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All fired up and still seeking the love remedy – back in touch with Andrew Roachford
Andrew Roachford was suffering from the dreaded ‘man flu’ when I called, but insisted, tongue firmly in cheek, ‘I’ll live’, this veteran singer-songwriter looking to steadily build up his energy reserves for impending rehearsals ahead of a 21-date UK tour, … Continue reading
Reprising the Roachford Files – the Andrew Roachford interview
After his latest successful tour with Mike + The Mechanics, Andrew Roachford is back on the road with his band this autumn. Know the name but struggling to place the back-catalogue? Well, his biggest hits came with his first collective in the … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Al Green, Amy Winehouse, Andrew Roachford, Balham, Bill Roachford, Bill Withers, Cuddly Toy, Free, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Mike + The Mechanics, Mike Rutherford, Otis Redding, Paul Carrack, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rick Astley, Sly and the Family, The Clash
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Getting to know a Good Thing – having a proper parlez with Paul Young
Paul Young was having a chinwag with his good friend and ‘father of the Italian blues’ Zucchero Fornaciari in a hotel room in the capital when I tracked him down, ahead of a Royal Albert Hall date for the latter. … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Green, Ann Peebles, Arthur Baker, China Crisis, Everytime You Go Away, Good Thing, Hue & Cry, James Halliwell, Laurie Latham, Los Pacaminos, Luton, Manchester Academy, Martika, No Parlez, Paul Young, Q-Tips, Rod Stewart, Streetband, The Secret of Association, Toast, Toyah, Wherever I Lay My Hat
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Eddie Holman / Preston’s Got Soul – 53 Degrees, Preston
While the temperature plummeted 52 degrees lower than the name of the venue, Eddie Holman brought plenty of warmth when he visited this Northern Soul stronghold on Friday night. And from the moment this Philly veteran stepped on stage at … Continue reading