Steve Aggasild [2024-02-27] - SoulAndJazzFlavas [Panacea Radio]

Steve Aggasild's latest radio show (in conjunction with SoulStrutter) on Tuesday 27th Feb 2024 on Panacea Radio featuring 2 hours of brand new releases.

Steve does a show Panacea Radio between 20:00-22:00 (GMT) each Tuesday and Fri 21:00-23:00 (GMT) on Soul Music Radio.

Catch up with other SoulAndJazzFlavas podcasts on Podbean

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Steve Aggasild [2024-02-23] - Soul Struttin' [Soul Music Radio]

This Friday's "Soul Struttin'" show from Steve Aggasild on Soul Music Radio broadcast on 23rd Feb 2024 between 21:00-23:00 GMT.

First hour classic oldies and second hour current sounds from 2024

Steve does a show Fri 21:00-23:00 (GMT) on Soul Music Radio and another on Tue between 20:00-22:20 on Panacea Radio,

Catch up with other SoulAndJazzFlavas podcasts at Mixcloud or from 27 Jun 2022 onwards Podbean

Playlist:

Artist	Track (Album)	Year
Eddie Henderson	Say You Will (Comin' Through)	1977
Rufus & Chaka	Do You Love What You Feel (Masterjam)	1979
Incognito	Stone Cold Heart (Who Needs Love)	2002
Luther Vandross	Follow My Love (This Close To You)	1977
Lenny Williams	Choosing You (Choosing You)	1977
Leroy Hutson	Paradise (Paradise)	1982
Phyllis Hyman	Don't Tell Me, Tell Her (Can't We Fall In Love Again)	1981
Brian Culbertson feat Kenny Lattimore	Another Love (XII)	2010
Darwin Hobbs feat. Michael McDonald	Everyday (Everyday)	2000
Dave Hollister	Keep Lovin' You (Steve Harvey Sign Of Things To Come)	2002
Keni Burke	Let Somebody Love You (You're The Best)	1981
Terry Callier	Ordinary Joe (Occasional Rain)	1972
Romina Johnson	Never Do (Soul Togetherness 2001)	2001
Sy Smith	All The Ways (Until We Meet Again)	2024
Tommy Francisco	Making Love To You	2024
Aloe Blacc & Otis McDonald	Simple Man	2024
Rae Khalil	Is It Worth It	2024
Glenn Jones feat. Eric Nolan & Tony Exum Jr	I Wanna Be Closer	2024
Ricky Jones	Sleeping With The Enemy (Crazy Sexy)	2024
Ricky Jones	I Got It Bad (Crazy Sexy)	2024
The Silhouettes Project	Moment	2024
Cornell CC Carter	The Change	2024
Taylor Pace feat. Amber Navran	More Than Chemistry	2024
Donald Hayes feat. Robin Thicke & Brian Culbertson	Come Dance With Me	2024
Blue Lab Beats, Farah Audhali, Amber Navran	Wait A While (Blue Eclipse)	2024
Jalen Ngonda	Illusions	2024
Viktoria Vennice	Back To You	2024
Skip Martin	A Love of Your Own	2024
Soulpersona & Carl Hudson	Moonraker	2024

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SoulStrutter Selections 2024 Feb Wk 08

A 90 min. mix of 30 new releases from predominantly this week. 

NOTE:, All new material only 3 have been posted.

Catch up with Week 07

Track Listing:

Jayda Thompson - WHY [23 Feb]

Chelsey Monique - Slowly [21 Feb]

Sarah Manzo - Long Lost Souls [19 Feb]

Alysha Monique - Come Back To Me [20 Feb]

Moonchild - Mine [23 Feb]

Jerrilyn Lake - Coffee and Cream [14 Feb]

Victoria Jane - Prove It [23 Feb]

Micah Poblete - Inner Thoughts [23 Feb]

Nia Elise - Little Bit [23 Feb]

Chelsey Monique - Way You Make Me Feel [21 Feb]

Victoria Jane - Say You'll Love [23 Feb]

Maxn - Mirror In a Gold Mine [23 Feb]

Rosa Mack - Love You Always [23 Feb]

Vespre - things we want to know [24 Feb]

Bryony Jarman-Pinto - Feel Those Things [22 Feb]

Emi Secrest - Lucky [23 Feb]

Jaz Karis - MET YOU AT A BAR [22 Feb]

