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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
‘Eddie’s my name!’ In conversation with Eddie Holman
Eddie Holman was up at 5am the day I called him, and two hours later the 68-year-old Baptist minister and soul legend was definitely on a roll. That was Philadelphia time, five hours behind the UK, the man credited with … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, Eddie Holman, Falsetto, Harlem, Hey There Lonely Girl, Jackie Wilson, New York City, Northern Soul, Philadelphia, Preston's Got Soul
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Judy Street refused UK entry, but hoping to return later this year
I don’t tend to do breaking news on the writewyattuk blog, but on the morning of Friday, May 16, it was announced that Judy Street – the subject of a feature and interview on this site last Saturday (May 10) … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, Bolton, Edinburgh, Glenn Walker-Foster, Judy Street, Manchester, Preston's Got Soul, Russ Winstanley, Twisted Wheel, Wigan
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Martha inspires 53 Degrees in a December Heat Wave
I’ve just re-read the chapter dedicated to Martha Reeves in Gerri Hirschey’s excellent 1984 biography Nowhere to Run – The Story of Soul Music. It includes a description of the Alabama-born, Detroit-raised chanteuse warming up for a post-Vandellas era show … Continue reading