Biggest Record On The Northern Scene

[Ian Parker]

John Drevars expression - the closer she gets

[Prophonics 2029]

Larry Santos or Danny Monday have they been up yet.

[Prophonics 2029]

Is Barry White?

Is Cilla Black?

Is Garland Green?

is barbera red

is Roy Brown yes he freken is.

and is Bobby Bland.

Edited December 10, 2008 by Prophonics 2029

[Mark S]

Can a Blue man sing the whites?

[Prophonics 2029]

Man! I never knew that! Has anyone got a pic of him?

Have you not seen his LP Dave

Gerry Gainey

Susan Rafey

Bonnie Herman.

[Tabs]

Cheers. Good to know I occasionally get it right

That,s her, I was surprised to find out she was born in November 1932 and entertained people during the war.

[Citizen P]

That,s her, I was surprised to find out she was born in November 1932 and entertained people during the war.

Born November 15, with "a voice as sweet as chapel bells," Petula Clark first broke into the limelight during World War II when as a child she entertained the troops, both on radio and in concert. She is said to have performed in over 200 shows for the forces all over England before the age of nine and by war's end, Petula Clark--the British "Shirley Temple" who had come to represent childhood itself--was so popular in England she was asked to sing at a national victory celebration at Trafalgar Square. In 1944, Petula made her first movie and has since appeared in over 30 British and American films.

Throughout the forties and fifties Petula was a regular guest on a vast number of radio shows and became something of a television "pioneer" in England, first appearing on experimental TV in the forties and later as host of several of her own television series during the very early years of British programming, with Pet's Parlour being her longest running and most popular. Although she sang regularly in concert, on radio and TV all through the forties, it wasn't until 1949 that she recorded her first song Music, Music, Music and that pretty much sums up her very prolific recording career.

She has never stopped recording " 50 plus years and over a 1,000 songs and still counting! Her first hits were children's songs like Where Did My Snowman Go (1952) and The Little Shoemaker (1954). To date, she has sold well in excess of 68 million records.

In answer to the rock-and-roll craze of the late fifties, Petula recorded Sailor, Romeo and My Friend The Sea and was back on the charts again. In 1957, she was invited to sing at the famed Olympia theatre in France. After one song the French crowd went wild, and an entirely new career was launched.

Asked to record in French, Petula declined at first but was quickly persuaded to do so by Frenchman Claude Wolff with whom she fell madly in love - they were married in June 1961. (They have three children, daughters Barbara and Catherine and son Patrick and a granddaughter and grandson.) By the early sixties, Petula found herself reinvented as a French chanteuse, even rivaling the legendary Piaf--during Piaf's own lifetime. (She is still classified as a "French" singer

on the shelves in French and French-Canadian record stores.) In addition to her newfound French pop star status, Petula also began to enjoy success with the songs that she had begun to record in German and Italian. By the mid-sixties she'd established herself as superstar throughout Europe with Number One tunes sung in different languages in different countries all across the Continent. (Interesting to note, each of her early European hits were with entirely different songs--a feat not duplicated by any other singer since!)

Urged by her friends in Britain to record something in English, Petula allowed Tony Hatch to visit her in Paris where he presented his new song, Downtown. Petula recorded it and the rest is music history. Downtown skyrocketed to number 1 in the USA, launching Petula's American career and earning her a Grammy in 1964. She quickly followed with I Know A Place which went to number 3 and earned Petula her second Grammy in 1965. Numerous top 40 hits followed. All told, Pet has had 15 top 40 hits in the USA (two #1 hits). Internationally, Petula Clark has charted in the top 40 somewhere, sometime, with 159 recordings!

Which he had originally intended to offer to The Drifters

ATB

Tony

[Tabs]

Is Marvin Gaye

What made Wilson Pickett.

Does Stevie Wonder.

Is Al Greene.

Answers to Life, the Universe, and Everything for all the DA fans out there.

Is Barry White?

Is Cilla Black?

Is Garland Green?

is Roy Brown yes he freken is.

and is Bobby Bland.

[Guest abdntony]

WHAT ABOUT BENNY TROY I WANNA GIVE YOU TOMMOROW

[Guest Spinning Vinyl]

Two Dynamite Northern Dancers

Turley Richards - I Feel Allright,

Chris Morgan - Who Am I

[Guest Spinning Vinyl]

Is Barry White?