NAGMATIC feat. RYUTO KASAHARA - Ain't no change [22 Feb]

Jeff Darko - Feel Alright (Quiet Storm Remix) [21 Feb]

Stefan Mahendra - Keep On Movin [23 Feb]

Goldi - MAKING MY WAY [23 Feb]

Maxn - Woodsong [23 Feb]

Toucan - Don't Understand Why [9 Feb]

Jasper Sawyer - Coming and Going [23 Feb]

Dana Rice - You're On Your Way [17 Feb]

RoseBudd Music - Never End [19 Feb]

Lara Ziff - Habitual Thinking [23 Feb]

Shann - Daydreaming Again [20 Feb]

Zaska feat. Melina Malone - Ever Cross Your Mind (Live At The Triskel) [23 Feb]

Bebeluv - Vision [23 Feb]

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Steve Aggasild [2024-02-20] - SoulAndJazzFlavas [Panacea Radio]

Steve Aggasild's latest radio show (in conjunction with SoulStrutter) on Tuesday 20th Jan 2024 on Panacea Radio featuring 2 hours plus of brand new releases.

Steve does a show Panacea Radio between 20:00-22:00 (GMT) each Tuesday and Fri 21:00-23:00 (GMT) on Soul Music Radio.

Catch up with other SoulAndJazzFlavas podcasts on Podbean

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SoulStrutter Selections Feb 2024 Wk07

This week's hot new releases, all released week 7 2024.

Catch up with Feb week 5 & 6 HERE

Playlist

Jae Alise - 90 Days [16 Feb]

Glenn Jones feat. Eric Nolan & Tony Exum Jr. - I Wanna Be Closer [12 Feb]

Skip Martin - A Love Of Your Own [16 Feb]

Jamison Ross - Say You Love Me [14 Feb]

Aloe Blacc & Otis McDonald - Simple Man [9 Feb]

Chris Crain feat. Tash Nicole - Never Meant To Fall In Love [12 Feb]

Jaszy Shavers - Cruel [12 Feb]

Karma Sounds - Cake And Eat It [14 Feb]

Courtney - Let Down Your Guard [16 Feb]

Rae Khalil - IS IT WORTH IT [16 Feb]

Irv da Phenom!feat.' Kevin Church Johnson - Makin Love [14 Feb]

Aaron Stephens - Heart Beatin' [15 Feb]

Tommy Francisco - Making Love To You [14 Feb]

Shana Simone - Love Light [14 Feb]

Avery*Sunshine - I Wonder [12 Feb]

Phillip Brandon feat. Gerald Albright - Mystery [16 Feb]

Taylor Pace feat. Amber Navran - More Than Chemistry [16 Feb]

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SoulStrutter Selections Feb 2024 Weeks 5-6

This week's hot ones, predominantly this weekend's releases with a few from earlier in month and one or two from the last week of Jan.

Track Listing

RYBES - Wading [9 Feb]

Sean B - Tonight [9 Feb]

Viktoria Vennice - Back To You [due 23 Feb]

Ledisi feat. Kenny Lattimore - Perfect Stranger [2 Feb]

SAHRA - Alone Again [8 Feb]

Ricky Jones - Sleeping With The Enemy [9 Feb]

Ricky Jones - I Got It Bad [9 Feb]

David P Stevens & Brandon Stevens - What If [26 Jan]

Aaron James - KEEP IT CASUAL [1 Feb]

Sanpriest - Come Here Baby [1 Feb]

Blue Soul Ten - The Moon And The Stars [8 Feb]

Jeff Darko - Feel Alright (Quiet Storm Remix) [due 21 Feb]

Myles Sanko - Dream Chaser [2 Feb]

KAT - Wait... [9 Feb]

Luisa Tona - Life Offline [10 Feb]

Nicole Asensio & Solo. Cal - Get It Right [2 Feb]

Misha feat. BeMyFiasco & Evil Needle - Your Body [9 Feb]

Steve The Scotsman Harvey - Mother I Found [7 Feb]

Hernameis_isa - Still [26 Jan]

Erin Stevenson - Almost [9 Feb]

MISS C-LINE - Flying [2 Feb]

Soulpersona & Carl Hudson - Moonraker [2 & 9 Feb]

Ms. Monet - Kickin' Back in Brooklyn [25 Jan]

Steve The Scotsman Harvey - Peachtree Lane [7 Feb]

Maë Defays - Diamond in the Rough [26 Jan]

