Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Searchin by the Hollies (from Manchester) was played at the old Twisted Wheel Club, Manchester. The original by the Coasters was played more! They also copied and had a hit with Doris Troy‘s Just One Look and Stay, originally a doo wop hit for The Zodiacs. The Hollies – Wikipedia The Hollies Website
THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU – Herb Alpert This Guy’s In Love With You from Herb Alpert was often played at the end of an evening session (Blue Note Manchester). Some may say this is not soul but soul is a feeling, a connection in the heart, made by the performer with the listener, … Read more
I’m Satisfied With You The Furys were an East Coast white sixties group – up tempo, too fast for dancers in 1965 in the UK. They did a version of Parchman Farm, as did just about everybody at that time. They changed their name in 1965 to The Wilde Knights. However, in the 1970’s at … Read more
Formed 1967 London Disbanded 1971 The Ferris Wheel were a band that played live at the Twisted Wheel but who never had any chart hits. They were a hybrid of soul and psychedelia which proved popular for a time in the sixties. Imagine Hair the musical and you get the idea. The group signed to … Read more
I Only Want To Be With You Wishin’ and Hopin’ Anyone Who Had a Heart Stay Awhile All Cried Out The Look of Love I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself What’s It Gonna’ Be – Philips 1967 Son Of A Preacher Man Never Love Again (69) Am I The Same Girl Magic … Read more
Hell Hound On My Trail Hey Girl (orig by Freddie Scott) Duffy Power was signed to the Larry Parnes’ stable, as was Georgie Fame. Having completed a series of pop singles including Dream Lover and Ain’t She Sweet, the singer embraced R ‘n B in 1963 with a pulsating version of the Beatles’ I Saw … Read more
ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART / A House Is Not A Home WALK ON BY DON’T MAKE ME OVER Always Something There To Remind Me YOU’LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN REACH OUT FOR ME (1964) I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE (1968) WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW You’re … Read more
Polk Salad Annie This song by Tony Joe White came along at about the same time as Tommy Neal’s Going To A Happening and was often played back to back at the Blue Note(in fact everything was played back to back at the Blue Note and The Wheel – no one had much time for … Read more
The Castaways, formed in Minneapolis, consisted of Dick Roby, Roy Hensley, Denny Craswell, Bob Folschow and Jim Donna who wrote their one hit. Must have been a good one though, it is still resurrected regularly. Song Lyrics – Liar Liar, The Castaways Liar, liar, pants on fire Your nose is longer than a telephone wire … Read more
AIN’T NO SOUL LEFT IN THESE OLD SHOES – UK PYE (orig. Major Lance) Ronnie Milsap recorded a cover version of Ain’t No Soul Left In These Old Shoes which was a great success at original Northern Soul Clubs. Although the original by Major Lance was well known, Ronnie Milsap’s version was much more ‘in … Read more