Ady Croasdell

She was but Simon Soussain who added the vocals was an unscrupulous man and tried to pass it off as an original but it wasn't and Sherlie says she knew nothing about it and it wasn't her singing.

I've not got round to that one yet, it's probably the re-recorded LP version of the Marc recording done in a Mirwood/Duck style to cash in on either the Duck's hit status or the belated success of Harlem Shuffle in the UK in 1969. If it was the latter it would have come out on the Crestview subsid in the States

He's got it, by George he's got it!

I did a mini tour on one trip and DJed to Nancy Yahiro and a barman in LA which was fun, 150 people in San Francisco on a mid week night with Alec Palao and it was brilliant, the first crowd that's appreciated my dulcet tones, the the legendary and much missed Empie State Soul club in NYC rammed and rocking and Maxine Brown came along and whupped the locals at pool! Take some club classics, bits of Motown and Stax and a few 70s classics as well as Northern, once you've got everyone going they'll dance to owt.

And the DJ was none other than 6TS member and East End hooligan Bob Morris who's a chum of Irvine. They were going to play If Thats What You Wanted but it didn't happen. I thought the casting was great, really good actors for the parts and enjoyed it all apart from the dancing sequence, he was the only bloke who ddn't fit and couldn't dance; it was like a scene from Sat Night Fever.

That's the chap, a ditty he wrote with Little Ann and Ronnie Darryl, they hadn't envisaged the lino scenario at the time though. Interestingly Ian Levine thought this was the great Motown hit that never was and re-arranged with extra girlies and added backing for SWONS, I personally preferred the much tougher and deeper original.

Great idea but I'm a bit too busy at the moment. Let's not forget it was Gilly from Burton/Willington who set the whole thing up and made it all possible. We've got one big trawl through the tapes to do then we should finish on Vol 4.

They gave us some turnips and a pig.

That's the chap, played lead guitar on JLH's Boom Boom an original Funk Brother and big mate's with Marvin.

There's a full CD of his 60s/70s jazz and funk instrumentals on our BGP label. Blue Funk got used in a Kentucky Fried Bird ad, handy dosh for Dave's lovely widow Alice.

Yes it did and of course Buddy from Chico and Buddy was Buddy Smith. Chico's real name was Thelmer Jones nowt to do with Ms Thelma. Check out the OC Tolberts too. I think his original version of I'm Shooting High is fantabulous.

I don't write those notes for fun you know! Two of the Tokays who had a great Northern record on Tokay-Baby Baby baby, were Chico and Buddy whose 'You Don't Miss Your Water' on Vol 1 is an unissued vocal to Sue Ann Jones I'll Give You My Love'. Most of their other stuff was quite funky. Expect a related question for the Cleethorpes Soul Mastermind quiz, it might be the first one your team gets right! Ady X

Just do it!

Curiouser and curioser!

Wow I can't picture that combination it's a very girly song. Cheers Ady

Back between Harboro and the Smoke now but usually to be found at the Colchester soul nights as per the Events forum. Cheers

I Know it's that Tony Smith II going on line after a late night bender!

Wotcher Gavin, Unless you're in Lille, you will be, I'm in Paris! Thanks for the offer but 45cellar is sorting me. Where are you now then?

Thanks, no rush, it's an ongoing thing. Frank's still singing in NYC! I'll PM you. Ady

I'd always pictured them as East coast?

Who's Hazel Martin and were you drunk too? It's not Freddie Ken, he was East Coast.

When you sober up let me know what male version there is of a 100 Club anniversary record by a female singer. Could anyone tape me the LP, I'm working with Frank and Dave Blake and would like to hear what's on there.

Thanks it is a bit of an odd start, i thought our tape was wrong. Cheers everybody, deadline's gone now. Ady

Does it have a weird intro, only half a bar of music before the vocals start?

Now that's what i call service. Thanks kids. Ady