Callas Dozier - Possibility [10 Feb]

Chan - without you [9 Feb]

Amber Scott feat. Prodsbysmoke - Comfort Girl [9 Feb]

Catt - Old School Love [9 Feb]

Ricky Jones - Tell Me Baby What's Wrong [9 Feb]

N'die - Stay the Night [2 Feb]

Beth White - You're Mine [9 Feb]

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Steve Aggasild [2024-02-09] - Soul Struttin' [Soul Music Radio]

This Friday's "Soul Struttin'" show from Steve Aggasild on Soul Music Radio broadcast on 9th Feb 2024 between 21:00-23:00 GMT.

First hour classic oldies and second hour current sounds from 2024

Steve does a show Fri 21:00-23:00 (GMT) on Soul Music Radio and another on Tue between 20:00-22:20 on Panacea Radio,

Catch up with other SoulAndJazzFlavas podcasts at Mixcloud or from 27 Jun 2022 onwards Podbean

Playlist:

Artist	Track (Album)	Year
Patrice Rushen	Remind Me (Straight From The Heart)	1982
Mary Jane Girls	All Night Long (Mary Jane Girls)	1983
Candi Staton	Nights On Broadway (Music Speaks Louder Than Words)	1977
Donald Byrd	Loving You (Thank You For F.U.M.L.)	1978
Blackbyrds	Mysterious Vibes	1977
Magic Lady	Hold Tight (Hot 'n' Sassy)	1982
Ronnie Laws	O.T.B.A. Law (Outta Be A Law) (Every Generation)	1980
Sa Deuce	Just Can`t Live Without Your Love (Sa Deuce)	1996
Pure Soul	I Want You Back (Pure Soul)	1995
Pam & Dodi	Don't Have To (Two Can Play That Game OST)	2001
Queen Latifah	It's Alright (Nothing To Lose OST)	1997
Front Page	Closer (Front Page)	1994
Gary Brown	Meaning Of Love (Rhythm Or Romance)	1992
Secret Stealth	Dream Of You	2005
Tall Black Guy presents    Sade Adu x Donny Hathaway	I Love Luv You More	2024
Blue Lab Beats feat. Farah Audhali, Amber Navran	Wait A While (Blue Eclipse)	2024
Lin Rountree feat Jessica Jolia	Think Of Me	2024
Ledisi feat. Kenny Lattimore	Perfect Stranger	2024
Zarine	Take off Your Cool	2024
Meekah James feat. Einat Betzalel	We Will Be One	2024
Gabby Poli	Pure	2024
Rachel Wong	simple love	2024
Sy Smith	Flowers (Until We Meet Again)	2024
Sy Smith feat. Tracey Lee & Dontae Winslow	Summer Of '93 (Until We Meet Again)	2024
Soulpersona & Carl Hudson	Moonraker	2024
The Silhouettes Project	Moment	2024
Erin Stevenson	Almost	2024
Catt	Old School Love	2024
Maë Defays	Diamond in the Rough	2024

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R.I.P. - Tony Middleton (26 Jun 1934 - 7 Feb 2024)

Sadly, as is often the case early in the year for some reason, another soul artist has been taken from us. Tony Middleton died yesterday, reportedly from chronic kidney disease, aged 89. The sad news was relayed by his son Anthiony Middleton on his facebook page. Tributes were also paid by radio personality Bobby Jay and Carlton Jumel Smith.

The name may not trip off the tongues of the mainstream but he will be remembered fondly by the Northern Soul scene for his Casino classic "Paris Blues" (broken at the Blackpool Mecca) which was a huge sound in the mid 70s. Another record, "To The Ends Of The Earth" also got later spins. Both released in 1966 and originally designated as B sides, "Paris Blues" on Mala, which followed the released of "To The Ends Of The Earth" on MGM. He also had a song played on the Belgian popcorn scene called "Drifting" from 1962 (United Artists). In later days the single "Spanish Maiden" with Chuito And The Latin Uniques (1969) also got spins from the 80s.

He was born in Richmond, VA, and as a teen was an aspiring boxer but turned his hand to singing and became the lead singer with Harlem doo-wop group The Willows in 1952. They had a R&B hit with "Church Bells Are Ringing", a song Middleton claims that he wrote although writing credits were given to the group and to Melba label owner Morty Craft.

Between 1956 and 1976 Middleton released around 35 singles with none registering on the R&B chart.

