Everything posted by Fiftyboiledeggs
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Most streamed Northern track on Spotify
There is one track with 250 million streams jackie Wilson Your Love Keeps Lifting me Higher Be surpised if that gets beaten.
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Most streamed Northern track on Spotify
Okay this track was played at the Casino and has the most streams I would say, on Spotify. Anyone guess the track?
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Nice site for Chicago soul heads.
https://www.musicliveshere.site/allsite https://www.musicliveshere.site/all/jerry-butler’s-songwriting-workshop Jerry Butler’s Songwriting Workshop 1402 S Michigan Ave. Singer Jerry Butler started his Songwriters Workshop when he needed fast help to prepare tunes to fulfill his recording contract in 1970. Fortunately, Chicago had no shortage of talent, and songwriters gathered at this site to work on material not just for Butler but, as it turned out, also for many others as well as for themselves. The workshop provided the composers with the space and the salaries they needed to develop ideas and also taught musicians about publishing and copyrights. Terry Callier and Larry Wade wrote songs for Callier’s own records as well as for The Dells, most famously the group’s hit, “The Love We Had (Stays on My Mind)” in 1971. Workshop participants Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy teamed up to form The Independents (who had a hit with their “Leaving Me” in 1973) before becoming heavyweight producers themselves, especially for Yancy’s wife, Natalie Cole. By 1976, the workshop had dissolved, but Butler believed it had more than served its purpose. The workshop’s songs attest to that belief.
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The Rave Scene/soul Scene
As one of the few who went to the casino in 80/81 and then in London got familiar with the Boy's Own lot. The camaraderie was the same in both and the bickering on each scene:) I remember Maysey from Boy's Own saying when The Trip opened at the Astoria in 88 in London, that was it, it was over. I kind of understood what he meant. Probably the same way as some of you remember when Wigan let in the cameras. Once a genre gets commercialsed the lowest common denomiator prevails. Both scenes like most scenes came from the working class.
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Japan soul scene
Don't ask Keb Darge🙂
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How artists are missing out on money
Spotify have a donation button where the money goes direct to the artist. The artist has to implement this. Take for example Bettye Swann can maybe Searling get in touch or someone that knows her to get this activated for her. I'd gladly donate £5. She has over 250 000 monthly listners. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0g3EsNvUCwgpsdkAiIC50W
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New 45 - Last Bastion - Lou Pride - Unreleased Version of I'm Com'un Home In The Morning
This is a great shuffler.
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Memory’s mid 70ts - Massive sound 👍🏻
Scottish band?
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New Kent Cd - People Get Ready: The Curtis Mayfield Songbook - VA (Songwriter Series)
Missed the chance to see him in Victoria, London early 80's:(
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Marvin Gaye - Interesting cover
This might inerest a few of you looks like Basquait before he did it. https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-4480658
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British Hustle Film
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Mod club London where?
Hi Wonder if anyone could help. What was the name of the mod club beside Petticoat lane, artillery row on a Sunday in the sixities? And what year? What were the opening hours ? Thanks
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What record would you have liked to have heard at the C
What record would you have liked to have heard at the Casino? Heres one to start which I think Soul Sam would have definitley dropped:
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Mick O'Donnell -Soul Discovery
For slower deep Soul , he has great taste. Always finds great new releases as well. Worth a listen his shows on mixcloud.
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News: Amy Winehouse: A Personal Tribute .
I'm not sure if she just ripped off Sharon Jones and took her band the dap kings but the true innovators always go unheralded.
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Soul 4 Real 7" - Adriana Evans -Looking For Your Love (S4R15)
Lovers Rock
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Book: Funk Investigators by Alberto Zanini - English Version Now Out
Alberto Zanini finds gold after all the prospectors have left;)
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Keb Darge Interview in the Modcast
It's old but very funny as Keb gives his view as he always does:) There are 3 parts , this is the first.
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Berry Gordy good or bad?
Agreed commercially very astute. But he forgot about the music along the way and squandered the talents of many artists. The Isleys and The Detroit Spinners got lucky by leaving.
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Berry Gordy good or bad?
For me he was the Russ Winstanley of Detroit soul music. I mean he did not want to release What's Going on. WTF
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What other sites do you like about music?
This site's good: <edited>
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Top 50...Newly played out in the last 5 years
I prefer to hear somthing new like Lee Dowells and I am looking forward to catching up on this thread.
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Is there a you tube chanel like this for northern soul
If not , I think it would be a good chanel, that some of the informative amongst you would be good at.
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Favourite song title
Okay rules are it must be the song title. We have had a favourite song lyric before on the forum but not sure if favourite song title. Bettye Swann - My Heart is closed for the season. Great line.
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Bettye Swan interview
You can feel the warmth and affection in the air. Beautiful.