Podcasts by 70s Soul, Funk
Ady Crampton pulls out the chair and invites some of the greatest artists and singers of the 70's for a chat, talking life stories, memories and much more.
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Kim Weston from 2020-12-22T12:42:53
Here Kim chats about her life in music as a songwriter, performer, record label owner, radio presenter, youth coach and more, right up to the release of her brand new CD ‘Live In Detroit 1978’ in D...
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Jeanie Tracy from 2020-06-08T21:35:54
Her career began long before that sought after 45 and continues to this day, enabling her to prove her talents as a singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, actress and TV voice-over artist.
G.C. Cameron from 2019-12-29T12:23:44
He’s perhaps best known as the lead singer of The Spinners on their 1970 hit It’s A Shame and for his modern soul favourites Strong Love and You’re What’s Missing In My Life. Here G chats about his...
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Gloria Jones from 2019-12-27T16:51:32
Fresh from her appearance at the Skegness Northern Soul weekender, Gloria recounts her career, discusses unreleased material and her mission to improve the lives of Sierra Leon children through a s...
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George McCrae from 2019-12-27T16:23:54
Having sold 11 million copies, it is one of fewer than 40 all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) physical copies worldwide.
George is still performing, he’s also back in the st...
Freda Payne from 2019-11-12T18:14:11
Following a chance meeting with school friends Brian and Eddie Holland who invited her to join their fledgeling label Invictus, she released three albums and earned two gold singles for Band of Gol...
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Chris Clark from 2019-10-07T20:48
She was signed as a recording artist and soon moved on to writing music for herself and other Motown artists. She also extended her talents to include photography and scriptwriting, contributing m...
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Thelma Jones from 2019-09-16T22:42:28
Salty Tears brought Thelma to the attention of the mighty Columbia records where she released her eponymous LP including tracks written by Leon Ware, Sam Dees and Harold Payne amongst others. Salt...
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Candi Staton from 2019-09-16T12:35:42
Candi Staton’s long career has produced hits like Nights On Broadway, Stand By Your Man, You Got The Love and of course, Young Hearts Run Free. She's been inducted into several Hall’s of Fame and i...
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Bobby Hutton from 2019-04-30T15:43:38
Harold ‘Bobby’ Hutton began singing at the age of five. His professional career began In Detroit, Michigan after he won a talent show at the 20 Grand club and was invited to Motown by Mickey Steven...
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William 'Mickey' Stevenson from 2019-04-24T13:30
From Motown's inception to his departure for pastures new in 1967, Mickey Stevenson was responsible for hiring the artistes, songwriters and musicians, pairing them together, placing tracks with ar...
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Carolyn Crawford from 2019-04-17T16:38
At the stroke of midnight on the day of her 14th birthday a limousine carried Carolyn to the Hitsville studios where she cut her debut single, a self-penned track called Forget About Me. Here Caro...
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Archie Bell from 2019-04-16T08:32:52
They were one of the main acts on Philadelphia International Records with hits including Tighten Up, I Can’t Stop Dancing, Here I Go Again, Soul City Walk and Don’t Let Love Get You Down. Still re...
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Deniece Williams from 2019-04-02T11:19
Recording in the 60s under her maiden name of Deniece Chandler, Deniece Williams is a grammy award winning singer songwriter and producer who achieved success in the 70s and 80s with songs such as ...
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Jimmy James from 2019-03-04T21:00
Jimmy James is a Jamaican born singer known for songs like “Come To Me Softly”, “A Man Like Me”, “Now Is the Time” and “I’ll Go Where the Music Takes Me”.
Based in Britain, he has performed as...
Tommy Hunt from 2019-02-26T22:01:23
Here Tommy talks about his career in the music industry which spans over 60 years
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Ben Pirani from 2019-02-12T16:34
Ben chats with Ady about his musical career thus far and his brand new LP ‘How Do I Talk To My Brother’
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Lorraine Silver from 2019-01-28T21:27:22
Lorraine Silver secured a recording contract with UK label PYE aged just 13 and went on to record the Wigan Casino favourite ‘Lost Summer Love’
Dean Parrish from 2019-01-21T22:19:31
American singer and film/TV actor Dean Parrish, born Phil Anastasi in Brooklyn NY, is probably best known for his northern soul anthem I’m On My Way which became famous for being the last record th...
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Myron Edwins of The Edwards Generation from 2019-01-15T09:56:32
Group member Myron Edwins recounts his journey through the 70s as a child performer and discusses the impending release of their previously unissued material
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Spyder Turner from 2019-01-08T01:41:43
Spyder Turner is well loved on the northern soul scene. He caught the eye of MGM records in 1967 and released several 45s and an LP including his big hit Stand By Me plus the popular crossover tra...
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Venus Dodson - disco queen from 2018-12-18T20:45:17
A member of the famous Patrick Adams collective, Venus wrote the smash hit Girls for The Moments, recorded as a solo artist releasing the disco anthem Nightrider and also recorded as part of studio...
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Billy Brown, ex-Moments and Ray Goodman & Brown from 2018-12-18T20:11:14
US Singer/songwriter from New Jersey, Billy was a member of The Broadways, The Moments and latterly Ray Goodman & Brown. A former staff writer at Sylvia Robinson's All Platinum label, billy is cur...
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Nolan Porter from 2018-12-18T20:01:51
Nolan Porter is an American singer / songwriter who recorded 2 albums in the early 1970s. His best know songs Keep On Keepin’ On and If I Could Only Be Sure continue to pack dancefloors across the...
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Randy Brown from 2018-12-18T19:55:43
American soul/disco singer from Memphis Tennessee, Randy talks about his career that started with the Newcomers and saw him release 5 solo LPs and of his upcoming performance at Blackpool Internati...
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The Pointer Sisters from 2018-12-03T20:00
The Pointer Sisters achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Their career spanned four decades and their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, disco, jazz, blues, soul,...
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Ruby Andrews from 2018-05-21T19:00
Ruby Andrews (born Ruby Stackhouse) is best known for songs including "Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)" (1967), "You Made A Believer (Out Of Me)" (1969), and "Everybody Saw You" (1970) Ruby ...
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Howard Johnson from 2018-03-19T20:00
Howard started out in Miami, holding fort in local bars and clubs until the appearance of a life-changing business contact. That was Sandy Torano, a guitarist and producer associated with performe...
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