Friday 27 May 2011
Thursday 26 May 2011
Wednesday 25 May 2011
All about Memphis Soul Music
Memphis soul music is one of the most interesting forms of music around today, with an interesting and rich history that tells the tales of struggle, accomplishment and life. Memphis soul music has also influenced a wide variety of different genres, including rhythm and blues, modern jazz and rock and roll. Musicians that have been dead for more than a half century are still cited as major influences. For example, W.C. Handy, one of the pioneers of Memphis soul music, has been name checked by Bruce Springsteen in the song Walking in Memphis , where he was called to look out over the singer as he walked along Beale Street.
Beale Street was really where Memphis soul music has its roots. The famous street was (and is still today) the epicenter of entertainment and culture of the city. When Memphis soul music was first starting out, musicians would sit out on the street, playing Memphis soul music for those who walked by.
Memphis soul music has an extremely unique sound, thanks largely in part to the improvisational skills of those who played it. Because many of the people involved with Memphis soul music were poor African Americans, they had to use whatever they had laying around the house to make sounds. Since not many people could afford guitars, banjos and violins, everyday household items like washboards, Jews harps, kazoos and jugs were used to make the necessary sounds to accompany the soulful voices singing the lyrics.
After World War II, Memphis soul music began to take on a new sound. This is largely in part to the mass migration of African Americans to large cities, as they were trying to escape the life of poverty associated with living in rural, depressed areas in the South. The migrants brought electric instruments with them, which instantly took over the Memphis soul music scene.
Soon, record companies were lining up to sign popular Memphis soul music musicians into contracts. Sun Records was particularly interested, and soon had artists like Willie Nix, Ike Turner, Howlin Wolf and B.B. King on their lineup. As a result, Memphis soul music went from a regional style of music that not many people outside of the area knew about to a prevailing force in American music. Soon, artists in other areas of music were taking cues from Memphis soul music, altering their sounds a bit to create new hits.
Author Resource:- To know more about Memphis Soul Music please visit our website.
Beale Street was really where Memphis soul music has its roots. The famous street was (and is still today) the epicenter of entertainment and culture of the city. When Memphis soul music was first starting out, musicians would sit out on the street, playing Memphis soul music for those who walked by.
Memphis soul music has an extremely unique sound, thanks largely in part to the improvisational skills of those who played it. Because many of the people involved with Memphis soul music were poor African Americans, they had to use whatever they had laying around the house to make sounds. Since not many people could afford guitars, banjos and violins, everyday household items like washboards, Jews harps, kazoos and jugs were used to make the necessary sounds to accompany the soulful voices singing the lyrics.
After World War II, Memphis soul music began to take on a new sound. This is largely in part to the mass migration of African Americans to large cities, as they were trying to escape the life of poverty associated with living in rural, depressed areas in the South. The migrants brought electric instruments with them, which instantly took over the Memphis soul music scene.
Soon, record companies were lining up to sign popular Memphis soul music musicians into contracts. Sun Records was particularly interested, and soon had artists like Willie Nix, Ike Turner, Howlin Wolf and B.B. King on their lineup. As a result, Memphis soul music went from a regional style of music that not many people outside of the area knew about to a prevailing force in American music. Soon, artists in other areas of music were taking cues from Memphis soul music, altering their sounds a bit to create new hits.
Author Resource:- To know more about Memphis Soul Music please visit our website.
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Oxcroft
Had a great night at the Quantum of Soul. The music was absolutely brilliant from all dj's and I had lots of dances. It was mostly rare and under played northern but also some crossover which I love too. Looking forward to next month now as it's our second anniversary there.
Sunday 22 May 2011
Saturday 21 May 2011
QOS @ OXCROFT-UNDERPLAYED NORTHERN SOUL-AL TAYLOR - Date: Sat 21 May 2011
QUANTUM OF SOUL
AT
THE OXCROFT MINERS WELFARE
STANFREE (NR. CLOWNE)
CHESTERFIELD S44 6AG
THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH
RESIDENTS: STU BOWER, NEIL PAGE AND FRIENDS
PLAYING NORTHERN CLASSICS, UNDERPLAYED 60's,EARLY 70's,MOTOWN WITH A LITTLE RnB -MANY YOU`VE HEARD-SOME YOU HAVEN`T
8PM-LATE. LATE BAR. GOOD SIZED DANCEFLOOR.