He also performed in several Broadway musicals, commercials, television, film and the cabaret circuit and has performed with Burt Bacharach and Quincy Jones. Middleton lived and performed on the jazz circuit in Paris and Europe for a number of years.

In 1993 he headlined the first 6Ts Northern Soul Weekend along with Mary Love and Willie Tee.

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Steve Aggasild [2024-02-06] - SoulAndJazzFlavas [Panacea Radio]

Steve Aggasild's latest radio show (in conjunction with SoulStrutter) on Tuesday 6th Jan 2024 on Panacea Radio featuring 2 hours plus of brand new releases.

Steve does a show Panacea Radio between 20:00-22:00 (GMT) each Tuesday and Fri 21:00-23:00 (GMT) on Soul Music Radio.

Catch up with other SoulAndJazzFlavas podcasts on Podbean

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Playlist:

Artist	Track (Album)	Year
Iisma EL feat. Gwendolyn Collins	Superhuman (Superhuman)	2022
Nicole Asensio	Get It Right (Mind Over Matter EP)	2024
Lin Rountree feat Jessica Jolia	Think Of Me	2024
Blue Lab Beats feat. Farah Audhali, Amber Navran	Wait A While (Blue Eclipse)	2024
Ledisi feat. Kenny Lattimore	Perfect Stranger	2024
Sy Smith	Flowers (Until We Meet Again)	2024
Sy Smith feat. Chris Botti	Remember How To Fly (Until We Meet Again)	2024
Sy Smith feat. Tracey Lee & Dontae Winslow	Summer Of '93 (Until We Meet Again)	2024
Zarine	Take off Your Cool	2023
Gabby Poli	Pure	2024
Meekah James feat. Einat Betzalel	We Will Be One	2024
Rachel Wong	simple love	2024
Jeff Darko	Feel Alright (Quiet Storm Remix)	2024
Sky Santana	Show Me The Money ()	2024
Ms Monet	Kickin' Back in Brooklyn (The Monificent Compilation EP)	2024
Darren Rahn	Table For Two	2024
Kat Hawley	Never Too Busy	2024
Blue Soul Ten	The Moon and the Stars	2024
Kennedy Taylor	Moonlight	2024
Lizz Wright	Your Love	2024
Myles Sanko	Dream Chaser	2024
Amanda Greatorex	Good Enough	2024
Moorea Masa & the Mood	Distraction	2024
Nalla	Stormy Sunday	2024
Morrisa Jeanine	Can I Ask Your Mom? (Middle Of XXX)	2024
Kera Ioane	Better Day	2024
Olivia Kuper Harris	Just Call Me	2024
Mavis SWAN Poole	Every Man Aint The Same	2024
Amoré The Songstress	Abandoned (Finally Vol 1 EP)	2024
Soulpersona & Carl Hudson	Moonraker	2024

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R.I.P. - Henry Fambrough (The Spinners) (10 May 1938 - 7 Feb 2024)

The sole surviving original member of The Spinners, Henry Fambrough, died yesterday aged 85. He had been with the group for 69 years up until his retirement in Apr 2023. 

The Spinners were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. The six members of the group who were inducted are four of the five original members Henry Fambrough (baritone 1954–2023), Bobby (Bobbie) Smith (co-lead tenor 1954–2013 died 2013), Pervis Jackson (bass (1954–2008 died 2008), Billy Henderson (tenor/baritone (1954–2004 died 2007) along with John Edwards (lead tenor 1977–2000) and Philippé Wynne (lead tenor (1972–77 died 1984). All, apart from John Edwards, are now deceased, Edwards suffered a debilitating stroke in 2000 which forced him into retirement.

Fambrough was a one of the founding members of The Domingoes in the Detroit superb of Ferndale in1954. Other group members were Jackson, Henderson, James Edwards and C.P. Spencer. Bobby Smith joined the group a few weeks afterwards replacing James Edwards. Spencer left in 1956 to join The Voice Masters and then The Originals. They became known as The Spinners in 1961 but were also know as Detroit or Motown Spinners in the UK to avoid confusion with a popular folk group called The Spinners.

He was the group's baritone voice and shared lead vocals in the group's Atlantic heyday with Wynn and Smith on one of the group's classics, "Ghetto Child", co-lead with Wynne on "Living a Little, Laughing a Little" and solo lead on "I Don't Want to Lose You" and "If You Can't Be in Love". He also duetted with Dionne Warwick on "Just As Long As We Have Love".  

