Roburt

Willingham was her 1st married name (the marriage only lasted a very short time).

I wrote James Bell's bio for Prestatyn but don't know if I still have it (the website was taken down & my document copy is on an old PC). Should have a copy of the printed prog from the event somewhere though. Got to chat to James quite a bit at Prestatyn (wasn't he at least 2 of those weekenders ?) but can't instantly recall the content of our chats ... it most certainly will not have been about which was the 1st UK DJ / venue where his cut was spun though.

Fred, the oldest teenager in Scunny .... but then, the only good thing to come out of Scunny ... is the road to Donny ....

More still's from the upcoming Rudy Love documentary ... missed out another guy who's featured in the film -- George Clinton ...

Is this too soon ... across the board soul & funk (probably loads of recent / upcoming Numero stuff) ...

You got a great historic haul there, pity not much is soul related.

Yep, it's South African. . . . . TMJ123 was Marvin & Kim's "IT TAKES TWO" with TMJ162 being Marvin & Tammi's "AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING". Sth Africa had releases on Tamla Motown from around 1966 till at least 1975.

Golden State was a record label BUT it was also a recording studio (both run by Leo Kulka out of San Fran). He also had the Golden Soul label & his own mastering service (Sonic Arts out of the same building @ 665 Harrison Street, San Francisco). His label seemed to use around 8 / 9 different numbering systems but by the late 70's, the label was using numbers more like #437. None of their systems used any number like 201. So, I'm guessing that this could even have been cut at Golden State but not destined to come out on the GS label (which seemed largely in-active at the time). The record that did escape on the label in 78 was by female Joy Higgins and it obviously ain't that. I quite like it, it has a sort of jazzy (70's) Terry Callier type of vibe. Bet the likes of Colin Curtis would go for it.

So was Mood Mosaic played at Wigan then ? ... I know it gotta plenty of spins in UK soul clubs between 66 & 69 .. thought it would have been 'old hat' by 74/75ish and later ... after all it had gotten 2 UK releases on 45 by Sept 69, it was available on the UK LP and on Canadian & Euro released 45's.

A duet concoction ...

It was always easy to get (on her 1965 album), guess someone had it cut onto an acetate back in the day ...

A picture is worth a 1000 words ...

I know some on here used to frequent this club when in NY back in the day ... well 2 more books about the club have just been added to the many earlier efforts (must be at least 9 now) ... the new ones are by Mark Fleischman and Denise Chatman + Ian Schrager and Bob Colacello. You can scan thru both books on Amazon ....... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-Studio-54-Mark-Fleischman/dp/1945572574/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508459296&sr=1-2&keywords=studio+54 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Studio-54-Ian-Schrager/dp/0847843440/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508459296&sr=1-1&keywords=studio+54

A UK 7" (& 12") from 1992 ... only goes for a couple of quid ...

Bet they put on a similar show here (Back in August 68) ...

The Ikettes always wore those short skirts (see above clip) on shows back in the mid to late 60's ... I saw them a few times at clubs like the Wheel ... I'd stand right down front next to the stage (which wasn't too large, especially when there were more than 10 people up there). There wasn't much roon, so the Ikettes had to stand really close to the front of the stage and dance around wildly in those short outfits ... strangely, they made a really big impression on this 18 year old kid. They performed a lot like this back when I used to go see em ...

Tina Turner was in London today, checkin in on how preparations for the musical play about her life are progressing .... She (with the IKE & TINA Review) was on ITV back in 1968 ....

Don't know about the price it goes for on 7" (as it only escaped in Sweden) but this is a gentle laid back soulful dancer ... dates from 1993 ... you have to get over it being sung in a foreign language though .... BTW, ANYONE KNOW what her version/s of Curtis's "Give Me Your Love" (also a Swedish release in 1990) is like ??

John tells me that Latimore, his wife and daughter will all be attending the Florida Soul Book launch party held on October 27 at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg (FL). Lat might even sit in with Little Jake (Jock Mitchell) and the Soul Searchers on the live show. He's also had confirmation that Frankie Gearing will sing at the event and Sarasota Slim will sit in on guitar.

If you're still LOOKING FOR A reason to LOVE gospel tunes that were turned into soul classics, try this un ..

Wayne Cochran, singing not preachin ... ... back in 1967 up at the Sugar Shack in Boston ... BTW, it seems that Helene Smith has lost her voice, so she'll be at the Miami event but she will not be performing (though another artist will).

Sad news on Denise LaSalle as reported in Jackson Sun newspaper ... https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/2017/10/16/denise-lasalle-hospital-recovering-leg-amputation/768628001/

A background pic on this .....

Really liking the album 'Soul Of A Man' that's been out a few weeks from this guy. Born in Dallas, Texas, the guy can sing. Not really a 'dance floor filling' album, just a really good soulful set. I really like "Midnight Queen" and the 'Ola Onabule sounding' "Me & My Ole Lady" (which was gonna be the title track but ain't) plus the soulful ballads on display (these grow on you). "Ain't For Me" has a sexy slow dance groove, whilst "Sucker For Love" is taken at a bit faster pace. You can hear "Midnight Queen" in full here .... https://www.tatum-jackson.com/music/ Samples of all the tracks are up on Amazon ... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075831CZN/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

Timed to help promote the upcoming Numero package ... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/15/arts/music/jackie-shane-transgender-soul-pioneer.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Farts&action=click&contentCollection=arts&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=19&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0