any chance????

Aye ockers, I am still stuck on this sad merry go round they call Soul Music.

How are you mate?

Rick Webb and Lew Kirton were another two.

Edited March 27, 200718 yr by Barry

  Barry said:

Aye ockers, I am still stuck on this sad merry go round they call Soul Music.

How are you mate?

Rick Webb and Lew Kirton were another two.

hey great to hear from you Barry

you must get the boys and yourself to do a carlton revival!!!!

id be there for that one!!!!

always remember rocket love chains that kev used to play 80ss classic

and remember him dropping gift of dreams from original lp dont think anyone else had a copy

great nights brilliant music class club venue

im doing fine mate how about you

where you gigging these days??

cheers sean

  ockers said:

hey great to hear from you Barry

you must get the boys and yourself to do a carlton revival!!!!

id be there for that one!!!!

always remember rocket love chains that kev used to play 80ss classic

and remember him dropping gift of dreams from original lp dont think anyone else had a copy

great nights brilliant music class club venue

im doing fine mate how about you

where you gigging these days??

cheers sean

Aye, good memories fella, great tro hear from you.

I do a bar in Stockton Heath in Warrington on Thursdays - Soulful House and on Sundays - Northern, Soul, Funk, Disco etc...and a bar in Warrington town after midnight on Saturday's.

I still run the 'On Hubert Street' events up here, which is a domain for old soulies that felt the house vibe , I would normally be doing one in April but I've just moved house and I'm a bit all over the place at the mo mate.

How you and where you attending?

  Barry said:

Aye, good memories fella, great tro hear from you.

I do a bar in Stockton Heath in Warrington on Thursdays - Soulful House and on Sundays - Northern, Soul, Funk, Disco etc...and a bar in Warrington town after midnight on Saturday's.

I still run the 'On Hubert Street' events up here, which is a domain for old soulies that felt the house vibe , I would normally be doing one in April but I've just moved house and I'm a bit all over the place at the mo mate.

How you and where you attending?

cheers barry

www.seasidesoul.co.uk

just trying to get everyone over to morecambe end of april for a weekender

im running a coach to the orwell from morecambe/lancaster that friday night

went to orwell on saturday great venue great music drank too much

do soulful dance at lytham jazzy house soulful dance attend there as a punter

dijng morecambe allniter modern room with baz maleady and bob hinsley on 8th april

doing solar radio with shuan robiins on 8th april ont radio

busy april and guesting at orwell friday 27th april

good to hear you still pushing the music in warrington

will have to check out with the boys and girls

if you have a weblink we can post on our site

cheers sean

  ockers said:

cheers barry

www.seasidesoul.co.uk

just trying to get everyone over to morecambe end of april for a weekender

im running a coach to the orwell from morecambe/lancaster that friday night

went to orwell on saturday great venue great music drank too much

do soulful dance at lytham jazzy house soulful dance attend there as a punter

dijng morecambe allniter modern room with baz maleady and bob hinsley on 8th april

doing solar radio with shuan robiins on 8th april ont radio

busy april and guesting at orwell friday 27th april

good to hear you still pushing the music in warrington

will have to check out with the boys and girls

if you have a weblink we can post on our site

cheers sean

Busy as ever I see.

The site link is

www.onhubertstreet.co.uk

...thanks.

I'll see if I can persuade t'wife for the April do - if not, I'm making a concerted effort to get my arse back in gear as a punter on the soul scene again.

I miss it.

  Barry said:

Busy as ever I see.

The site link is

www.onhubertstreet.co.uk

...thanks.

I'll see if I can persuade t'wife for the April do - if not, I'm making a concerted effort to get my arse back in gear as a punter on the soul scene again.

I miss it.