AMPLE CAR PARKING. OVERNIGHT CAMPING FACILITIES.
GREAT FRIENDLY RURAL CLUB RUN BY FRIENDLY WELCOMING PEOPLE
TOP CLASS GUEST DJs EVERY MONTH TBA
What people said at our first ever night in June 2009...
`As it`s out in the country this venue is (literally) a breath of fresh air..`
'Enormous potential indeed - great first night and looking good, already looking forward to the next one!'
'Top night! Brilliant music, it was nice to hear some underplayed stuff. Danced all night See you next month`
EASY ACCESS! APPROX 2.5 MILES FROM M1 JUNCTION 29A-Off at the junction-3 roundabouts-3rd exit (Bolsover) -3rd exit (Bolsover/Chesterfield) -1st exit (B6418 Shuttlewood). Drive straight through Shuttlewood-we are on the right.
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Quantum Of Soul tonight at Oxcroft Miners Welfare - May 21st from 8pm
If you're looking for a night out with some excellent underplayed northern soul the Quantum Of Soul is the place to be! Resident dj's Stuart Bower and Neil Page will be joined by guest dj Al Taylor. Why not give it a try you won't be disappointed. Nice dancefloor and a cheap bar prices. See you there! :)
Oxcroft Miners Welfare
55 Clowne Road
Stanfree
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S44 6AG
Oxcroft Miners Welfare
55 Clowne Road
Stanfree
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S44 6AG
Friday 20 May 2011
Thursday 19 May 2011
ANOTHER NIGHT OF UNDERPLAYED NORTHERN SOUL-GUEST AL TAYLOR - SATURDAY MAY 21st
Neil Page, Stuart & Cathryn Bower present in association with our supporters and friends present another night of underplayed soul on 100% vinyl out in the country. Great friendly welcoming rural club with a laidback atmosphere and no rules. Just perfect now that the summer's almost here. APPROX 2.5 MILES FROM M1 JUNCTION 29A -Off at the junction-3 roundabouts-3rd exit (Bolsover) -3rd exit (Bolsover/Chesterfield) -1st exit (B6418 Shuttlewood). Drive straight through Shuttlewood-we are on the right. Look for the signs for AIMCC.Quite definitely a breath of fresh air-and so is the music! 8PM till late. GUEST: AL (CORNER POCKET) TAYLOR (SHEFFIELD)
Oxcroft Miners Welfare
55 Clowne Road
Stanfree
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S44 6AG
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Oxcroft Miners Welfare
55 Clowne Road
Stanfree
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S44 6AG
Click Here
Quantum Of Soul Facebook Like Page
Wednesday 18 May 2011
ANOTHER NIGHT OF UNDERPLAYED NORTHERN SOUL-GUEST AL TAYLOR - SATURDAY MAY 21st
Neil Page, Stuart & Cathryn Bower present in association with our supporters and friends present another night of underplayed soul on 100% vinyl out in the country. Great friendly welcoming rural club with a laidback atmosphere and no rules. Just perfect now that the summer's almost here. APPROX 2.5 MILES FROM M1 JUNCTION 29A -Off at the junction-3 roundabouts-3rd exit (Bolsover) -3rd exit (Bolsover/Chesterfield) -1st exit (B6418 Shuttlewood). Drive straight through Shuttlewood-we are on the right. Look for the signs for AIMCC.Quite definitely a breath of fresh air-and so is the music! 8PM till late. GUEST: AL (CORNER POCKET) TAYLOR (SHEFFIELD)
Oxcroft Miners Welfare
55 Clowne Road
Stanfree
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S44 6AG
Click Here
Quantum Of Soul Facebook Like Page
Oxcroft Miners Welfare
55 Clowne Road
Stanfree
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S44 6AG
Click Here
Quantum Of Soul Facebook Like Page
Tuesday 17 May 2011
Saturday 14 May 2011
Thursday 12 May 2011
Geographical origins
Many[who?] consider the birthplace of soul music to be northern United States inner cities, particularly Chicago. Other cities, such as New York, Detroit, Memphis and Florence, quickly followed, creating their own soul styles based on their regional gospel roots.
