Eddie Floyd

Knock On Wood – 1966 STAX Raise Your Hand – 1967 Big Bird On A Saturday Night Bring It on Home to Me – (Orig Sam Cooke) I Never Found Me A Girl (1968) What You Gonna Do (With My Heart) 1969 LP track. Knock on Wood was Eddie Floyd’s greatest achievement. Knock on Wood was … Read more

Don Covay

PONY TIME  – Arnold 1960MERCY MERCY – AtlanticSometimesSEE SAWSOOKIE SOOKIEIt’s Better To Have40 Days and 40 NightsShingaling ’67 /I Was There (584082), UK, 1967, Red Atlantic Donald Randolph was Don Covey and he was born on 24, March 1938, in Orangeburg, SC and guess what, yes another gospel singer in his familiy’s gospel group as … Read more

Freddie Scott

 HEY GIRL – Colpix 1963 Brand New World Are You Lonely For Me Baby – Shout USA (1967). HEY GIRL – such a soulful recording, and written by Carole King. This was played by Dave and the other Dave at the very end of their sessions at the Blue Note Club Manchester. And “Are You Lonely … Read more

Al TNT Braggs

Dynamite  – UK Vocalion / Peacock  Earthquake – Vocalion / Peacock USA Born 23rd May 1932 – Texas Died 3rd December 2003 – Dallas, Texas Both these were obscure tracks to obtain at the time on the UK Vocalion label but great, great ones from Al ‘TNT’ Mr Dynamite Braggs, heavily played at the Twisted … Read more

Bob and Earl

Harlem Shuffle Ooh Honey Baby (Such an atmospheric production it immediately reproduces a mental picture of the soul dance scene in the UK ). Bob and Earl released Harlem Shuffle on the Sue label in the UK and it became an all time mod anthem. It produces an immediate  mental picture of the soul dance … Read more

Betty Swan

Make Me Yours  MAKE ME YOURS – 1967 UK, CBS A truly great soul performance. Kiss My Love Goodbye A massive hit at the Blue Note Club Manchester in the late Sixties! Betty Jean Champion, Born 24th October 1944 Betty started out in the early sixties in a group called the Fawns. Her first solo … Read more

Ben E King

Tears Tears Tears What Is Soul Stand By Me A Rose In Spanish Harlem Cry No More I Who Have Nothing In 1975 he made the superb SUPERNATURAL THING Ben E King was as popular on the live UK soul venue scene as Edwin Starr. He was never disappointing, a master soul purveyor. He had … Read more

Arthur Alexander

You’d Better Move On – UK Dot Label 1962 Covered by the Rolling Stones. Another release Anna was covered by the Beatles. Anna A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues Covered by Johnny Kidd and The Pirates I NEED YOU BABE – (Monument) Born  10th May 1940 – Florence, Alabama Died  13th June 1993 – Nashville, Tennessee Arthur … Read more

Aaron Neville

Aaron Neville – one half of The Neville Brothers, recorded the brilliant Tell It Like It Is in 1967  Aaron Neville had the original and a girl group did a version too (later) The Marriotts. Aaron Neville released one of the most soulful recordings ever, Tell It Like It Is. Often played at Manchester’s Blue … Read more