Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
The Apollo Theater – New York City – Famous for live soul and blues performers The Apollo Theater is famous for live soul and blues performers. It started in the 1930’s as a Jazz location on 105th Street, HARLEM. Talent competitions were a feature between live acts. Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th Street (7th and … Read more
American Folk/Blues tours of the UK in the sixties American Folk Blues tours in the sixties In 1963 – 1965 there were several Blues/Folk Tours came to England. One of the venues was the Manchester Free Trade Hall. Artists appearing included: Sugar Pie Desanto, Julie Felix, Rambling Jack, Doctor and Buffy Saint Marie as well … Read more
The Manchester Twisted Wheel Allnighter was the name given to the weekly soul event that every respectable mod would get to as often as body and soul could stand it. By far the most famous was held at the Twisted Wheel in Manchester. They were held originally at the original Wheel in Brazennose Street and … Read more
The Compass Club Torquay was the place to go if you were on holiday in Devon in the mid to late 1960’s and were a soul fan. The excellent tracks all played one after the other without any annoying DJ interruptions very much in the style of The Blue Note Club Manchester. As a result … Read more
Ellie Greenwich wrote a massive number of soul classics there. Phil Spector worked there too composing hits for the Crystals Ronnettes Ike and Tina Turner The Righteous Brothers and many others. Gerry Goffin and Carol King also had offices but Lieber Stoller were the originators and started their own label – Red Bird right here. … Read more
The Bodega nightclub was one of the many bars and pubs in Manchester in the sixties. It was situated on Corporation Street further along from what is now Boots. At one point in the late fifties and sixties, Manchester spawned many nightclubs and gained the reputation of being a ‘swinging city’ before the chief constable … Read more
The CAROLINE LOUNGE in Bolton was nicknamed The Boneyard Club and this name stuck but don’t ask me why. Although it was not a cellar dive, you reached it by a set of stairs going up and over a musical instruments store, it was one of THE places to go to. The Boneyard was very … Read more