Would be great to see you both at the orwell on 27th Barry

youd love it!!!!

keep in touch

sean@onthescene.co.uk

have you checked out ndambi cant change me ron trent remix uk 12"

top tune!!!!

cheers sean

  ockers said:

Would be great to see you both at the orwell on 27th Barry

youd love it!!!!

keep in touch

sean@onthescene.co.uk

have you checked out ndambi cant change me ron trent remix uk 12"

top tune!!!!

cheers sean

Well I'll have to have a bloody good go then Sean.

Your round?

Edited March 27, 200718 yr by Barry

  Barry said:

I've done it again haven't I?

'All Our Yesterdays' please. :fool:

belatedly moved

  Barry said:

Well I'll have to have a bloody good go then Sean.

Your round?

GO ON THEN

first one in 17 years!!!!!!!!!!

  ockers said:

GO ON THEN

first one in 17 years!!!!!!!!!!

Done!!

(You have been )

  Barry said:

Done!!

(You have been )

look forward to seeing you there Barry

beer will be waiting for you!!!!

  ockers said:

look forward to seeing you there Barry

beer will be waiting for you!!!!

Good stuff young man - do us a favour and give me a reminder that week wouyld you Sean?

Managed to visit the Carlton a few times (have lots of family in warrington) and always enjoyed it. Remember calling in on the way back from a weekender with a mate, who was well impressed with the music and friendly crowd.

  Barry said:

Good stuff young man - do us a favour and give me a reminder that week wouyld you Sean?

Will do Barry!!!!

Used to go to a club in Warrington in the mid seventies and am sure it was The Carlton. We called off there on our way to Wigan on a Saturday night but after 30+ years my memory needs upgrading.

KTF Brav

Click here for Crewe Soul Club

  Brav said:

Used to go to a club in Warrington in the mid seventies and am sure it was The Carlton. We called off there on our way to Wigan on a Saturday night but after 30+ years my memory needs upgrading.

KTF Brav

Click here for Crewe Soul Club

It probably will have been, Brian Rae did a weekly soul thing there. (As well as the Bell Hall if anyone can remember that far back).

It was up two flights of stairs!?

  Barry said:

It probably will have been, Brian Rae did a weekly soul thing there. (As well as the Bell Hall if anyone can remember that far back).

It was up two flights of stairs!?

Must be the right place but dont remember the stairs for one reason or other.

I was only 17 them and am 50 now but there was a group of us went every week from Crewe and had a great time.

KTF Brav

Click here for Crewe Soul Club

  Brav said:

Must be the right place but dont remember the stairs for one reason or other.

I was only 17 them and am 50 now but there was a group of us went every week from Crewe and had a great time.

KTF Brav

Click here for Crewe Soul Club

It's a storage space for Top Shop now.

quote name='Barry' date='Mar 28 2007, 02:51 PM' post='468710']

It's a storage space for Top Shop now.

  ockers said:

quote name='Barry' date='Mar 28 2007, 02:51 PM' post='468710']

It's a storage space for Top Shop now.

:angry: :angry:

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fraid so, when Derek the original owner left for Spain, some div took over, had his licence took from him after a month and that was that, Top Shop's knicker drawer.

Edited March 28, 200718 yr by Barry

had some great nights there

saw

lew kirton

willie clayton

rockie robbins

but the nights without acts were great

northern and jazz funk /modern type stiff in the 80s

  keithw said:

had some great nights there

saw

lew kirton

willie clayton

rockie robbins

but the nights without acts were great

northern and jazz funk /modern type stiff in the 80s

think it was about 1990 when i was at the carlton club wos it kev Edwards and co !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited April 19, 200718 yr by dave clifford

  Neil-ok said:

Remember the Sunday nights meself with the Widnes crew,who was the little fella from Runcorn who used to get up dancing on a chair?.

Neil, what was you on back in them days mate. Little fella from Runcorn dancing on chairs Thats like a Saturday night question Can picture him but i,m fcuked if i can remember his name. Had many a dodgy night in the Carlton with Al Kinsella and we had to walk back to Widnes.

