Gloria Scott
Gloria Scott’s is a name synonymous with Northern Soul, with her Barry White produced anthem (a case of) Too Much Lovemaking continuing to pack dancefloors across Europe. Her first venture into the recording studio was…
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Hi, I am the drivetime presenter on the commercial UK station Radio Newark and host of a weekly (mainly 70s) soul show on 4 UK networks. Besides playing great underplayed soul music from 1968 - 1983, I intend to share my interviews with the stars of yesteryear who are still doing it today giving an insight into their colourful lives and introducing their new work.
MIchael Hepburn & Nate Phillips of Pleasure
Mentored by Wayne Henderson, the group Pleasure infused soul, funk and fusion becoming a cult group on the underground black music scene of the late 70s in the UK and the US. They’re now back…
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Samm Culley (Skullsnaps / Diplomats / Fatback and more)
Samm Culley’s career began as a keyboard player for Tiny Tim & The Hits where he met fellow singers Tom Price and Bill Collier. The trio soon left Tiny Tim and along with Irvin Waters…
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Billy Prince of The Precisions
Not many groups can say that their parent label created a subsidiary imprint purely for their songs but that’s just what Sidra did for The Precisions and group member Billy Prince, who sang lead on…
Joe Bataan
Latin soul legend Joe Bataan was born Bataan Nitollano in 1942 to African-American/Filipino parents. Growing up in Spanish Harlem he inevitably fell into gang culture. Having briefly led a local Puerto Rican street gang named…
Joe ‘Pep’ Harris of the Fabulous Peps and The Undisputed Truth
Joe Harris cut his first 45 as a schoolboy with Little Joe & The Moroccos and went on to lead the Fabulous Peps and sing with the Ohio Players before Norman Whitfield took him to…
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Oliver C Brown – KC & The Sunshine Band
Californian Oliver C Brown went to Miami to seek his fortune and certainly found it. His talent soon brought him to the attention of Henry Stone of TK Records who employed him as the label’s…
Bobby Hutton
Harold ‘Bobby’ Hutton began singing at the age of five. His professional career began In Detroit, Michigan after he won a talent show at the 20 Grand club and was invited to Motown by Mickey…
Lee Fields
Lee Fields, or ‘Little JB’ as he is often lovingly referred to in reference to his physical and vocal resemblance to James Brown, is a singer/songwriter/producer who released hi first single in 1969 and has…
Archie Bell of The Drells
Archie Bell & The Drells of Houston, Texas were one of the main acts on Philadelphia International Records with hits including Tighten Up, I Can’t Stop Dancing, Here I Go Again, Soul City Walk and…
Deniece Williams
Recording in the 60s under her maiden name of Deniece Chandler, Deniece Williams is a grammy award winning singer songwriter and producer who achieved success in the 70s and 80s with songs such as Free,…
Carolyn Crawford
After winning a talent contest in Detroit aged 13 Carolyn, already an accomplished songwriter with a stack of original compositions under her belt, spent the early hours of her 14th birthday recording her debut single…