Florence, Alabama, was the home of FAME Studios. Jimmy Hughes, Percy Sledge and Arthur Alexander recorded at Fame, and Aretha Franklin recorded in the area later in the 1960s. Fame Studios (often referred to as Muscle Shoals after a nearby town) enjoyed a close relationship with the Memphis label Stax Records, and many of the musicians and producers who worked in Memphis contributed to recordings in Alabama. Another notable Memphis label was Goldwax Records, which signed O.V. Wright and James Carr. Carr's "The Dark End of the Street" (written by Chips Moman and Dan Penn) was recorded in 1967 at two other Memphis studios, Royal Recording and American Sound Studios. American Sound Studios owner Chips Moman produced "The Dark End of the Street", and the musicians were his house band of Reggie Young, Bobby Woods, Tommy Cogbill and Gene Chrisman. Carr also recorded songs at Fame Studio with musicians David Hood, Jimmy Johnson and Roger Hawkins.
The Detroit-based Motown Records also contributed to the soul canon in the 1960s, although at the time, the label described itself as a manufacturer of pop music. Music by Motown artists such as Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, and the Supremes did much to popularize what became known as the Motown sound.
In Chicago, Curtis Mayfield helped develop the sweet soul sound that later earned him a reputation as the Godfather of northern soul. As a member of The Impressions, Mayfield infused a call and response style of group singing that came out of gospel, and influenced many other groups of the era, notably fellow Chicago artists the Radiants.
Florence, Alabama, was the home of FAME Studios. Jimmy Hughes, Percy Sledge and Arthur Alexander recorded at Fame, and Aretha Franklin recorded in the area later in the 1960s. Fame Studios (often referred to as Muscle Shoals after a nearby town) enjoyed a close relationship with the Memphis label Stax Records, and many of the musicians and producers who worked in Memphis contributed to recordings in Alabama. Another notable Memphis label was Goldwax Records, which signed O.V. Wright and James Carr. Carr's "The Dark End of the Street" (written by Chips Moman and Dan Penn) was recorded in 1967 at two other Memphis studios, Royal Recording and American Sound Studios. American Sound Studios owner Chips Moman produced "The Dark End of the Street", and the musicians were his house band of Reggie Young, Bobby Woods, Tommy Cogbill and Gene Chrisman. Carr also recorded songs at Fame Studio with musicians David Hood, Jimmy Johnson and Roger Hawkins.
The Detroit-based Motown Records also contributed to the soul canon in the 1960s, although at the time, the label described itself as a manufacturer of pop music. Music by Motown artists such as Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, and the Supremes did much to popularize what became known as the Motown sound.
In Chicago, Curtis Mayfield helped develop the sweet soul sound that later earned him a reputation as the Godfather of northern soul. As a member of The Impressions, Mayfield infused a call and response style of group singing that came out of gospel, and influenced many other groups of the era, notably fellow Chicago artists the Radiants.
Wednesday 11 May 2011
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Soul Music Origins
Soul music has its roots in gospel music and rhythm and blues. The hard gospel vocal quartets of the 1940s and 1950s were big influences on major soul singers of the 1960s. The term "soul music" itself, to describe gospel-style music with secular lyrics, is first attested in 1961.
Ray Charles is often cited as inventing the soul genre with his string of hits starting with 1954's "I Got a Woman". Charles was open in acknowledging the influence of Pilgrim Travelers vocalist Jesse Whitaker on his singing style. Another view has it that a decade would transpire until Solomon Burke's early recordings for Atlantic Records codified the soul style; his early 1960s songs "Cry to Me", "Just Out of Reach" and "Down in the Valley" are considered classics of the genre. Little Richard (who was the inspiration for Otis Redding), Fats Domino and James Brown originally called themselves rock and roll performers.[citation needed] However, as rock music moved away from its R&B roots in the 1960s, Brown claimed that he had always really been an R&B singer.[citation needed] Little Richard proclaimed himself the "king of rockin' and rollin', rhythm and blues soulin'", because his music embodied elements of all three, and because he inspired artists in all three genres. Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke are also often acknowledged as soul forefathers.
Aretha Franklin's 1967 recordings, such as "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect" (originally sung by Otis Redding), and "Do Right Woman-Do Right Man" (written by Chips Moman and Dan Penn), are considered the apogee of the soul genre, and were among its most commercially successful productions.[citation needed] In the late 1960s, Stax artists such as Eddie Floyd and Johnnie Taylor made significant contributions to soul music.[citation needed] Howard Tate's recordings in the late 1960s for Verve Records, and later for Atlantic (produced by Jerry Ragovoy) are another notable body of work in the soul genre. By 1968, the soul music movement had begun to splinter, as artists such as James Brown and Sly & the Family Stone began to incorporate new styles into their music.
