SoulDisco had to chance to talk to Otis Williams about the upcoming Tour in germany. 1. What can fans look forward to on the 2022 tour? Are there any new elements in the show? The Temptations have been touring throughout the U.S. in the first half of this year and …
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Valerie Holiday is talking about her first Solo Album “In Bloom”. You can get it on April the 4th 2021. Link for the Album: https://valerieholiday.hearnow.com/in-bloom Link to her special Version of Who is she and what is she to you Opera Singer Reacts to The Three Degrees | Performance Analysis | MASTERCLASS |
Formed in 1967, the Natural Four approached Fred Ivey about becoming their manager. Ivey owned a local record store called Tape Town and eventually made a deal with a local Oakland label, Boola Boola Records. Their first release, “I Thought You Were Mine” sold 30,000 copies locally, after being regularly played on San Francisco soul/R&B …
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A Facebook entry of the record label Disclosure Records drew our attention to an early release – a Blaxploitation soundtrack to a film called Fox Force 5, which may have been made sometime towards the end of the 70s. On the website of Disclosure Records you will find a newspaper article about this soundtrack and …
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Some time ago, a trailer was introduced to the show, American Soul. In this show, the life of Don Cornelius is portrayed. An important part of this trailer was also the first SoulTrain (national) show from 1971. In the original show appeared next to Gladys Knight & the Pips / Eddie Kendricks / The Honey …
From First Choice to Super Sweet The Interview Once a member of Philly-soul group First Choice. In 1979 she recorded a self-titled album with producers John H. Fitch, Jr. and Reuben Cross, who co-wrote Evelyn King’s “Shame”, on Midsong International Records. The album included “Super Sweet,” which went to number 20 on the R&B …
Danny Pearson (January 6, 1953 – August 17, 2018) received attention at the end of the 70s with his only album “Barry White Presents Mr. Danny Pearson”. SoulDisco conducted a telephone interview with the then 63 year old in 2016. Unfortunately, a final article could never be completed due to Danny’s severe illness. It was …
and a long awaited comeback Ivery Bell in his own words Little is known about the band Moment of Truth, their only album from 1977 enjoys great popularity among soul and disco connoisseurs on both sides of the Atlantic. The group, which unfortunately was to record only one album, consisted of Norris Harris, Ivery “Caprice” …
The Gwen Owens Story Before and after HOT After some attempts to get in contact with Gwen, we finally got in touch and she was more than surprised that Hot and some songs are still very popular in the soul / disco scene. Especially in the UK, Hot is a perennial favorite. Asked when the …