Goldsoul

Thanks for the mention. JR Bailey’s  ashes by the way are on my dear friend Bobby Jay’s mantle piece. 
Adding a touch of trivia to the comments raised, JB Troy could be BJ switched around and Troy could refer to Jeff Troy, Bobby’s colleague at WWRL radio station. That’s my view. I will endeavour to ask BJ as I work with him at 45 Radio, where he presents America’s Greatest Hits. 
Both JR and Vernon were clearly go to guys to improve various sessions for busy labels such as Wand, Decca, Kapp etc. 
 

YOUR PROVOCATIVE STATEMENT!

’The Younghearts manager (probably Booby Sanders) was a bit ruthless & used to screw the group members over money on a regular basis’

 

YOU HAVE NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER and have never met the guy. 
 

 

At least we don’t start waffling without having some deep knowledge  about the subject matter. We knew Bobby Sanders well  

Cease with the ‘I have no evidence’ routine, as it becomes disrespectful to the person named. 
 

Quote you ‘I don’t have evidence’

Quit dissing respected music legends you have never met. You have no scientific evidence whatsoever! 

On 15/05/2023 at 13:27, Roburt said:

The Younghearts, New Younghearts & Kings of Hearts are all, in a way, the same group.

BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME MEMBERS ... The Younghearts manager (probably Booby Sanders) was a bit ruthless & used to screw the group members over money on a regular basis. So when a member would get tired of this he'd quit the group, sometimes all the members would quit at the same time.

Bobby wasn't bothered, he'd just find a different group, sign em, rename em and a few days later the Younghearts, NYH or  KofH would be back on the road undertaking the groups bookings.

I seem to recall, Al Boyd telling me that after he'd relocated to LA, the Imperial Wonders were even a set of Younghearts for a few days.

Find the allegation against the late Jerome Lenoir(Bobby Sanders) quite distasteful. Ever met him?

A very nice guy who helped us tremendously at SoultripUSA in March 04 attracting many LA Soul legends including Younghearts lead Ron Preyer, another Bobby S protégée who speaks well of the man. 
If Alphonso Boyd(I interviewed him in 85) operated as a version of the Younghearts group, he never mentioned it. 
 

Bobby was entertaining and genuinely helpful. 
He got on famously with everyone present including 300 Brits.  
 

 Vel appeared live in front of British fans at SoultripUSA Las Vegas 2018. 
The Life lead singer performed Tell Me Why to rousing applause. 

2 minutes ago, Goldsoul said:

Extremely shocked hearing the sad news my friend and former recording artist LINDA LEWIS(Linda Fredericks) has passed.  
A UK treasure with a wonderful multi octave vocal, I first met her in 1983 after producing her sister Shirley. 
She took a chance and recorded ‘Class Style’ for Electricity records with me in 1984 and although a minor success in the UK, it was a European hit. 
Putting together her revival tour with Tony Denton she worked tirelessly to help deliver success. 

I remember her giving me a recording cassette of ‘Selfish One’ her first demo for Polydor in late 1965 after our late night music chat in Amsterdam. 
We last met at Corinne Drewery’s 50th birthday and laughed our socks off at ‘the love hate relationship’ with ‘that track’………..

What a fabulous voice! 

My sincere condolences to the Fredericks family. A remarkable talent and a pleasure to have known you.  
Rest in peace……… Linda Lewis

Full tribute https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/04/linda-lewis-death-british-singer-and-famed-backing-vocalist-dies-aged-72

3 hours ago, The Dolt said:

I know this is an old topic but I'm new to Soul Source. Is anyone in contact with Simon today?

Yes and he doesn’t want to speak about Northern openly. He’s based in LA. 

7 hours ago, Geeselad said:

I remember Richard serling saying kev Roberts left it on a chip shop counter which gave it a warp. 

Completely untrue. The disc had a slight warp when Jonathan Woodliffe sold it to me. I believe it was damaged when Les McCutcheon the first UK owner loaned it temporarily to a third party. 

Charly records through its Mountain of Soul series have limited vinyl releases.

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https://www.mixcloud.com/CHARLYRECORDS/mountain-of-soul-episode-2/

 

Charly Records releasing Rare and Unreleased Northern and Modern tracks

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7 hours ago, Jessie Pinkman said:

Hi Gordon, I think in the early days of the Mecca Billy the Kid dj'd alongside Tony Jebb, I never knew his real name, however on my very first visit I remember requesting Billy Butler's The Right track and Tony played it for me.

Bob

Billy the Kid is Rod Allsworth. 

22 years on, a fresh look at the popularity of the scenes favourite tracks.
A best seller back in 2000, the new and final edition looks at the entire musical output for over 60 years.

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3 hours ago, Souljer6 said:

Apparently....I learned this from listening to Steve Glover's FB show yesterday and can't imagine why it's not all over Soul-Source, unless of course it's not true, which I hope it isn't. J.T. made some great records but for me The Beautiful Night is one of the greatest ever, self penned too! My first copy cost me a fiver at the Vavas. Lost that over the years and its replacement set me back £320 a few years back!

Steve is a highly respected collector who goes back to the 60's and formerly co-owner of Soul Galore record stores in Birmingham and Manchester. His shows are on Fridays, usually 7pm - 9pm, well worth a listen and soon to be on You Tube. He needs YT subscribers. It's free! Just go to Soulboy Steve on YT.

It was announced a week ago by PP Arnold, Phil Harding and others on Facebook. 
Well done to Steve for highlighting. 

On 22/09/2006 at 21:23, Soulfulhound said:

 

 

 

 

Afternoon on the rhino wasn't played the first night.

 

Bubble Gum Breakthro' was the big Mike Post sound at that time, which happened to be on the Fused LP as well as the 45. On that LP was another great track, A.O.T.R., which Kev Roberts picked up on, he wasnt in the original Wigan deejay line-up and played it months later.

 

Cheers, Chris

The venue opened on Sept 23rd. I was hired on September 30th the following Saturday. 
Cheers 

A dear friend and live appearance at SoultripUSA 2009 in Chicago. Wonderful talent. 
 

In case you haven’t heard the original of ‘One Minute’ Thank heavens for John Miles

 

Firstly, JOHN MILES Rest in peace. 
Born John Errington in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear. 
He had 4 singles on Cliff Cooper’s Orange label. 
3 were Club hits from the get go……1. Why Don’t You Love Me.  2. Yesterday(was just the beginning) 3. One Minute Every Hour, by far his most popular ‘up North’ selling more than 10k early through mid 70’s. 
ironically, this isn’t the original. Vanda & Young(Easybeats) wrote it for John Farnham, who released it in Australia. More of a Rock version. 
A 4th single Hard Road is less desirable. 
Moving to Bristol, he signed to Decca and slammed the charts with ‘Music(was my first love) and Highfly. 
 

Really good vocalist and musician. A good body of work from the man.