Celebrating Mod Subculture & Soul Music Across The Decades
Soul, Northern Soul, Vintage R&B & Mod genres. This category includes articles relating to Mixcloud and associated accounts, music artists, events as well as guest interviews from DJs specialising in Soul & early R&B music.
John Crawford Talks 60s Soul, 70s Soul, Tamla Motown, Northern Soul, Funk & Jazz Regardless of our age, we have all taken differing routes on our musical journey to reach a destination for the appreciation of Soul music. I have an ongoing fascination to hear the stories of those who have a passion for music. Especially those who fully appreciate …
Goin’ to a Happening Got the Mojo Talkin’ – Tony Beesley with Jayne Thomas On Records – Part 2 Kenny’s Records (Sheffield) & RPM (Formerly Backtrack Records, Rotherham) Jayne: “Tony, please continue with your records and record shop stories where we left off in …
Memories Of The 1980s Mod Rallies & Events – DJ Rob Cox The first Mixcloud uploads that are certainly worthy of discussion are those of Nit3owl64, known as Rob Cox. Rob was one of the DJs whose sets I had the pleasure of listening to as well as dancing to at the CCI Mod rallies and events, in the 1980s. …
Etta James – Photo, public domain. Credit to comunicom.es www.flickr.com Bibliography – Sources & References. Below is a bibliography which is relevant to the following pages ; Etta James Etta James At Chess Records “Etta James”. Discogs.com. (Accessed Mar 1, 2017). “Etta James”. Encyclopedia.com. (Accessed Mar 1, 2017). “Etta James“. thefamouspeople.com. (Accessed Mar 1, 2017). “Etta James“. wikipedia.org. (Accessed Mar …
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In 1960 Etta was to sign with Chess records, by it’s co-founder Leonard Chess. At Chess Records, Etta James’s musical style was to further come into it’s own. Here she was able to apply and showcase her musical versatility to several musical genres. This becomes apparent when listening to her recordings on Chess records and their subsidiary record labels. Her …
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Etta James was born in Los Angeles, California on January 25, 1938. Her mother, Dorothy Hawkins, was to give birth to her at the age of fourteen. She was given the name of Jamesetta Hawkins. Her father was unknown and therefore as a consequence of her parentage, she went on to live with several foster parents in her younger years. …
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