Soul Bands

Lee Fields and The Expressions

Ladies Lee Fields is a U.S. soul singer who looks and sounds somewhat like the late, great James Brown. In fact his voice is sometimes heard in the James Brown movie, Get On Up. In addition to singing, Lee Fields also plays keyboards and works most of the time with the group The Expressions. Lee … Read more

War

The World Is a Ghetto War FACEBOOK WIKI

Lee Andrews and the Hearts

I’ve Had It 1968 from this Philadelphia group, Lee Andrews and the Hearts. Gets in at 303 on Kev Roberts Top 500. Nevertheless is another great song. 1950’s: it was TEARDROPS; their Doo Wop song that gave them a hit. Just over 2 minutes of pure sounding Soul. Wikipedia: Lee Andrews & the Hearts

Manifesto

A Case Of Tyme Sounds to me like the style of an American Marching Band on this frantic rock ‘Soul’ 45′ made in 1970 by Manifesto. 201 on the Top 500 Northern Soul.

Funkadelic – I’ll Bet You

I’ll Bet You This song by Funkadelic was originally made by Billy Butler, given the Funkadelic treatment it goes stratospheric. Well, Funkadelic might not to everyone’s taste who comes from a classic or northern Soul background, but this track is a groovy sound! The band was formed in 1968 and had George Clinton as its … Read more

Drizabone

 REAL LOVE  Drizabone – Can’t say I’m keen on that rapping sequence on this track by Drizabone – however, the rest is great! With Mica Paris – Two In A Million Pressure UK SOUL Band Drizabone – named after a Rain Coat! FACEBOOK DrizaBone – Wikipedia

The Fatback Band – with Johnny King

Peace, Love Not War (1969) Johnny King and The Fatback Band – Peace, Love Not War. The Fatback Band started in the early 1970s and Johnny King played guitar and sang vocals up to 1979. He also wrote Peace, Love Not War which was one of many anti-war songs out at the time of the … Read more

The TSU Tornados

Getting The Corners (1969) I Still Love You The TSU Tornados were the backing band for Archie Bell and The Drells Backing Bandr

Rain – (Charity Brown)

Out Of My Mind (1971) Rain – Charity Brown –Quite a hit in Canada, nothing in the UK until it was picked up in 1977 by the Northern Soulers. Charity Brown – Wikipedia