After his retirement less than a year ago, Fambrough moved from his native Detroit to Sterling, VA. We understand he was taken into hospice care only last month and died of natural causes on 7 Feb. 

Their early recordings (approx. 6 singles) were for Harvey Fuqua's Tri-Phi until the label was acquired by his brother-in-law, Berry Gordy, and The Spinners became a Motown act. Fuqua, a member of The Moonglows in the 50s, married Gwen Gordy. He is credited as introducing both Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell to Motown. A young Marvin Gaye played drums on The Spinners first single, "That's What Girls Are Made For", on Tri-Phi in 1961. 

Their first single on Motown was "Sweet Thing" in 1964 which never charted. They followed with "I'll always Love You" in 1965 which reached #35 Hot 100. A string of further Motown singles failed to register until 1970 when they reached #11 with "It's A Shame". It would be their penultimate single for Motown before being persuaded by Aretha Franklin to sign to Atlantic where they were teamed up with Thom Bell and went on to have a string of hits throughout the 70s.

At this time G.C. Cameron was lead tenor (another brother-in-law of Berry Gordy as he also married Gwen Gordy who had divorced Fuqua in 1968) but he was still under contract at Motown as a solo artist so he persuaded his cousin Philippé Wynne to replace him in the group.

Whilst at Motown they achieved just four R&B chart hits but at Atlantic they went on to have 32 R&B hits between 1972-84 with 6 reaching #1 and a total of 16 Top 10 hits with 7 crossing over to be Top 10 Hot 100 hits.

Fambrough sharing lead on "Ghetto Child" (far left) with Philippé Wynne (right) and Bobby Smith (centre). Intro by Pervis Jackson.

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R.I.P. - Carl Weathers (14 Jan 1948 - 1 Feb 2024)

You may have seen on national news and other sources that Rocky actor Carl Weathers, who played Apollo Creed, has passed aged 76 on 1 Feb.

He released, as far as we know, just one recording on Mirage in 1981, and what a recording, the beautiful ballad "You Ought To Be With Me". It peaked at #71 on the R&B chart in autumn 1981. He is credited as co-writing the song with Dwight Emile and the recording was produced by Hadley Murrell who also produced all three of Black Ice's albums.

The flip side, "That's Love Calling" is not too shabby either with producer Murrell and arranger Ray Jackson also given writing credits alongside Weathers and Emile.

Before his acting career commenced in earnest in 1975, Weathers was an NFL footballer working as an extra whilst still playing football. He featured initially in a couple of Blaxploitation movies in the mid 70s before securing the role as Apollo Creed in the first Rocky film in 1976 and continuing in the role for the next three sequels. His other major role was starring alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Predator in 1987 as Colonel Al Dillon.

He also featured in several well know US TV series in the 70s such as Six Million Dollar Man, Kung Fu and Starsky & Hutch. His last movie role was in Toy Story 4 in 2019 as the voice of Combat Carl  and last TV series the Star Wars series, The Mandalorian, in 2023 as Greef Karga and he also directed two episodes.

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SoulStrutter Pick of the Pack for Jan 2024

Whilst we are trawling through the first Friday on the month's new releases here's our pick of the pack for January 2024.

There's 40 tracks with a running time of approx. 2hr 15mins but of course you can skip through them. They're in no particular order of merit, simply listed by date of release. The first three tracks are hangovers from 2023, the first from Nov and the other two from the tail end of Dec.

This one has much more of a contemporary feel. If it's old school you want then we did a Retro Soul playlist for those on Tuesday, so between the two there should be something you like.

Note that one of the best, Moorea Masa & The Moods "Distraction", was released last Friday and then by Tue was withdrawn. We have left it in just in case it's reissued.

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Luxury Soul Weekender 2024 - Blackpool - 5 Jan 2024 - 7 Jan 2024

Bookings are now being taken for the 28th Luxury Soul Weekend 2024 to be held at Grand Hotel, North Promenade, Blackpool, FT1 2JQ between 5 Jan and 7 Jan 2024.

Appearing live are the British Ladies of Soul, Shaila Prospere, Hil St. Soul and Natasha Watts, along with the usual top line-up of the best DJs in the UK.

Accommodation sells quickly so best to get in early. All details on flyer below, click to enlarge so that it's more readable.

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