tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post519293445693894070..comments2024-03-28T11:04:16.315+00:00Comments on Boffy's Blog: Still Not Souled OutBoffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08157650969929097569noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-354084449762877212015-07-12T12:48:27.558+01:002015-07-12T12:48:27.558+01:00Ey up KB. Thought I might have seen you at Stoke ...Ey up KB. Thought I might have seen you at Stoke Town Hall All Nighters. I've thought of coming to one of the Leek soul nights that I saw you were involved in a while ago.<br /><br />Haven't lived in Kidsgrove for five years now, and have should we say an interesting time in the intervening period. Can you give me your phone number, and I'll ring you. <br /><br />I'd have to get Simon to explain to me how do work some of these other social media thingies.Boffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157650969929097569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-15713266610197990562015-07-12T08:42:14.169+01:002015-07-12T08:42:14.169+01:00been trying to locate you Arthur for a few years ,...been trying to locate you Arthur for a few years , please contact me Keith Beardmore in Cheddleton . my last address for you was in KidsgroveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518936714401748037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-72074788847308531262012-11-21T11:26:34.426+00:002012-11-21T11:26:34.426+00:00Hi Vas,
Best bet would be to try to track down Ch...Hi Vas,<br /><br />Best bet would be to try to track down Chris Burton, the manager. he used to live in New Inn Lane, Trentham many years ago.<br /><br />You could try the Leek Soul Club, to see if anyone there has any current contacts.Boffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157650969929097569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-57729787694787266132012-11-20T23:07:52.517+00:002012-11-20T23:07:52.517+00:00Hi Arthur, do you know where I can get hold of a f...Hi Arthur, do you know where I can get hold of a full listing of the live bands that played at the Torch? Me and my pals from Leek used to particularily go to the Torch on the Sunday Blues sessions and had a wale of a time.<br /><br />Any pointers you can give me would be great. <br /><br />VasVasilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943214681511096314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-56703238690349290452011-05-23T17:26:44.295+01:002011-05-23T17:26:44.295+01:00Miss S,
Thanks for your comments. Its always nic...Miss S,<br /><br />Thanks for your comments. Its always nice to hear from people in the US. I have to say I don't have a lot of time for Rap or Hip-Hop. As a dancer I've got quite a few disco toons, and twenty years ago when I was teaching I had a few good days with some of the students who were teaching me to body pop, and break dance.<br /><br />I hope you check out some of the stuff listed in my Northern Soul Index.Boffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157650969929097569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-16600104024143507692011-05-23T15:28:45.244+01:002011-05-23T15:28:45.244+01:00I'm several years late, but this is a wonderfu...I'm several years late, but this is a wonderful post! Here in the US, retro soul music is sort of creeping around on the underground; although most dance night incorporate funk, top 40 60s-70s soul, and latin music along with it. I don't DJ publically, but my sets even include some 'mild' disco (like Barry White's "Never Gonna Give You Up"). You see today, even the old-school soul that charted is getting obscure. The hooks remain familiar as long as rap and hip-hop groups sample them. But other than that, they risk slipping away into obscurity.<br /><br />Being Black American myself, I remember growing up and having parties and picnics, and inevitably, the "old folks" would get to the record player and start playing 'their music'. Us young people (who were into Ice Cube, Bobby Brown, SWV, etc.) would just disburse). My Great-Uncle is 76 years old and sells records. I went to his shop yesterday and cleaned house with $30 (he sells all 45s for $1...but gives me a 'deal' so I actually got 43 I believe). Two other guys were raiding the 45s with me. He looked at them after a few hours and basically said, "What the hell? Are they going to go through EVERY 45 I have?"). Hahaha...but he was smiling when he said it!<br /><br />I hope it never ends for you!Miss S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10887805742474651903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-59435178295862783102008-08-25T18:45:00.000+01:002008-08-25T18:45:00.000+01:00Mr. Suave,Good to hear from across the pond. Sorr...Mr. Suave,<BR/><BR/>Good to hear from across the pond. Sorry I haven't replied to you sooner. I enjoyed your site, and I've added you to my blogroll.<BR/><BR/>One of my acquaitances here who is a Northern Soul DJ as a friend in the US who is into the music, and through whom he is able to dig out new tracks. His friend is actually a Native American. I think that Black Music took off over here more than in the US for cultural reasons. I know that many of the artists themselves were amazed at how much people over here knew, and how enthusiastic they were.<BR/><BR/>I wrote above about little known artists finding that they had become famous. One example, I know which is well known in the circles is that of Robert Knight. At the club where I used to work, the Golden Torch in Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, the resident DJ played a track called "Love on a Mountain Top". As some of the record companies began to realise that soemthing was happening they began to pick up on some of these records and re-issue them. Within about two weeks of its re-issue "Love on a Mountain Top" went to Number One in the UK Pop Charts. See this clip from BBC's Top of the Pops 1974.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=B_A9AFjw6M8" REL="nofollow">Love on a Mountain Top</A>.<BR/><BR/>Robert had been working for some time oblivous to the fact that his record was so famous, until he got the call to come and perform live at the BBC. He also had a previous song - it ay originally have been released as the flip side to Love on a Mountain Top, I can't remember now - entitled "Everlasting love". That song was covered by The Love Affair, and also became as I recall a Number One, and was certainly a big Mod hit. Both here.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tuRFV9oVCP4" REL="nofollow">Robert Knight</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=84uV3ncFJ5g" REL="nofollow">The Love Affair</A><BR/><BR/>Enjoy, and Keep the Faith.Boffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157650969929097569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-45752721632108965802008-08-16T18:05:00.000+01:002008-08-16T18:05:00.000+01:00Great post. Always interesting for us Yanks to he...Great post. Always interesting for us Yanks to hear about the real soul scene. Looking forward to the movie as well.