Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Soulbot Music Database: British Soul, blues and Mod bands. YouTube videos of famous British Bands
From Head To Toe – UK Columbia, 1966 The Escorts were a Liverpool band of the sixties who did a cover of From Head to Toe. Due to the scarcity of the original version by Chris Clarke some poor souls bought and even played this definitely inferior version. Never mind, all grist to the mill as … Read more
Turn On Your Lovelight – Island) Green Door – Island -0WIP 6006 Wynder K Frog – Green Door // Dancing Frog I Feel So Bad – United Artists – Instrumental version of the Jackie Edwards song. Mick Weaver, otherwise known as Wynder K. Frog from Colchester, made that Hammond organ sing. This was instrumental R&B at its … Read more
It is true to say that Victor Brox was one of the most underrated champions of the British Blues scene and its unsung hero. This may well have been because he refused to be pigeon-holed into any single category and had an eclectic style which often defied analysis. What cannot be disputed was his excellent … Read more
The Senate backed Ben E King (appeared with him at the Twisted Wheel). They produced one pretty good album – Sock It To You One More Time – a compilation of live soul tracks of the 60’s. The group included Alex Ligertwood and the late Robbie McIntosh who worked with the Average White Band. Alex … Read more
The purists may frown at the inclusion of Rod Stewart – Rod the Mod – in this database but he is here for a number of good reasons. He appeared frequently at the Twisted Wheel Brazennose Street, often with Long John Baldry, in various groups including the Steam Packet. He has covered many soul records and his Those Old … Read more
DON’T BRING ME DOWN ROSALYN – Fontana 1964 Sixties UK White ‘Blues’. Went down well at the Brazennose Street Twisted Wheel. At the particular time the Pretty Things emerged, the most important qualification to attract attention was how long was their hair. The Pretty Things managed to win this particular battle, thanks to their drummer … Read more
TOBACCO ROAD This was a big hit in the UK for The Nashville Teens and to be fair it did get a couple of plays at the Twisted Wheel – before Roger Eagle started there as the DJ. The Nashville Teens’ version of this classic was an up-tempo copy of the USA released original, soon … Read more
Go Now The Moody Blues had a Number 2 hit in the UK with a cover version of Bessie Bank’s Go Now. They appeared live at the Brazennose Street Twisted Wheel in Manchester the week that this track was released (November, 1964). The support band was a group called The Others who were never heard … Read more
Lonnie Donegan was the leader of the UK 50’s Skiffle boom – duffle coats, Dossers, and all of that bohemian sub culture stuff. He was responsible in his own way for many of the early British groups being formed. Without Lonnie and Bert Wheedon, how would people like Brian Jones ever pick up a guitar? … Read more
Jimmy Powell’s first single was ‘Sugar Babe’ Pts. 1 and 2 – (Decca in 1962) 1963 he became Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions with Rod Stewart as a member. ‘I’m Looking For A Woman’ was a blues track they did on live performances at the Wheel. Jimmy Powell always had a good reception with … Read more