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There are 4 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Ron Dante's Saturday Night Blast
From: Laura Pinto
2. Re: more on Northern Soul
From: Frank Murphy
3. Dionne
From: Frank Murphy
4. Re: Robert John
From: Frank Murphy
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 13:02:49 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Ron Dante's Saturday Night Blast
Hi S'poppers,
Ron's forthcoming CD, "Ron Dante's Saturday Night Blast," is just
about ready for release, and one track everyone is certain to be talking
about is Ron's beautiful and heartfelt rendition of "Angels Among Us."
To hear a 30-second audio clip of this lovely song, visit
http://www.geocities.com/rdgroupmoderator/angels.html
and click on the link to listen.
I'll let everyone know when the CD is released, which should be soon.
Other tracks will include "Rock Me Gently" (featuring Andy Kim on
backgrounds), "Happy Together," and "Words"/"To Love Somebody."
Laura
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 14:35:10 -0000
From: Frank Murphy
Subject: Re: more on Northern Soul
Billy G. Spradlin wrote:
> I guess Northern Soul DJ's in the 70's never did the proper "research"
> and discovered what race or any other information about the performer --
> if they and their club liked the 45 the played it, which is a good thing, but
> confusing to people outside of the UK who are trying to nail down a
> proper decription of the sound.
"Northern Soul" is more of a dance scene than a sound, and over the
years it has developed into a number of strands. Luckily enough several
NS DJs did the research, spoke to the artists, producers and musicians
and got their records reissued and brought them to the UK. Other UK
DJs bought the original records, bootlegged them and made quite a bit
of money from other people's efforts. Dave Godin's term for the music
that soul fans from the north of England purchased stuck, but it wasn't
DJs who named the scene. Mind you DJs are great for giving misleading
names to other music genres: "Acid Jazz" anyone? "Soulful House" yerwot?
Well over 90% of what is and was played on the Northern Soul scene
would be regarded by most S'poppers as Soul. The rest, including tracks
by Raymond Lefevere, Fathers' Angels, Jay & The Americans and Frankie
Valli, were solely judged on their ability to fill a dance floor.
Frankm
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 15:26:28 -0000
From: Frank Murphy
Subject: Dionne
Dionne Warwick played London this week and is still singing "Alfie."
Check out
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,,1275329,00.html
for a review.
FrankM
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 14:58:36 -0000
From: Frank Murphy
Subject: Re: Robert John
Two Robert John Records are receiving plays on today's Northern Soul
scene.
"If You Don't Want My Love" scraped into the UK Top 40 on its original
release. Writing credits are M. Gately, Bobby Pedrick and L. David,
arranged by Charlie Calello, produced by David Rubinson. The B-side,
"Don't," has the same credits, with Robert and Michael as artists.
"Raindrops Love and Sunshine" (A&M). Writing credits are John-Gately,
arranged by Louis Shelto, produced by George Tobin.
"Can't Stop Loving You Baby" is tipped to be getting plays next.
John apparently issued another song also called "If You Don't Want My
Love", b/w "Bread And Butter," on Motown 1664, possibly in 1988.
For some reason or other it was widely rumoured that Robert John was
a Mancunian and lived in the north of England.
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