Without doubt it was Alan Freed who was the first to place ‘Black’ music on mainstream radio (in the USA). Racism was rife on state-side airways. Black stations for Negroes, White for White. Alan Freed played both and some people … Continue reading →
Russ Winstanley was keen on Soul music. Realising that a venue was needed to get all those Soul dance ‘orphans’ who were without a venue, to have one after the Twisted Wheel closed and the Torch in the Midlands was … Continue reading →
Richard is an important ‘Face’ on the Northern Soul scene. First DJayed at Bolton’s Va Va Club in the seventies. DJay @ THE WIGAN CASINO One of his vinyl discoveries.
Continue reading →Roger Eagle was the most memorable and enigmatic of the DJs who worked at The Twisted Wheel Club in Manchester in the sixties. Although he started out as a blues and R ‘n B expert, over the years he became … Continue reading →
Poppa Stoppa, New Orleans DJ Poppa Stoppa Obituary – From A News Report Poppa Stoppa, a popular New Orleans DJ for three decades, died Nov. 9, 1999, after a lengthy illness. Poppa Stoppa, whose given name was Clarence Hayman, was … Continue reading →
Born 15th November 1924 Died 24th April 1997 Mike Raven was a prominent Radio Luxembourg DJ and everyone interested in Soul Music would listen to his shows because he often played obscure soul tracks that were never played anywhere else … Continue reading →