Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Painter Man Making Time I Got The Fever – 1968 The Creation were a mod band very much in The Who mould. They never found sustained success – even with Ronnie Wood in the line up. They appeared at the Twisted Wheel Club in Manchester on at least one occasion. They were formed in 1966 … Read more
Incense – The Anglos Brit WI 1004 / Fontana TF 1965 The Anglos
My Boyfriend’s Back – Mercury The Beatles copied their P.S. I Love You and the Shirelles did My Boyfriend’s Back which in 1963 was a major number one USA hit for the Angels. The Angels – Wikipedia
Emergency 999 – UK PINK PYE Label The Alan Bown Set were an English group favoured by the remaining Manchester Mods in 1966 and appeared as a live band at the Twisted Wheel Manchester. One Member, born in Batley Yorkshire (1949) was Robert Palmer. Emergency was quite a popular track at the time, heavily played … Read more
LET’S DANCE THE MORE I SEE YOU Call Me Time After Time Because of You Born 17th January 1943 – Los Angeles Chris Montez was an Hispanic singer out of Los Angeles who was helped by Herb Alpert. Let’s Dance was his major hit on Monogram in 1962. After signing with A&M where Herb Alpert … Read more
Hey Baby Keep On Bruce Channel was born on November 28, 1940 in Jacksonville, Texas. In 1962 he released Hey Baby – a classic number one hit. Hey Baby was written in 1959 with his friend Margaret Cobb. Bruce toured the UK in 1962 with the Beatles supporting! The harmonica player in Bruce’s band was … Read more
Zip – A – Dee – Doo – Dah (1962) WHY DO LOVERS BREAK EACH OTHER’S HEARTS? – 1963 This track was quite popular at the first Twisted Wheel in Manchester. Bob B. Soxx was Bobby Sheen by another name. Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans were an early 1960s girl group that included … Read more
THE CHEATER The Cheater was an instrumental by Bob Kuban, often played at the Twisted Wheel and Blue Note club, Manchester. A definite one hit wonder. The LP of the same name included many instrumental versions of hits of the sixties – interesting as an historical snapshot. The Cheater LP track listing 01. The Cheater … Read more
The Times They Are A-Changing Subterranean Homesick Blues Two recordings of Bob Dylan’s were played often at the early days of the Brazennose Street Twisted Wheel in Manchester when duffle coats and combat jackets were the fashion accessories to be seen in. The club goers divided into two groups, those who booed and those who … Read more
Tell Him I Want You To Be My Baby When You Move You Lose Angel Of The Morning Billie Davis was a 1960s English ‘soul’ singer’ and an ‘A’ typical Mod looking girl’ who frequently appeared on Ready Steady Go. She originally sprang to fame after winning a talent completion, backed by Cliff Bennett and the … Read more