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Mr. SuaveMr. Suavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980582821984786056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-40489459018791136352008-08-11T20:26:00.000+01:002008-08-11T20:26:00.000+01:00According to Wiki Sabbath were formed in 1968 too....According to Wiki Sabbath were formed in 1968 too.Boffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157650969929097569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-69009703438468784652008-08-11T20:20:00.000+01:002008-08-11T20:20:00.000+01:00Also Deep Puple date back at leas to 1968.Also Deep Puple date back at leas to 1968.Boffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157650969929097569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-14562675465157565442008-08-11T20:16:00.000+01:002008-08-11T20:16:00.000+01:00Humble Pie were certainly a 1960's band, because t...Humble Pie were certainly a 1960's band, because they were fronted by Stevie Marriot who was lead singer with the Small Faces before they broke up.Boffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157650969929097569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-90566354581078230982008-08-11T20:11:00.000+01:002008-08-11T20:11:00.000+01:00No, I wouldn't call Cream or Hendrix metal. Things...No, I wouldn't call Cream or Hendrix metal. Things they did were taken by metal bands and rather drastically altered. "Heavy Metal" as a term didn't appear until 1970 or so, I think. It meant Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin (which wasn't really a metal band, aside from a few songs that could fit in that category), Humble Pie, Blue Oyster Cult, Mountain, other such bombastic bands.WhiteDwarfStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429495994674889025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-80743312850628281962008-08-11T19:30:00.000+01:002008-08-11T19:30:00.000+01:00Sean, yes I think you are right, and I think it ca...Sean, yes I think you are right, and I think it came out of that general dance scene.<BR/><BR/>Jase, bloody hell mate you're asking me to think back 40 years for the names of groups whose music I wouldn't have been seen dead listening to, if you could listen if you'r dead.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure about the Rockers because like I said I was really only about 13 at that time, but when I occasionally went to the village Cafe where they hung out - the Village only had about 1,000 people living there if that so we all knew each other whether you were Mods or Rockers, and we all got along fine as far as that was concerned - the main thing I can remember was mainly hearing Elvis. But I suppose it would be more correct to say they listened to Rock rather than it being "Heavy Metal".<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong I'm not saying there's anyhting wrong with Elvis. We used to play Jailhopuse Rock at the Torch because its good to dance to. Witness final scenes of the Blues Brothers.<BR/><BR/>But, in the later 60's when Mods had divided in two there were those of us who were into Motown and Northern Soul, and the others who we used to call Blues Boys, as opposd to Blues Brothers, because that was what they said the music was they listened to. Personally, I don't think it was. To me Blues is B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, and Little Johnnie Taylor, whereas they were listening to Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix (who started out as an Isley Brothers band member, and such like.<BR/><BR/>We didn't call it Heavy Metal, we referred to it as Fribbo Music, but basically it was stuff that was very loud, lots of twangy guitars, lots of bass and to us sounded very discordant. I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that at that time some of my friends were listening to Deep Purple, and led Zeppelin. Certainly by 1970 one of my friends I went to Day Release with was into that stuff. I can also remember some of them in the 60's being into Free, Cream, Chicago Climax Blues Band, and so on. Maybe you wouldn't call that Heavy Metal I don't know.<BR/><BR/>There was some leeway. I've already referred to playing Jailhouse Rock, but similarly in the early years a lot of us went from being Mods into not quite skinheads, but we listened to Reggie (though today it would probably termed Ska) alongside the Soul and Motown. Such as<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXHg2z7QOg8&NR=1" REL="nofollow">Phoenix City Rolando Al</A><BR/><BR/>People used to do the Moon Stomp long before Michael Jackson turned it into the Moon Walk, and wore bright white butchers trousers that effervesced under the utra violet lights, along with the Ben Sherman originals, and braces, but not always dockers for dancing.<BR/><BR/>Also, just because you have to be able to dance really fast to keep up with it we used to play<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIHxWtchwg8" REL="nofollow">Nutrocker - B Bumble and the Stingers</A> though this video is a bit of a feeble version.<BR/><BR/>One thing that puzzled me is that I can remember seeing an interview on Ready Steady Go with the Beatles, whose best record I think was Get Back, which owed a lot to the involvement in it of Billy Preston, in which when asked who THEY listened to they said Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye and particularly the Impressions. The Impressions were a Chicago based group made up of Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler, and Gene Chandler all of whom Curtis Mayfield in particular went on to solo success. Some of the Beatles earlier stuff that was R&B based of course owed a great deal to Black Music, but I can't help thinking that there is literally an ocean of difference between Yellow Sumarine and these Impressions classics.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVNVeFZAYoo" REL="nofollow">You've Been Cheating</A><BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxfWeLuJLmU" REL="nofollow">You Ought to be in Heaven</A>Boffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157650969929097569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-26360882397117025762008-08-11T02:11:00.000+01:002008-08-11T02:11:00.000+01:00There was no "heavy metal" in the 1960s. What grou...There was no "heavy metal" in the 1960s. What groups are you referring to, Boffy?WhiteDwarfStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429495994674889025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263577133333272085.post-20685885088393039682008-08-11T01:37:00.000+01:002008-08-11T01:37:00.000+01:00My generation had house music and warehouse partie...My generation had house music and warehouse parties. I think there's some lineage from soul to house music. It also had this anti-commercial aspect to it as it was what everyone was listening to but the artists were rarely seen in the charts. The best thing was the way parties were organised and the length we had to go to avoid police roadblocks to get to them. The way information was passed in secret ways to a large group of people to arrange secret meeting points from where convoys could set off. We had no mobiles and no internet so most of it was word of mouth networking. To finally get to a party after all the cat and mouse antics made it like finding the holy grail.<BR/><BR/>seanyseanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com