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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).
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".
As Northern Soul hit Britain in the early 1970s and spurred a renewed interest in girl groups, collectors began searching for all sorts of rare records from the 1960s that should have been hits but weren’t. [citation needed] Looking especially for songs with a dance groove, "Egyptian Shumba" was unearthed and became a cult classic.
Northern Soul is a 2008 album by Canadian alternative rock band 54-40. The album tracks were recorded at The Chapel and 604 in Vancouver, at Otter Point on Denman Island, and Ormond Street Studios in Victoria. The album was self-produced by band members Dave Genn and Neil Osborne and was mixed at The Warehouse Studios by Warne Livesey.
Judy Street (born c.1949) is an American singer best known for her popular northern soul single, "What". Born in Indiana, her father was a concert pianist, her mother a flute player in a marching band. [1] After being discovered singing in a bar in Phoenix, Arizona, Street was given a recording opportunity.
Northern Soul is the debut album by the British dance band M People. It was originally released on 4 November 1991. It was originally released on 4 November 1991. After the release of the single "Excited", a new song not originally included on the album, it was re-released with an updated track listing in late 1992, reaching number 53 on the UK ...
Casino Classics: Chapter One is a compilation album released by Casino Classics in 1979, which compiles the first seven northern soul singles (fourteen songs overall) that the label had released or re-released as 45 rpm releases in 1978–79 following their popularity at northern soul nightclub Wigan Casino. The singles, some of which were rare ...
In 1997, Winstanley compiled Telstar Records northern soul album Soul Survivors. In 1998, his book Wigan Casino Story joined the bestsellers' list. He was also music consultant on the Bolton Octagon's re-staging of Once Upon A Time in Wigan. It was based loosely on Paul Sadot's original sell-out production of 2003.