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Songs of Yesterday and today – talking Free, Bad Company and more with Simon Kirke
Whichever side of the Atlantic you’re based, you won’t need reminding what a wretched year we’ve somehow clambered through. But Simon Kirke is feeling relatively chipper now, with 2021 firmly in his sights. While coronavirus continues to ravage America, this … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Alexis Korner, Andy Borenius, Andy Fraser, Bad Company, Battersea, Black Cat Bones, Boz Burrell, David Roberts, Free, Harry Wareing, London, Lonerider, Long Island, Lucy Piller, Mick Austin, Mick Ralphs, Motown, New York, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Ringo Starr, Rock’n’Roll Fantasy, Salinas, Shropshire, Simon Kirke, Stax, Steve Overland, The Beatles, Twickenham
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Something to Hold On to – out on the floor with The Sha La La’s
Anyone who truly loves ‘60s Soul understands the thrill of flipping over a single and finding a lesser-known gem on the B-side. Whether it was Atlantic, Stax, Tamla Motown, or a Northern Soul rarity, there was something special about making … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged (Gotta Find) A Better Way, A Month of Sundays, Before I Let You Down Again, Curtis Mayfield, Darron Robinson, Dexy's, Feelin' Real, Fools Like Us, Hold On, John Lee, John Piccirillo, Motown, Northern Soul, Otis Redding, Sonic Keys, Stax, Sweet Life, The Jam, The Sha La La's, The Style Council, Vere Osborne
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Behold the Stone Foundation – the Neil Sheasby interview
US broadcaster David Brinkley is quoted as saying, ‘A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her’. And Neil Sheasby knows a fair bit about all that. For … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Atherstone, Bettye Lavette, Curtis Mayfield, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Dr. Robert, Graham Parker, Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Neil Jones, Neil Sheasby, Ocean Colour Scene, paul weller, Stax, Steve Cradock, Stone Foundation, Street Rituals, Tamworth, the Impressions, The Jam, The Proclaimers, The Specials, The Style Council, William Bell
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Otis Redding – a personal appreciation
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
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Tagged BBC 4, Booker T & The MGs, Eddie Floyd, Georgia, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Monterey, Otis Redding, Ready Steady Go, Sam and Dave, Sam Cooke, Stax, Steve Cropper, The Beatles
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