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  Chancellor of Soul (harlem_144) 4-Laureate Username: harlem_144 Post Number: 157 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 149.174.164.24 |
Hey Sder's ! Could any of you list any Northern Soul artists? For example........artists in the category of .....Tony Drake.....Tommy Hunt.... Lou Courtney........Donald Height. Peace, Mike Boone (Chancellor of Soul) chancellorofsoul.com | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 5-Doyen Username: robb_k Post Number: 264 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.81.17.118 |
Thousands of artists have recorded at least one, and often several Northern Soul songs. It's not the artist's style of singing, or even his or her choice of material or that of their producers or managers. Northern Soul songs are determined by the song's beat (and danceability determines which beats are best). The best way to respond to your request would be to list some artists who have recorded a lot of songs that were popular on The Northern scene, or to list some artists who have had such rare, or formerly unknown songs that were also great dancers, that they became "classic Northern Soul hits". Major Lance had several records played on the Northern scene. As most of his Okeh records were not really rare, Mint DJ copies were the desired pressings to have. When previously unreleased recordings like "Don't Fight It" was obtained by a DJ, it became a Northern hit. I haven't had much to do with that scene since the late 1970s, but I'll make a random cross section list of some desired records from the '70s. Some were very rare, some not. Some were well-known artists, some not. Some were very fast stompers, some slightly fast mid tempos (all were considered danceable). Several of these songs I like a lot, some are okay, some I don't like: Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)-Frank Wilson Like a Nightmare-Andantes The Airplane Song-Norma Jenkins & The Dolls I Need My Baby-Jackie Beavers I'm Gonna Make You Love Me-Combinations Take Away The Pain Stain-Patti Austin Heartbreaker-H.B. Barnum If You Ever Walk Out Of My Life-Dena Barnes Lighten Up-Larry Atkins I Hurt On The Other Side-Sidney Barnes Oh How I Love You-Little Johnny Hamilton I Really Love You-Jimmy Burns My Sugar Baby-Connie Clark Loving You Takes All My Time-Debonaires Lover-Delites Temptation Is Calling My Name-Lee David Ain't That Right-Brice Coefield Too Darn Soulful-Morris Chestnut Just Like The Weather-Nolan Chance I Need Help-Detroit Landapples Find A Quiet Place-Melvin Davis Don't Wanna Get Away From Your Love-Yvonne Daniels You're Not My Kind-Paula Durante My Little Cottage-Fluffy Falana Yes, I Love You Baby-Dynamics I Can't Change-Lorraine Chandler Rackin' Up-Damon Fox I'm Not Strong Enough-Four Perfections Heartbroken Memories-Sheila Ferguson When You Call Me Baby-Joey Heatherton Hide Nor Hair-Earl Grant I Wish I Was-Eddie Garrigan I Never Knew-Eddie Foster Discontented-Phil Flowers I'm Giving You Notice Baby-Fidels Not My Girl-Johnny Hampton It's A Woman's World-Gypsies I Was Born To Love You-Herbert Hunter Baby Mine-Thelma Houston Exus Trek (instr.)-Luther Ingram My Baby came From Out Of Nowhere-Johnny Hendley Crackin' Up Over You-Roy Hamilton No One Else Can Take Your Place-Inspirations Skiing In The Snow-Invitations Tainted Love-Gloria Jones What Can I Do-George Kirby Investigate-Major Lance Change Your Ways-Willie Kendrick Lighten Up Baby-Ty Karim The Day My Heart Stood Still-Ollie Jones We Got Togetherness-Jewels Somebody To Love-Jimmy Interval It's What's Underneath that Counts-June Jackson The Next In Line-Hoagy Lands My Heart Is Calling-Magnificents My World Is On Fire-Jimmy Mack Girl Of My Dreams-Majestics Time Will Pass You By-Tobi Legend Prepared To Love You-Thelma Lindsey You Won't Say Nothing-Tamala Lewis Wee Ooo, I'll Let It Be You, Babe-Louise Lewis Ooo Wee, Let It Be Me Babe-Karl Evans Paris Blues-Tony Middleton Lady In Green-Magnetics Deep Inside-Les Chansonettes Ain't Nothing You Can Do-Joe Matthews Sleepless Nights-Paris Just Say You're Wanted and Needed-Gwen Owens Love You Baby-Eddie Parker That's Why I Love You-Professionals Give Up Girl-Connie Questel Like Adam And Eve-Reflections The Drifter-Ray Pollard Walk With A Winner-Gene McDaniels I Thought You Were Mine-Natural