Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Almost everything that Chuck Berry released got played at the original Twisted Wheel in Manchester. In 1963/4 there was a blues boom in the UK and leading it was Chuck Berry. Rock & roll and blues songwriter, singer and guitarists and great performer. He was born Charles Edward Anderson Berry to a large family in … Read more
Good Rocking Tonight Born 24th August 1915 – Omaha, Nebraska Died 14th June 1969 – Los Angeles Wynonie ‘Mr Blues’ Harris was a real raucous blues singer who was not afraid of risque lyrics and producing blues numbers which celebrated life rather than bemoaning bad luck. Without a doubt he was one of the first singers of … Read more
STAY – UK Top Rank Records, 1960 It maybe classed as Rock n Roll but this track by Maurice Williams is still Soul. A great track played at the Twisted Wheel Manchester and covered also by Manchester band The Hollies a great apocryphal sound from Maurice Williams. And Maurice was also recognised on the second Soul scene … Read more
Bama Lama Bama Loo Slippin’And Slidin’ Lucille GET DOWN WITH IT – Columbia 1967 – a great favourite. I Don’t Want To Discuss It The Original ‘ Rocker’ but much of Little Richards recordings can be classed as soul. Many of his 45’s were played at the Blue Note and at The Twisted Wheel; especially Get … Read more