soul
Here’s the signature song from Johnny Clarke’s golden period in the mid-Seventies when he teamed up with producer Bunny Lee and The Aggrovators. (more…)
Northern Soul legend Donnie Elbert sings the definitive version of the song that’s been a hit for The Supremes and Soft Cell. (more…)
Al Green had his first big hit with Tired Of Being Alone in 1971, introducing me to soul music for the first time. Here he is at his performance peak. (more…)
Freda Payne was one of the greatest of all one-hit wonders, topping the chart with the stone-cold classic Band Of Gold at the end of 1970. (more…)
This is another of those songs that never fails to lift my spirits the moment I hear the exuberant opening notes on that rarest of pop instruments, the calliope. (more…)
Joe South’s timeless tune with a powerful message makes him one of the great one-hit wonders. But he was much more than that.