It has been reported on
Soul Source in the last hour that another well known and respected figure on the Northern
Soul scene, Chris King, has passed away this morning. The sad news was
relayed by his wife. Tributes are pouring onto his
facebook page.
Chris was a DJ and promoter from Nottingham who also released music
under the name K.W.S. (Chris King and Winston "Winnie" Williams, and vocalist Delroy St. Joseph) in the 90s. They had a UK #1 pop chart hit with a cover of
K.C. & The Sunshine Band's "Please Don't Go" followed by another Top 10 hit (#8) with a cover of George McCrae's "Rock Your Baby" both
in 1992. The group went on to have another three Top 40 hits and two
in Top 60, all dance covers of previous hits.
I believe Chris was 66 as, at his 40th Birthday at Bretby All-nighter in Nov 1996, an
unreleased record he discovered by Marvin Gaye, "This Love Starved Heart Of Mine (Its Killing
Me)", was pressed up on a 7" and given away.
Chris gained access to the Motown vaults in the early 90s and
was responsible for unearthing a batch of unreleased Motown
recordings many making their way to CD compilations and vinyl for the
first time.
One of his proudest moments must have been appearing live on
Top Of The Pops in 1992 with the #1 hit "Please Don't Go" (Chris
is on right side, keyboards, best viewed @ 2:06).
Our sincere condolences to family and friends.
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