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Howard Guyton...Jackie Day
Richard Wylie & also Don Ray
Jackie Wilson...Rose Batiste
Luther Ingram...What a feast!
Sandra Phillips...Betti Webb
Johnny Watson...Bobby Hebb
The Salvadors & Albert Jones
No more northern?...someone always moans.
Edward Hamilton...Archie Bell
Gail Anderson recorded on Shell
Johnny Hampton...Flaming Embers
Wigan Casino...had lots of members.
Hesitations...Jimmy Bee
Norman Johnson...Jackie Lee
Rufus Wonder...Kelly Garrett
Dean Parrish & Susan Barrett.
Ernie Andrews...Fontella Bass
Ella Fitzgerald but NOT Mama Cass
Walter Jackson...World Column too
R.Dean Taylor & Betty Boo.
Kim Weston...plus The Montclairs
The Formations with At The Top Of The Stairs
Aretha Franklin & Eddie Floyd
Ray Charles or maybe Mark Loyd?
Norman Connors...Jesse James
Billy Butler...Nancy Ames
Just a boys dream from The Phonetics
Lady in Green by The Magnetics
Paul Sindab...Melvin Moore
Dobie Gray with 'Out On The Floor'.
Joe Hicks & Marva Lee
Wish they could all come to tea?
Donnie Elbert...Marvin Gaye
Plenty of SOUL...hip hip hooray!
Gwen Davis & Elsie Strong
Need to dance all night long..
The Marvellows & lovely Barbara Lewis
Marsha Gee & Susan Rewis
The Duke Gene Chandler & Ruben Wright
Melvin Davis...Danny White.
Andre Brasseur plus Ann Perry
Maybe sometimes the king Chuck Berry?
Steve Mancha & Johnny Johnson
But definately NOT Charles Bronson!
Thelma Houston...Wilbert Harrison
The Honey Bees on Garrison
Smokey Robinson...Barry White
Timi Yuro...Arthur Wright.
Eddie Kendricks...Stevie Wonder
Baby Washington & Margo Thunder
Valentinos...Invitations
Yvonne Baker with The Sensations.
Dorothy Berry...Sandy Wynns
Cajun Hart & Clifford Binns
Anita Humes and of course Ted Ford
Ah! NORTHERN SOUL...we never get bored
Jimmy Radcliffe...Nolan Porter
The Enchantments...I'm in love with your daughter
Get ready soul fans in the allnighter queue
Sadly our heroes never got credit where due.
Johnny Gilliam...Joey Gee
Dennis Edwards & Laura Lee
Patti Austin...Victor Knight
Willie Small & Donald Height.
Pointer Sisters...Cody Black
Marvin Sims...Get off my back
Gwen Owens plus Gale Garnett
Tari Stevens & surely James Barnett.
Tommy Turner...Major Harris
Deon Jackson...Bobby Paris
Margie Hendrix...Buddy Ace
8 hour allnighter...can you last the pace?
Masqueraders...Betty Lloyd
Sonny Craver...Melvin Boyd
Jack Montgomery...Patrick Bradley
So many sounds that I want badly!
Eddie Parker & Marvin Gaye
Frank Wilson loves Jackie Day!
Tamala Lewis & Bobby Bland
Jackey Beavers on Grand Land.
Mel Britt & Harry Starr
Little Carl Carlton & Linda Carr
Invitations...Leon Haywood
Jan Jones on Day-wood.
Natural Four plus Jerry Naylor
'Oh Linda' by Leroy Taylor
Ray Pollard & James Brown YEAH!
Martha Reeves...There's 'No one there'.
Candace Love...Rita Dacosta
I never knew by Eddie Foster
Billy Hambric...Lillian Hale
Don't worry...you're records are in the mail.
Entertainers...Billy Paul
'What about you?' by Carl Hall
Al Gardner & Mamie Galore
Darrell Banks with 'Open the door'.
Florence Devore plus The Precisions
Lenny Curtis & also The Decisions
Bobby Patterson...Doris Troy
Fred Hughes with 'Baby Boy'.
Dee Dee Warwick & also Ray Paige
Soul is good for ANY age!
Emanuel Laskey...Philip James
The Just Brothers & Pal Rames.
J.J.Jackson...Clydie King
Soulful lyrics, let's all sing
Gene & Eddie plus Art Gentry
Half these tunes never made a chart entry!
The Four Voices & Alvin Cash
On Argo we had Johnny Nash
Larry Wright with Sweet Sweet Kisses
Wish my vinyl didn't have so many damn hisses!
So all these artists are but just a few
Soul heroes to us both old and new
Never will the Northern Soul sound die
Said Freddie Chavez...THEY'LL NEVER KNOW WHY?
Rob P. 29/9/06
The great Lorraine Chandler & Eddie Parker performing at The Top Of The World - Stafford (UK) back in 1985. (below pics below taken by me)
The following is a poem of what Lorraine & Eddie 'might' have said to each other at sometime...well just maybe...
Oh Lorraine you know I LOVE YOU BABY
you know I really do,
There's always been one girl for me
and that happens to be you.
I'm so took in, by your sweet chin
don't you miss me when I'M GONE?
Sure do Eddie, I'm very flattered,
but you know I CAN'T HOLD ON!
Eddie you know that I CAN'T CHANGE
always be right here for you,
But maybe a box, of BLACK MAGIC chocs
just might lead me to say I do.
We'd spend all day, in the studio tucked away
loads of coffee to keep us AWAKE,
Writing lots of new songs for all our fans
and one's which we're happy to make!
You'd tell me funny stories
when I was feeling down,
Then serenade me with your version
of my favourite CRYING CLOWN.
