#70 – Aretha’s ‘Prayer’
August 1968, London As noted in post #63, Aretha Franklin has performed in Britain for the first time in May to rapturous reviews and glorious ...
#69 – Soul City & Sly Stone!
July 1968, London As referenced in post #62 of 'The Diary Of A British Soul Man,' the Soul City team gets a visit from a ...
#68 -“Go Now – Bessie Banks, The Moody Blues”
Summer 1968, London Soul City, the record shop I co-own with Dave Godin and Robert Blackmore, is continuing to make inroads as is our record ...
#67 -“It’s All Over Now – The Valentinos, Bobby Womack, Mick Jagger & The Rolling Stones”
May/June 1968, London Fresh from the soulful 'state' visit from Nina Simone (and the hoped-for-but-not-realized possible royal visit from Aretha Franklin!) to Soul City, our ...
#57 – “Gimme Little Sign”
January 1968, London Soul City, the record shop I co-own with Dave Godin and Robert Blackmore is doing a little better after the move to ...
#56 – “I’ll Never Forget 1967!”
December 1967, London What a year 1967 has turned out to be! Reflecting on how soul music has morphed from bringing me comfort, joy and ...
#47 – “Soul City And A Blues Queen”….
September 1967, London I’ve agreed to return to the newly-relocated Soul City now in the heart of Central London at 17 Monmouth Street and the ...
#34 – “Walking Up A One Way Street”…
February 1967, London Now that our record shop Soul City is getting more well known, some of our local customers, many who have immigrated to ...
#30 – “My First Kiss..”.
December 31, 1966, London I’m invited with my Soul City shop partners Dave Godin and Robert Blackmore to a New Year’s Eve dinner at the ...
#28 – “The Christmas Bonus”
Christmas week, December 1966, London Soul City has been open for a few weeks and the word is out among the dedicated lovers of American ...
