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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). [2] [3] The Northern soul movement generally eschews Motown or Motown-influenced ...
This category contains musicians whose recordings and/or performances were part of the Northern soul movement that emerged from the British mod scene in northern England in the late 1960s. Contents Top
They returned to the pop charts in 1967 with "(1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the Days", and became known for their exciting live performances. They toured extensively in Europe and their music played a key role in the development of the Northern soul movement, in which scene they had the very popular "Tightrope" single. [citation needed]
Following the various artists album "Solid Ground" in 2006 (named after his collaboration with Sidney Barnes in 2001 which had become a favourite on the Northern Soul scene), [35] Levine formed Centre City Records in 2007 especially to record a series of albums of tailor-made Northern Soul music, and released 9 albums of 24 tracks each between ...
The success of "The Snake" on the northern soul nightclub circuit has led to it being ranked 4 of 500 top northern soul singles and for it to appear on over 30 pop and northern soul compilation albums. [6] [7] [8] The song was re-released in 1989 as a B-side to a re-release of "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" by The Main Ingredient. [2]
Although the original recordings did not chart, Silver's version of "Lost Summer Love" went on to become popular within the Northern soul movement at the Wigan Casino in the 1970s. [6] The single was reissued on the Casino Classics label, selling in excess of 30,000 copies. [4]
Lane says that while the idea of Chicano soul is important to the band because of their fan base, as a Black man he sees Thee Sacred Souls as a straight-up soul band.
Led by Kevin Rowland, the band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England, and formed a strong live reputation before recording their first material. Recorded during April 1980, the album combines the aggressiveness of punk rock with soul music, particularly influenced by the Northern soul movement.