Four Believe It Or Not-Nabay I'll Always Love You-Sam Moultrie Not A Chance In A Million-Jock Mitchell Baby Without You-Danny Monday Man Without A Woman-Michael & Raymond Lonely lover-Jimmy McFarland Sitting In My Class-Ronnie McNeir Love On A Rampage-Perigents I Travel Alone-Lou Ragland I Love You Baby-Cindy Scott Sidra's Theme-Ronnie & Robyn Stick By Me Baby-Salvadores You've Been Gone Too Long-Ann Sexton Lost In A World Of A Dream-Sharpettes You're Gonna Make Me Love You-Sandi Sheldon Try My Love-Sequins Tears-Lee Roye Not Me Baby-Silhouettes Do What You Wanna Do-Paul Sindab Woman Love Thief-Stemmons Express Satisfy Me Baby-Sweets I'm In A World Of Trouble-Sweet Things I Still Love You-Superlatives Scott's On Swingers-Edwin Starr His Love Is Amazing-Sharon Soul My Hang Up Is You-Scullsnaps The Girl Across The Street-Moses Smith Wanting You-April Stevens Nothing But Love-Tartans Just Like You Did Me-Yvonne Vernee Tearstained Face-Don Varner We Need To Be Loved-Teen Turbans Save My Love For A Rainy Day-Van Dykes This Won't Change-Lester Tipton I Really Love You-Tomangoes I Can't See Him Again-Twans I Got To find Me Somebody-Velvets Touch My Heart-Vonettes I Am Nothing-Al Williams Trypt On Love-Wakefield Sun Sister Lee-Sam Ward Dial L For Lonely-Madeline Wilson Love Slipped Through My Fingers-Sam Williams The Ice Man-Billy Watkins The Right Direction-Clara Ward Ever Again-Gene Woodbury You Had Me Fooled-Danny Woods Head And Shoulders-by Patti Young, and also by Marlina Mars Unsatisfied-Lou Johnson Baby, Baby, Baby-Tokays I'm Not Mad Anymore-Barbara Acklin All The way Home-Dee Edwards She's Puttin' You On-United Four Queen Of Fools-Barbara Mills I Lost My Baby-Furys I'm On My Way-Dean Parrish Good Girl-Patti Stokes Yes You Did-Herman Hitson He Loves Me-Chalfontes Naughty Boy-Jackie Day Don't bring Me Down-Rita DaCosta I Need A Helping Hand-Servicemen Chain Reaction-Celestrials It Really Hurts Me Girl-Carstairs Because Of My Heart-Frank Beverly & Butlers No More Heartaches-Art Posey Blowin' Up My Mind-Bob Relf Funny Feeling-George Wydell Baby Don't You Weep-Fred Bridges Heartbeat-Bill Pursell If Your Love Was Real-Matthew Barnett So Glad I Found You-Classics Don't leave Me Baby-Limelights Walkin' By-Boss Four Just Loving You-Ruby Andrews Fairy Tales Just Ain't True-Cashmeres In Other Words-Fascinators I'll Be On My Way-Bob & Fred (Message edited by Robb_K on May 23, 2004) | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 5-Doyen Username: robb_k Post Number: 272 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.81.24.19 |
Chancellor: Check out a related thread: A NON-Northern Soul Perspective. There are some good description of what Northern Soul is. There really is no such thing as a "Northern Soul Artist". The same artists sang Northern Soul and non-Northern Soul songs. It was the particular beat of a given song, and its facility for dancing that was the key element in determining whether or not a song was popular on the Northern Soul scene. The rarity or exclusivity of the record or tape recording was also a big factor. The soulfulness of the vocal was a factor, but many times not as critical. Even Margaret Whiting and some other old-time "White Bread" pop singers had recordings played by NS Djs. | ||
David Meikle (david_meikle) Moderator Username: david_meikle Post Number: 140 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 81.130.211.124 |
As Robb K says there is no such thing as a Northern Soul artist, however 4 guys spring to mind for having a significant amount of releases played on the scene. Major Lance Edwin Starr Gene Chandler Jackie Lee | ||
David Meikle (david_meikle) Moderator Username: david_meikle Post Number: 141 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 81.130.211.124 |
There were also some labels which have many 45's played on the scene. Okeh (Chicago) Chess and subsidiaries(Chicago) Brunswick (Chicago) One-der-ful and subsidiaries(Chicago) Motown Corporation (Detroit) Golden World and subsidiaries (Detroit) D Town and subsidiaries (Detroit) Karen (Detroit) Revilot (Detroit) Mirwood(Los Angeles) Loma (Los Angeles) Dore (Los Angeles) Minit (Los Angeles) Shrine (Washington DC) Harthon (Philadelphia) Jamie/Guyden (Philadelphia) Parkway (Philadelphia) Wand (NYC) RCA (NYC) BackBeat (Houston) | ||
