#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 ...
#66 – “Nina Simone, Soul City & Reggie Dwight (aka Elton John)…”
May 1968, London Nina Simone's May 1968 whirlwind of promotion centered around a number of television appearances ahead of a European tour in June that ...
#65 – “Nina Simone & ‘The Sound Of Soul'”
Monday, May 27th, 1968, London No sooner has 'Lady Soul' Aretha Franklin left the UK for the first time after amazing performances at The Hammersmith ...
#63 – “Welcome To Britain, Miss Franklin!”
Thursday, May 10, 1968, Gatwick Airport, Sussex The day has arrived. My sister Sylvia and I are headed towards Gatwick Airport, much smaller than London's ...
#62 – “May I Speak To Dave Godin?”
May 1968, London The team at Soul City - myself, Dave Godin and Robert Blackmore - are now joined by sister Sylvia, four years younger ...
#61 – “Nothing Can Stop Me”
April 5 1968, London After our first Soul City Records' release (and sad to say, sales failure!), we bounce back with the UK reissue of ...
#60 – “Don’t You Worry”
March 1968, London The plans to launch the Soul City Records' label as an adjunct to the record shop of the same name that Dave ...