Ray Charles is often cited as inventing the soul genre with his string of hits starting with 1954's "I Got a Woman". Charles was open in acknowledging the influence of Pilgrim Travelers vocalist Jesse Whitaker on his singing style. Another view has it that a decade would transpire until Solomon Burke's early recordings for Atlantic Records codified the soul style; his early 1960s songs "Cry to Me", "Just Out of Reach" and "Down in the Valley" are considered classics of the genre. Little Richard (who was the inspiration for Otis Redding), Fats Domino and James Brown originally called themselves rock and roll performers.[citation needed] However, as rock music moved away from its R&B roots in the 1960s, Brown claimed that he had always really been an R&B singer.[citation needed] Little Richard proclaimed himself the "king of rockin' and rollin', rhythm and blues soulin'", because his music embodied elements of all three, and because he inspired artists in all three genres. Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke are also often acknowledged as soul forefathers.
Aretha Franklin's 1967 recordings, such as "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect" (originally sung by Otis Redding), and "Do Right Woman-Do Right Man" (written by Chips Moman and Dan Penn), are considered the apogee of the soul genre, and were among its most commercially successful productions.[citation needed] In the late 1960s, Stax artists such as Eddie Floyd and Johnnie Taylor made significant contributions to soul music.[citation needed] Howard Tate's recordings in the late 1960s for Verve Records, and later for Atlantic (produced by Jerry Ragovoy) are another notable body of work in the soul genre. By 1968, the soul music movement had begun to splinter, as artists such as James Brown and Sly & the Family Stone began to incorporate new styles into their music.
Monday 9 May 2011
Sunday 8 May 2011
Soul Music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying." Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body moves, are an important feature of soul music. Other characteristics are a call and response between the soloist and the chorus, and an especially tense vocal sound. The genre also occasionally uses improvisational additions, twirls and auxiliary sounds
Saturday 7 May 2011
Friday 6 May 2011
WOODSEATS WMC - SHEFFIELD - Date: Fri 06 May 2011
Stuart is guest dj at Woodseats tonight so it's another Friday night out. I'm hoping he will play a few of my favourite records so I can have lots of dances. It's mainly northern soul but I think there should be some crossover thrown in as well! Anyway if anyone is interested here are the details.
Doors open 8pm while late,
FREE ADMISSION,
No Membership Reqd,
LARGE DANCEFLOOR.
WOODSEATS WMC,
THE DALE,
SHEFFIELD,
S80PS.
TEL - 0114 2812064.
Doors open 8pm while late,
FREE ADMISSION,
No Membership Reqd,
LARGE DANCEFLOOR.
WOODSEATS WMC,
THE DALE,
SHEFFIELD,
S80PS.
TEL - 0114 2812064.
Thursday 5 May 2011
Chicago soul
Chicago soul is a style of soul music that arose during the 1960s in Chicago. Along with Detroit, the home of Motown, and Memphis, with its hard-edged, gritty performers (see Memphis soul), Chicago and the Chicago soul style helped spur the album-oriented soul revolution of the early 1970s.
The sound of Chicago soul, like southern soul with its rich influence of black gospel music, also exhibited an unmistakable gospel sound, but was somewhat lighter and more delicate in its approach. Chicago vocal groups tended to feature laid-back sweet harmonies, while solo artists exhibited a highly melodic and somewhat pop approach to their songs. Accompaniment usually featured highly orchestrated arrangements, with horns and strings, by such notable arrangers as Johnny Pate (who largely worked with horns) and Riley Hampton (who specialized in strings). This kind of soul music is sometimes called “soft soul”, to distinguish it from the more harsh and gospelly “hard soul” style.
The sound of Chicago soul, like southern soul with its rich influence of black gospel music, also exhibited an unmistakable gospel sound, but was somewhat lighter and more delicate in its approach. Chicago vocal groups tended to feature laid-back sweet harmonies, while solo artists exhibited a highly melodic and somewhat pop approach to their songs. Accompaniment usually featured highly orchestrated arrangements, with horns and strings, by such notable arrangers as Johnny Pate (who largely worked with horns) and Riley Hampton (who specialized in strings). This kind of soul music is sometimes called “soft soul”, to distinguish it from the more harsh and gospelly “hard soul” style.
Tuesday 3 May 2011
Sunday 1 May 2011
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