DyvaNaye (westside314) 6-Zenith Username: westside314 Post Number: 426 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 209.212.74.212 |
I think that the focus of how the term 'Northern Soul' came about would pretty much determine why that terminology is used to describe SOUL in a NORTHERN sense. There is such a thing as NORTHERN SOUL and N-S artist in a geographical sense and as well as what group of people made this type of soul and artist popular,(some poeple have to use this terminology to keep their careers alive, not getting the rightful respect they deserve) just as chitlin' ciruit music is considered 'southern-soul' ...most of those artist hail from the SOUTH... I have hear the terminology 'west-coast soul' and 'east-coast soul' used over the years as well. Taking it at face value, the focus should be what the Chancellor's question is...can you name Northern Soul artists - why yes I can: Tony Drake The Limelights Edwin Starr The Invitations The Notations Roy Hamilton more later... Peace, DyvaNaye | ||
DyvaNaye (westside314) 6-Zenith Username: westside314 Post Number: 427 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 209.212.74.212 |
PS - no arguement on what 'Blue Eyed Soul' is and how terrible some that music is? There will be good artists, bad artists and in between artist in soul music, it is up to the discriminating ear and taste buds to know what they like. | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 6-Zenith Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 442 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.162.126.179 |
Funny story. A certain Philly person once associated with a well known "Northern" record(in name only) played me a song he recorded that was called "This is Northern Soul" First of all, he had absolutely no clue whatsoever what the scene is about, and to write a song called This is Northern soul, is akin to someone writing a song called This is the blues, or this is r&b etc. And to boot, the temps was at about 105 bpm!!! And...the song ws dreadful and......... Well, you get it, right?? | ||
motownboy (motownboy) 2-Debutant Username: motownboy Post Number: 27 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 67.124.69.112 |
Here is something quite interesting, KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) has been using Northern Soul classics in their latest TV commercial campaign in the UK.......These are some of the songs thay have used: FRANK WILSON - DO I LOVE YOU JACKIE WILSON - THE WHO WHO SONG MARLENA SHAW - CALIFORNIA SOUL LAURA GREENE - MOONLIGHT MUSIC AND YOU LITTLE MILTON - MORE AND MORE MAJESTICS - FUNKY CHICK BOBBY GARRETT - I CAN'T GET AWAY FLIRTATIONS - NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE YOU CAN GO TO THE LINK BELOW AND SEE THE ACTUAL COMMERCIALS!!! Just scroll down a bit (fourth of fifth ad) to the KFC ads and click on the still picture from the video in the right-hand column..... You will be asked to pick which "player" (Quick-time, Windows Media or RealPlayer) you wish to use. Here is the link: http://www.whatsthatcalled.co. uk/html/advert_id.php?show=19 The Jackie Wilson, Marlena Shaw, Little Milton, Laura Greene, Flirtataions commercials do work, the Frank Wilson doesn't (DARN!) | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 5-Doyen Username: robb_k Post Number: 275 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 204.108.65.10 |
Isn't that SOMETHING!!! A record that Berry Gordy pulled back, because he wanted Frank Wilson to devote full time to producing, rather than singing and making appearances, is now heard by millions in UK, most of whom are not likely to be soul fans!!! | ||
Flynny (anoraks_corner) 3-Pundit Username: anoraks_corner Post Number: 59 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 213.122.0.242 |
Just to clarify, and hopefully not confuse further, the following three tracks are not NSoul spins: MARLENA SHAW - CALIFORNIA SOUL LITTLE MILTON - MORE AND MORE MAJESTICS - FUNKY CHICK ...they did however recieve attention from the 'Rare Groove' scene that existed (mainly a South of England thang!) during the early/mid 9T's, and to some smaller degree exists today...oh, and the Majestics track was/is an indemand tune on the 'Deep Funk' scene, which, like Northern Soul, is a global scene nowadays. Do try to pay attention at the back... ;-) |