Is Cilla Black?

Is Garland Green?

is Roy Brown yes he freken is.

and is Bobby Bland.

Is Betty Wright??

[Toodarnsoulful]

Referring back to earlier post about Tempests, yes i know that Hazel Martin is the lead singer etc. but i was told once speaking to a knowledgable chap that Hazel infact didnt sing as lead singer on Someday or maybe one of there other songs of the Lp i cant remember now but at the time i was like noooo bollox, but just wondered has anyone else heard this story?

[Tony Smith]

how about Ted Wilson?

Not white, Isn't he related to Nancy Wilson?

[Guest allymaclean]

Adams Apples are black.

Well he should wash his hands before he plays with them then

Sorry I know somebody else had doen a joke too but couldnt resist

MVPs were black - re earlier question - have to admit that I was surprised when I first saw photo cos I'd always assumed they were white

my personal fave is Shane Martin

[Prophonics 2029]

Referring back to earlier post about Tempests, yes i know that Hazel Martin is the lead singer etc. but i was told once speaking to a knowledgable chap that Hazel infact didnt sing as lead singer on Someday or maybe one of there other songs of the Lp i cant remember now but at the time i was like noooo bollox, but just wondered has anyone else heard this story?

He left the band in 1967 and they got another singer, Hazel released his last Tempest single as him self but he dose sing all the songs on that LP.

Oxford Knights.

Edited December 11, 2008 by Prophonics 2029

[Toodarnsoulful]

He left the band in 1967 and they got another singer, Hazel released his last Tempest single as him self but he dose sing all the songs on that LP.

Oxford Knights.

Cheers thats that cleared up...

L

[Guest allymaclean]

Is Betty Wright??

what does Sam Cooke besides Suagr Dumpling??

and why did Spyder Turner?

[Jordirip]

Someone mentioned earlier that James Lewis' Case of Time - Manifesto was white. Surely not! Anyone got a picture?

Mickey mouse concerto.

Tim, Tam and Turn ons.

I can't understand why a lot of my black mates look bewildered when Northern is referred to as soul music.

Jordi

[Guest vinylvixen]

Martells (A LA CARTE)

No way!!! Paul, you gave this a spin at Cleethorpes when we double decked....yellow and red label - do I get a lolly for remembering that

[Guest vinylvixen]

Can a Blue man sing the whites?

That is PURE genius.......

[Prophonics 2029]

Don't let Jerry Walker?

So Liz Lands

and Gino Parks.

Did Hal Miller?

I Know Jimmy Stokes

But Did Mitch Ryder

Edited December 13, 2008 by Prophonics 2029

[Billywhizz]

just gone though all the postings, quick flip, i cant believe u missied out 1 white singer, come on boys and girls i thought u knew u music, obviosly u dont i think i spelt that right.

Billy

[Guest sadsam]

frankie & johnny

[Guest edsuede]

david essex ! laugh if you want ! pure white voice but i like it,have a listen.

micky p wallsend

site note

mp3 dropped

can you use the refosoul feature for posting clips

David Essex - 'World of so-called Loving', 'The day the earth stood still' and 'Is it so strange?' - great blue-eyed 'pop-soul' tracks IMHO Sure I was told that 'World of so called loving' was actually played at Wigan in the more 'musically liberal' years - can anyone confirm?

Also...how about

Reflections -'Romeo and Juliet', 'Adam and Eve'

Peels - 'Time marches on'

Human Beinz - 'Nobody but me'

Not for the purists perhaps, but all considered Northern Soul at some point

Regards

Ed

[Guest edsuede]

David Essex - 'World of so-called Loving', 'The day the earth stood still' and 'Is it so strange?' - great blue-eyed 'pop-soul' tracks IMHO Sure I was told that 'World of so called loving' was actually played at Wigan in the more 'musically liberal' years - can anyone confirm?

Also...how about

Reflections -'Romeo and Juliet', 'Adam and Eve'

Peels - 'Time marches on'

Human Beinz - 'Nobody but me'

Not for the purists perhaps, but all considered Northern Soul at some point

Regards

Ed

...And

Lovin Spoonful - '6 oclock'

Brotherhood of man - 'Reach out'

[Guest WPaulVanDyk]

For Me Beverly Ann - You Got Your Mind On Other Things or He's Coming Home

Paul Anka - When We Get There

all good tunes