We'd be performing for most of the time
and that would be just fine,
OH HOW I NEED YOUR LOVE my dear
so can you please TELL ME YOU'RE MINE.
While 60s Detroit was the place to be
and our DREAM was hoping to make it,
These BODY CHAINS you place on me
I give my love...so take it.
A GIANT thrill come's over me
Lorraine WHAT CAN I DO?
For I NEED A TRUE LOVE my dear
and that true love is you.
Eddie YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE my friend
together we'll face the northern scene,
There's lots more songs we need to write
Surely you know what I mean?
We'll give the collectors what they desire
all new sounds which they deserve,
Then place them all on ebay cheap
plus of course...with no reserve.
SHE DON'T WANT YOU, I'd never say such things
we live only for today,
PRODIGAL and ASHFORD, labels you've been on
and me on RCA.
So while your doing the sunday roast
and I am making the gravy,
I'll shout to you...HEY! Lorraine
You know I LOVE YOU BABY!
MEND THE TORN PIECES OF MY HEART if you can
I'll never say I CAN'T HOLD ON,
Now our songs are northern history
they'll live forever on and on.
What PIED PIPER songs sure did for me
and ASHFORD did for you,
Even GOOGA MOOGA is indemand
still collected by old and new.
Remember the nights we stayed up late
listening to those Detroit sounds?
Never frightened of trying anything new
nothing ever seemed out of bounds.
For us young soul singers back in our day
Detroit was busy and merry,
You always thought you'd make it someday
though of course, not without MIKE TERRY!
For us to be two northern icons
was never quite expected,
So will any new unissued gems
possibly ever be detected?
So at last we'll chalk up all our hits
on a pad with a black felt marker,
And that's why you're my dearest friend
my magic EDDIE PARKER!
Rob P. 22/2/07
LORRAINE & EDDIE TAPE OFFER
TOP OF THE WORLD (STAFFORD) PRESENTS 'LIVE' ON STAGE FROM DETROIT!! - SAT/SUN JUNE 22/23 1am-9am (1985)
LORRAINE CHANDLER & EDDIE PARKER (backed by 'Snake Davis & the Suspicions'
Taped by myself on the night - £4:75 (Incs: UK P&P - Overseas extra) Capture the Detroit Sound at home!
LORRAINE CHANDLER
EDDIE PARKER
Hold on I'm coming
Dream
Your wish is my command
Midnight hour
Knock on wood
If this is love
I'm gone
Love you baby
I'm gone
Tell me your mine
I can't change
I can't hold on
What can I do
THE...WHAT'S IN A LABEL POEM?
Big Top, Liberty, Rca & Decca
Just maybe some labels that were played at the Mecca, Grapevine, Sidra, Double LL and Daren
Feron, Golden World and also Karen.
Liberty Bell, El Camino, Hmv and Motown
Gotta get that rhythm out of Soultown!
Bonnie, Smash, Abc and Today
Fraternity, Turbo but most of all Okeh.
Brunswick, Atco and Sound Stage 7
The Chancellors recorded 'All the way from heaven'.
Neptune, Oracle, Mercury and Veep
Edward Hamilton with 'Baby don't you weep'.
Columbia, Stateside, Hi-Lite and Keen
Magnetics on Bonnie with 'Lady in green'.
Marton, Date, Phelectron and Backbeat
Gotta find my soulsteps...don't wanna take a back seat!
Valiant, Checker, Roulette and USA
Plenty of vinyl to buy with my hard earned pay.
Capitol, Goldwax, Maverick and Fame
Detroit Spinners on Motown with 'It's a shame'.
Landa, Quality, Diamond, Musette
Which would you rather have them on...vinyl or cassette?
Amy, Cadet, Romark and Soul
The perfect collection...must reach my goal!
Congress, Impact, Josie and King
Platters on Musicor...let's all sing.
Symbol, Essica, Deesu and Verve
Put my collection on Ebay? boy you've got a nerve!
Cameo, Old Town, Scepter and Barry
'Sweet Sweet Kisses' from that guy Larry.
Hearing new sounds from collectors alike
'If only you knew' from Ray and Mike.
Tri-City, Brunswick, Mirwood and Wand
Rare USA labels from accross the pond.
Atlantic, Garrison, Sure-Shot and Bell
Too much cash spent on vinyl...bloody hell!
Grand Land, Coral, Sound City, Cez Vista
Hickory, Smoke, Pye and Arista.
Parkway, Solid Hit, Colpix and Sue
Many labels to collect for me and you?
Revilot, Bamboo, A-Bet and Rim
Soulful allnighter...the lights are dim.
Detroit Sound, Renfro, Wise World and Swan
Our precious soul labels...have now all gone.
Audio Fidelity, Portra and Groovy
Play that Northern Soul...it's better than a movie.
Musicland, Era, Rare Earth and Truth
This music keep's me in eternal youth.
Top Dog, Rojac, Washpan and Port
Labels from yesteryear...I wish I'd caught.
Federal, Ten Star, Warner Brothers and Mala
Coral, Courtland, Capitol and Calla.
Philips, People, Challenge and Tollie
Can't afford them all...I NEED MORE LOLLY!
Buddah, Soul Clock, Rictic, Dayco
That record's too much...how far will you go?
Bronco, Playboy, Virgo and Ember
How many more labels can I remember?
Alston, Mid-Town, De-To and Brent
This music for me...is heaven sent.
Champion, Epic, Avco and White Cliffs
You've spent too much again...wife and me have tiffs!
Shirley, Uptown, Right-On and Twin Stacks
You don't find those now...in any old Soul Packs!
Jubilee, Dimension, Laurie, Deep City
Please bring back these labels...it's such a pity!
Charger, Carla, Uptown and Stax
Too many more to think of with all that wax!