Steve

  Winsford Soul said:

Neil, what was you on back in them days mate. Little fella from Runcorn dancing on chairs Thats like a Saturday night question Can picture him but i,m fcuked if i can remember his name. Had many a dodgy night in the Carlton with Al Kinsella and we had to walk back to Widnes.

Steve

Was i seeing things ,Ste thinking about was his nick name weeno/weeney or something like that?.

Heres one for you ste i was helping me dad clear some clutter from his house and i came across a old Widnes Weekly News from 76 and in it was a advertisement for Soul Nights at The Columbia Hall In Widnes with Mike Rollo Disco(Wigan Casino) plus Stateside Disco,Not sure why it had Wigan Casino in brackets(was that because he went once )or is there another reason?,thought you could shed some more light on it?....you being a bit older than me .

  Neil-ok said:

Was i seeing things ,Ste thinking about was his nick name weeno/weeney or something like that?.

Heres one for you ste i was helping me dad clear some clutter from his house and i came across a old Widnes Weekly News from 76 and in it was a advertisement for Soul Nights at The Columbia Hall In Widnes with Mike Rollo Disco(Wigan Casino) plus Stateside Disco,Not sure why it had Wigan Casino in brackets(was that because he went once )or is there another reason?,thought you could shed some more light on it?....you being a bit older than me .

Had me confused when you said Runcorn. Weno lives in Warrington ( real name Owen ) There,s more sane people in asulyms.I think Mike Rollo is a Warrington guy. ( how did he get in Widnes ) I will have been there that night but dont remember much of the seventies What with been in the Wide Awake Club and the chewinol sleeping club for half of the decade You was glad i was a bit older than you Neil when i used to look after you and Dunc walking up from Wigan station to the Casino.

Steve

  Winsford Soul said:

Had me confused when you said Runcorn. Weno lives in Warrington ( real name Owen ) There,s more sane people in asulyms.I think Mike Rollo is a Warrington guy. ( how did he get in Widnes ) I will have been there that night but dont remember much of the seventies What with been in the Wide Awake Club and the chewinol sleeping club for half of the decade You was glad i was a bit older than you Neil when i used to look after you and Dunc walking up from Wigan station to the Casino.

Steve

Weeno's lad Leon, used to work for me.

Weeno hasn't changed a bit, still dangerous and random.

  Winsford Soul said:

Had me confused when you said Runcorn. Weno lives in Warrington ( real name Owen ) There,s more sane people in asulyms.I think Mike Rollo is a Warrington guy. ( how did he get in Widnes ) I will have been there that night but dont remember much of the seventies What with been in the Wide Awake Club and the chewinol sleeping club for half of the decade You was glad i was a bit older than you Neil when i used to look after you and Dunc walking up from Wigan station to the Casino.

Steve

Ste i was a fast runner i didn't need help,well apart from deciding to go the back way(over the old iron bridge)one night and run straight into a size 10 Doc Martin boot attached to a punk .....Happy days indeed.

Wow! The Carlton. That brings back memories. Great nights out, Brian Rae as dj, one of the nicest human beings I have ever known. At the end of the night it was down to the Hoagy Wagon near the station before trundling home. I didn't live in Warrington long (I was only related by marriage!) but I had a great time while I was there.

  Barry said:

It probably will have been, Brian Rae did a weekly soul thing there. (As well as the Bell Hall if anyone can remember that far back).

It was up two flights of stairs!?

The Carlton was up two flights of stairs, and it took you into the club which was above Woolworths. From my fading memory I don't think there was even a sign above the door at the side of Woolies, just a door !

Inside I remember it being dark, with dividing panel things that used to have huge cartoons on them, fairly small dancefloor as well for the size of the club. Seems so long ago now, this would have been 75 / 76 time.

God, the Carlton Club, that really brings back memories, anyone remember the Patton Arms by the station? always good for a few ales while waiting for the train to Wigan.

  skorpiano said:

God, the Carlton Club, that really brings back memories, anyone remember the Patton Arms by the station? always good for a few ales while waiting for the train to Wigan.

