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REQUEST SONG

albertohdez999 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:54:14 GMT

Hello to everyone!

I'm Alberto, from Barcelona (Spain) and I got a request song:

Which song is the song that starts at minute 23:13 at the session of Dave Ferguson's Friday Night that you can listen from here: http://www.hitsvillesoulclub.com/radio_shows.html?

Cheers!

Little Willie John: Rhythm & Blues Foundation?

Kajun58 — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 13:31:55 GMT

Elvis was called the “King of Rock and Roll"
Aretha Franklin is the "Queen of Soul"
James Brown is the "Godfather of Soul"
Michael Jackson is the “King of Pop"

Little Willie John was once dubbed the “Prince of the Blues”. He exerted a great influence on the music scene. Not only did he influence the R&B genre, entertainers across the musical spectrum were influenced by his vocal style. He was probably one of the most emulated and imitated vocalist of our time.

On January 17, 1996 LWJ was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The presenter was the legendary, “Stevie Wonder”. While presenting, Stevie spoke about John’s vocal talent and how he listened to John's records “day after day” and was influence by this great artist.

Speaking about the music and influence of Little Willie John, listen to what one reviewer said about his recordings:" It's rather strange how a singer who influenced every R&B singer of his day, and well beyond, not to mention Peggy Lee and Sinatra, does not have a boxed set of all his recordings...............together, and possibly with a few radio appearances and live tracks." Amazon.com

All this having been said, Why isn’t Little Willie John in the Rhythm and Blues Foundation with the rest of his peers? .
Doesn’t he deserve to be there?

If YOU think so, why not let the folks at the RHYTHM & BLUES FOUNDATION know ...!

Little Willie John Little Willie John

New and having a look., New and having a look.

Mon1018 — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:49:56 GMT

New and having a look., New and having a look.

Hi All,

Just new not sure where to post. Having a look around.
Nice too see all the good stuff. I'll be back for more soon.

Regards,

Mon

NEW BOY

kimmcbride30 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:15:46 GMT

HI FROM KIM BEEN A SOULBOY SINCE 1972

Hi from me

Alun — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:06:30 GMT

Hi Hitsvillers,

Wanted to introduce myself to you all. I've been lurking for a few weeks all whilst trying to land a job and get relocated and am finally settled enough to be able to do devote a bit of time to this.

Brief Bio:

1955 - Born in Cardiff, Wales, hence funny spelling of first name.

1956 - Grow up in Ilkley, Yorks, near moors, baht hat.

1965 - Move to Preston, Lancs. Grow more.

1968 - Hear Roadrunner, Baby Do The Philly Dog, Soul Sister Brown Sugar etc. at Butlin's disco. Life changing moment! Buy first piece of vinyl, hear loads more sounds at local youth club, Preston Top Rank etc., buy loads more vinyl. Pattern is firmly established.

1971 - Get on free coach to Blackpool Mecca, refused entry for not having a tie! Buy tie, become regular patron, hear way more records, buy way more records...

1972 - First allniter - Leeds - Queen's Hall? Should have been held in York coz it was a shambles! Hear Russ Winstanley spinning sounds at Wigan Rugby Club.

1973 - Off to college darn sarf.

1974 - Get to the Casino for one of a handful of times.

1975 - Blow minds of Brighton Poly's Soul Society patrons by playing Afternoon of the Rhino. Blow yer fuckin' whistle to THAT!

1982 - Emigrate to Toronto, Canada.

1984 - Sire beautiful talented daughter Natalie.

1986 - Discover Kent albums in Sam the Record Man, discover Kopps on Queen Street. Sporadic record-buying.

1988 - Sire beautiful talented daughter Madeleine.

1997 - Learn via the internet (Night Owl, KTF etc.) that Northern Soul is alive and kicking!

1998 - Meet up with other like-minded idiots and together form the TOSSAs (Toronto Old Soul Sound Associates) aka Soulclan and start putting on Northern Soul nights in Toronto.

1999 - Separation and divorce! Attend inaugural Soul In The Sun (USA) in Sarasota, Florida with Jan et al. Discover eBay, oh shit!

2000 - Hold first North American Northern Soul weekender in Toronto. Soulclan implodes. Meet love of life Ruth!

2005 - Jobhunting in central Florida, learn of Hitsville's allniter, renew friendship with Jan, meet Dave and Bev, Jason & Sarah, Frog and Frogetta, like meeting old friends!

2006 - Start new job, relocate to central Florida, eagerly anticipate Churchills gig January 29th in Miami.

I'm hoping I'll be able to contribute to the list in my own small way and look forward to hearing more of the worldlwide banter that seems to be the essence of Hitsville.

Cheers,

Alun

Hi from Russ V

Russ Vickers — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 15:25:58 GMT

Hi all

Finally got around to joining the forum from the Yahoo thingy.

Sorry its been awhile but work, family & a million other excuses spring to mind, but hey I'm here now.