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Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged in Northern England and the Midlands in the early 1970s. It developed from the British mod scene, based on a particular style of Black American soul music with a heavy beat and fast tempo (100 bpm and above).
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Relocating to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, Soussan spent hours on end in many record shops seeking those with the right sound for Northern soul. One such shop was LoCo Records which was owned by Lonnie Cook. Soussan soon learned that Cook was the same person that wrote, "I Thought You Were Mine". That record is now #242 in the top 500 Northern ...
David Edward Godin (21 June 1936 – 15 October 2004) was an English fan of American soul music.As a journalist and record shop owner, he made a major contribution internationally in spreading awareness and understanding of the genre, and by extension African-American culture, through his promotion of Motown and other R&B artists, and by establishing the term "Northern soul".
This is a list of soul musicians who have either been influential within the genre, or have had a considerable amount of fame. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.
The club closed on 6 December 1981; that final night of Wigan Casino in its Northern soul state was DJ'd by Winstanley, and the '3 before 8' were played three times consecutively at the end of the night. The crowd refused to leave; according to Winstanley, to "break this spell of hysteria", he picked a 7" at random from his box and played that.
The band were rediscovered in the disco and Northern soul circuits of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the U.S. In the UK "Nothing But A Heartache" was used in an advertising campaign for KFC and, in 2007, was covered by The Freemasons. [3]
Following a visit to the Twisted Wheel in 1970, music journalist Dave Godin noted that the music played at the club, and in northern England in general, was quite different from the music played in London. His description "Northern soul" became the accepted term for this genre and subculture. [11]