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Edited version of audio..http://www.mixcloud.com/cliverich46/willie-jones-fire-in-my-soul-sampler/

Many of you will be familiar with the name of Willie Jones from Detroit in the 1950s/60s, as lead voice with the Royal Jokers and/or solo 45s on various labels. Willie is BACK, with a fine new album...

There is 'news' of the passing of Donald Byrd, with a funeral scheduled for 'next week' in Detroit. Death occurred in Delaware? Any confirmation, please, from local sources?

Not forgetting, of course, Dave :
Really Sayin' Something - Memoirs of a Soul Survivor, his autobiography containing experience of fifty years as a soul fan growing up in London, UK, by Clive...

Condolences, Ralph. My thoughts are with you. I lost my own mother under similar circumstances ten years ago this month.

Did anyone on here see Martha at Ronnie's?
A friend saw the show and was a bit disappointed by her act and 'supperclub' approach, and a review I've seen kinda endorses this...

Ceasar, I have sent a message to the promoter to advise him of your interest in these shows. Will put you in touch when I get an answer.
Clive - Shout! Records

The album is 'interesting' rather than 'captivating'. The material is 'safe', the band is great, Etta's performance is commendable, but her voice is not what it was. On the verge of being 'an album...

Little Eva and Brian Hyland [[!!), Woolwich, London, 1964, followed soon after by Chuck Berry and Carl Perkins + the Animals [[first live performance of House of the Rising Sun), then Bo Diddley,...

Thought maybe they were offering to pay customers $9.99 to take the CD!!

I have fond memories of being, with Tony Cummings, the first UK journalists [[for Shout magazine) to interview the 'Fantastic Temptations' - as they were being billed by the promoter for a UK tour...

I am doing a 5 k Fun-Run on Sunday morning at 10.00am in Norman Park, Bromley, Kent [[UK). If anyone would like to make a donation, the charity I am supporting is Motor Neurone Disease Association...

I checked with my vinyl versions of both 45 and LP [[UK releases) of 'Bad Word' during the mastering of our CD.

Shout! Records has just released "Joe Tex Singles As & Bs, vol. 3, 1969 - 1972" Shout! 73, which includes the 45 version of 'You Said a Bad Word''.
We have Vol 4 and Vol 5 of the complete singles...

Shout! Records is based in London, UK, and is a specialist soul/R&B label. Shout Factory is US-based.
Soulmusic.com is the label run by David Nathan, who is now living back home in London.

Clive...

If you still have the 1992 CD, any chance you could supply mp3 of 'In My Neighbourhood' and 'Then Came Heart Break' by e-mail to me at Solar.radio0129@gmail.com ?
Thanks in advance

Thanks for all of your help in trying to resolve this- I finally arrived at the line-up of [[left to right) Eugene Pitt, Webster Harris, Casey Spencer, Norman Johnson, Beatrice Best.

The [[hopefully...

Can anyone on SDF identify the group members of the Jive Five on their UA album cover, please?

Thanks in hope!2730

All legit, released under European Public Domain copyright laws, i.e. copyright-free 50 years after recording date.

United Artists? OKeh, but surely not UA?
Have tried to license Billy's Chess sides for re-issue on Shout, but Universal are not sure if original masters exist. Still trying.

Best singers include...

Shout D71 is 2CD set of Leon's 20th Century albums Back To Stay/Keep It In the Family plus bonus tracks of both sides of four hit singles - www.shoutrecords.co.uk

http://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/ - thanks to Bill Buckley for this!

http://www.groovesvilleusa.com/blog/ - with thanks to Keith Rylatt

My most recent info [[from about 5 years ago) was that UK unit sales of 20,000 would ensure a chart position 'high in the top 10'......which would hardly have dented the top 50 in Elvis's day!

I've just realised that New Year's Day 2011 marked my 30th anniversary as a radio presenter- my first broadcast, albeit on a 'pirate' station was on JFM Radio in London at New Year 1981. With spells...