Tag Archives: James Brown

Moving the room with the James Taylor Quartet

Posted on January 12, 2017 by

There was some serious attention seeking going on when I called James Taylor at his home studio in Kent. It wasn’t down to him though, but his Cairn terrier, Heidi, after he shut her out of his studio in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Shout? Let it all out – the Lulu interview

Posted on March 17, 2016 by

It was a long time coming, but Lulu’s been fully in charge of her career for at least a quarter of a century now, making up for lost years after at least two decades letting others make her big decisions. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Otis Redding – a personal appreciation

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

WHEN I saw Noddy Holder recently, the former Slade frontman recalled how it was down to Little Richard that he got involved in music, something you could see in the way he always projected that mighty voice of his. While I can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments