If this Northern Soul classic sounds reminiscent of Motown there’s a good reason for that. Sidney Barnes learned his trade with the label.

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Spencer Wiggins recorded the definitive version of Up Tight Good Woman and made it one of the definitive Memphis soul songs of the mid-Sixties. (more…)

Happy Birthday Bob! Today Dylan turns 85 so I’m posting one of his numerous all-time classics from back in 1965.

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This is my favourite track on my favourite live album, recorded by The Velvet Underground in 1969 at a San Francisco club called The Matrix.

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The death of Nedra Talley Ross, the last living Ronette, brings an end to that golden era of Sixties girl groups. She was just 14 years old when she formed the group with her cousins Ronnie and Estelle back in 1957.

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Nick Drake teamed up with African percussionist Reebop Kwaku Baah on sessions for his classic album Five Leaves Left.

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The Honeycombs had one of the biggest hits made by Joe Meek, Britain’s eccentric low-budget answer to America’s equally eccentric big-budget producer Phil Spector. (more…)

Tony Joe White teams up with British “desert disco” duo Flying Mojito Bros on a posthumous collection of unreleased songs by the swamp rock king. (more…)

The Shaggs are the last word in the peculiar niche of bands “so bad they’re good.” Or in this case, still bad – but cult favourites.

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Terry Cox was the drummer with British folk-rock pioneers Pentangle, who also played on landmark albums by David Bowie and Elton John.

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