Used to go in the Patton Arms most Sat,s Get the last Crosville bus from Widnes, Just catch last orders, then get the train over the road at Bank Quay to the Casino.

Steve

I remember you, you were that bloke by the bar ... good beer I remember though.

The Carlton Club was an institution in Warrington. Huge hangout for the Yanks during the war with plenty of knee trembling activities in the alleyway by the side of the church (according to my dad). I remember jazz funk nights in the early 80's there before i moved to the USA in '86, the rockers had friday nights, the soul and funk was on Saturdays, strippers Saturday lunchtime, the place did it all. I know Ike and Tina Turner performed there as well as a slew of other high end acts.

The Hoagy Wagon was the scene of many people leaving there well earned money in the Crossville bus station parking lot after too much to drink around town. The same parking lot that later saw Mr Smiths action.

Happy Days

used to go to the Carlton Club on a sunday night after the WHEEL in the 1970s. BObby Houghton Dennis Shannon Weno and many others were mates of mine! GREAT TIMES had back then

sue bushby

PS am still touch with weno and julie these days!! and may i add Leon has grown up into a gorgeous young man

sue bushby

My partner DES BARKER lives in CREWE was down there at the weekend anyone remember him?

sue bushby

  Barry said:

Kev Edwards, Bad Ass, Fergie, Ray Rose, Soul Sam amongst others on the decks, so a real mixed bag was always on offer - this venue kind of broached your normal soul venue's approach to what could be played to a crowd I think.

Sam Dees (twice), Leroy Hutson, Benny Latimore, Jo Armstead, Shirley Jones, Willie Clayton, Candyce McCord, Omar Chandler, Willie Clayton, Ronnie McNeir, Billy Griffin, The Three Degrees, Keni Stevens, Fifth Of Heaven, Northbeat, Alison Limerick were just some of the acts that performed at this little roof-top venue in Warrington.

I attended the carlton on me scooter from North Wales in the late 80s ..................up the stairs and then a great sound system as I remember!!

Our Irene`s fella`used to be a bouncer there so i used to get in for now`t

WOOHHAAA Sundays were never the same when that ended what a night and what music, sometimes id kip in the car and go to "hot wax" records the next morning to see if Kev had any of the tunes he'd hammered in stock,

Brilliant...still got me dodgy membership card in a wallet in a tea chest in the loft with load of other very early soul weekender t shirts and badges etc

Those really wrer the days

Geeoooordie

  mooma said:

My partner DES BARKER lives in CREWE was down there at the weekend anyone remember him?

sue bushby

I remember Des Barker but he probably remembers my brother Andrew better than me, as I'm sure you will. I used to go to Carlton before Wigan back in mid 70s but I was only about 15!

Penny

  Barry said:

Kev Edwards, Bad Ass, Fergie, Ray Rose, Soul Sam amongst others on the decks, so a real mixed bag was always on offer - this venue kind of broached your normal soul venue's approach to what could be played to a crowd I think.

Sam Dees (twice), Leroy Hutson, Benny Latimore, Jo Armstead, Shirley Jones, Willie Clayton, Candyce McCord, Omar Chandler, Willie Clayton, Ronnie McNeir, Billy Griffin, The Three Degrees, Keni Stevens, Fifth Of Heaven, Northbeat, Alison Limerick were just some of the acts that performed at this little roof-top venue in Warrington.

meet 2 cracking lads from warrington one was called daz big into modern had a amazing collection, new them from the queens hall in bradford and came back to my gaff in morecambe after an all nighter in morecambe and dragged me 2 an do in a giant tent,think one of them worked at hot wax records with kev

Pretty sure a few of us went up to the Carlton club on scooters from Stoke many moons ago.

Seem to remember the 2 flight of stairs and pictures or posters of soul artists on the walls (this sticks in my mind as I'm sure I can remember one of Herbie Goins & The Nightimers amongst them)?

Mace