GROOVE ADDICT : THE SOUL RUNNERS

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Read an article on a post Bob Stanley on Guardian

"In the summer, the scene would move en masse to Ostend, Belgium's equivalent to Blackpool. DJ Freddy Cousaert played at the Groove, a late night downstairs bar frequented by US marines, lovers of blues and soul music and tourists, it was Cousaert who later looked after Marvin Gaye during his 80s sejourn in Ostend. The music he played at the Groove included ska, Latin jazz and even Broadway songs such as Stranger in Paradise, or Whatever Lola Wants from Damn Yankees...."

mardi 7 mai 2019

THE SOUL RUNNERS

The founding members of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
b. Charles Wright, 1940, Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Originally an instrumental group known as the Soul Runners, the original line up consisted of:
Bernard Blackman (guitar)
Raymond Jackson (trombone)
John Rayford (b.1943, tenor saxophone)
Melvin Dunlap (bass)
Al McKay (guitar)
and James Gadson (drums)
Charles Wright is a singer, pianist, guitarist, and leader of the eight-member band.
The group were from Watts area in Los Angeles.