SallieJane

I had the warm up sport so not too many in when it was played, lots of people arriving. But a few on the dance floor. Sounds good played out LOUD !!!

My playlist for the Soul in the South Mini Nighter. First set 40 minutes: Little Ben & The Cheers - You're Mine (Rush) Soul Shouting Tommy - I'm The Man (Anla) Gwen Kousar - The Hardway (Stork Records) Diane Lewis - Without Your Love (Wand) Chuck Bernard - My Baby (Satellite) Al Gardner - Watch Yourself (Sir-Rah) Staple Singers - Power of Love (Epic) Summits - Sophisticated Lady (La Salle) Joe Tex - Baby Be Good (Dial) Sonny Rhodes - You Better Stop (Galaxy) 7 Days Unlimited - Got to Get Away (RET) Irene & The Scots - I'm Stuck on My Baby (Smash) Lou Courtney - Hey Joyce (Popside) Joe McLean - Let's Talk About Love (Ego Records) Leo McCorkle - (I Feel Like I'm) On Top of the World (Popside) Otis Clay - Three Is A Crowd (One-derful) Second set double decking with Jackie Harris - 1 hour in total: Bobby Jones - I Got A Habit (Of Lovin You) (Expo) Wess & The Airedales - Crazy (Durium) Jimmy Holiday - New Breed (Diplomacy) Nelson Sanders - Mojo Man (Rambler) Roy Redmond - Aint That Terrible (Loma) Danny White - Miss Fine Miss Fine (Frisco) Jackie Paine - No Puppy Love (Jet Stream) Richard Knight - Show Stopper (Alien) The Checkmates - Run Nigger Run (Rustic Records) Big Ella - Too Hot To Hold (Salem) The Pacesetters - I'm Gonna Make It (Minit) Tommy Rodgers - Pass The Word (AJP)

Thanks for your comments Bearsy.....had a ball !!!

Thanks Tim

Had a brill time at Ghetto Soul. Thanks for asking me to dj, really enjoyed it and looking forward to the next time. Sorry it's taken so long to put my playlist up but I've been on hols with my son. Here's my set, in hopefully the correct order: Otis Clay - Baby Jane (Dakar) Roy Redmond - Ain't That Terrible (Loma) Danny White - Keep My Woman Home (Atlas) Jimmy Lewis - Let Me Know (Minit) Tommy Rodgers - Pass The Word (AJP) Irene & The Scotts - I'm Stuck On My Baby (Smash) Mark Putney - Today's Man (Ovide) Howard Peters - Tighten Up The Slack (Coral) Leo McCorkle - (I Feel Like I'm) On Top Of The World (Popside) Nelson Sanders - Mojo Man (Rambler) Dymanic Adam - Forgive Me (Anla) Staple Singers - Power Of Love (Epic) Jimmy Holloway - Prove My Love To You (Glass City) Eddie Parker - Body Chains (Prodigal) Little Charles & The Sidewinders - A Taste Of The Good Life (Decca) Diane Lewis - Without Your Love (Wand) Cash McCall - More Power To You (PS Records) Chuck Bernard - Bessie Girl (Zodiac) Rudy Mockabee - Sweet Thing (Atco) Calvin Arnold - Snatchin' Back (Venture) Johnny Sayles - Anything For You (Minit) Howard Tate - Keep Cool (Don't Be A Fool) (Atlantic) Big Ella - Too Hot To Hold (Salem) Marvin L Sims - Get Off My Back (Revue) Calvin Arnold - Think I Better Rest (Sonday) Thanks - Sallie

Brilliant tunes played on Saturday at Ghetto. Will be posting my playlist at the weekend. Cheers Sallie

This seems to be getting really off track....but the key thing is northern soul is all about passion...and a love for the music. As someone who went to Wigan at the tender age of 15...it is in my blood. But when you get older you don't want to listen to the same old tunes. After all Wigan was great at "breaking" new tunes....till it turned to the pop charts!!!! I love the scene....but need to hear new tunes...that's the whole ethos of northern. I love the scene with passion but hate to see it diluted and distilled into handbag sized chunks for the masses.

With you on that one Tezza!!! Looking forward to seeing you in the rare room at Gloucester....

Hi Russ...I go to lots of across the board local soul nites and more unfront funk edged nights all within an hours drive, But for the right music I am prepared to travel distances. Had a great time at Grumpy Soul which was a 4 hour drive, great tunes and people. Hope to see you when you are home Russ. Are you going to Burnley ???? All the best Sallie

Agree 100%. We should all get together to plan things but it probably won't ever happen...sensible promoters look and see what else is happening before fixing on a date. The problem is there are so many soul nites as well as allniters that have to be factored in it starts to become near on impossible. Where I live I am amazed how many local soul nites clash with each other. Bearing in mind that there's only a few promoters doing soul nites it never ceases to amaze me that even local people can't sort it out.

Apart from Wigans Ovations - Sking in the Snow.....pure pop.....and many others in the 70s of that ilk .... otherwise agree entirely

Hi Lorraine Just come to this thread really late on....but welcome..it's great to have you onboard...a real SOUL queen. Be great if you came back to the UK for a gig....not sure if you've got any plans....but if you do... as Levi Stubbs would've said "I'll be there".....love ya hun....x

Agree the Downstairs room had a brill atmosphere...the tunes and the people made it. That's what it's all about for me. Think for what we want to do small is better. But need a bit of time out now to see where we go from here. Thanks for your comments and see you somewhere soulful soon. Sallie

Agree Doc, smaller is certainly the way to go with what we are trying to achieve with the Bournemouth Allnighters. We love the rarer and uptempo side of the scene, as eclipsed by Burnley and Bidds, and can't wait for the next ones. Neither one of us is prepared to compromise on the music to fill a venue. There are so many oldies allnighters anyway. But as you know, the problem will always be finding the right place. Down here all the clubs are selling out to the happy hour mentality and concreting over their dance floors for the hen/stag nights and students that invade the town. Maybe we will find somewhere which is "northern soul" friendly, but in the meantime I think we'll just enjoy our niters and see where that leads us. Sallie

Nice to hear...but you must've hidden it somewhere cos I don't recall any being there in 74/75 or 76 !!!

Tim...was looking forward to seeing Jonnah there...pity he couldn't make it !!!