Presented By: Frank Bough Presented By: Maggie Philbin Presented By: Debbie Thrower ... Jeff Banks and Caryn Franklin get us in a glitzy mood with a look at party dress hire. Started DJ-ing in 1988. This is "LSE Exam Booster Course Speaking- Day 1 of 8.mp4" by Robbie Vincent on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Titled both New Romantics Who Never Were and The Untold Story of Spandau Ballet! Each day about 50 patients will be admitted to the wards. In 1997 he contributed profiles to The Sunday Times’s partwork the 1,000 Makers of Music. Fitzroy: There are huge testaments on the net to both you and Greg Edwards for opening doors to pirate stations and presenters of black music. Shagged myself into a coma. ‘My very first thought was — I wish I could call Sam Cooke and share this moment with him,’ Womack said. Gamble says: “We did the background singing on I Can’t Stop Dancing. Eighties singer Andy Polaris was knocked back this month More carefully selected sevens soon! Robbie Vincent, Actor: Somewhere in England. AND FOR THE GROUP IN ... Robbie Vincent - and won himself a rock 'n roll LP. Robbie Vincent was born on December 22, 1895 in Manchester, Lancashire, England as Vincent Robinson. We go back a long time and he used to call me Old School Robbie. . Sample this initial taster here at Shapers of the 80s, ✱ Jawing at Soho Radio on the 80s clubland revolution (from 32 mins) and on art (@55 mins) is probably the most influential shaper of the 80s, former Wag-club director Chris Sullivan (pictured) with editor of this website David Johnson, ➢ Search for all on Bowie here All the emergent subcults lived to dance, and dressed up to do so as the 80s matured, while the whole flavour of UK music shifted away from rock guitar to the more upfront dance beats led by the bass guitar and bass drum. Before anyone asks - there isn't a Tape 18 - I must have lost it! None of this could have been imagined in America, with its strict apartheid between black and white music, and limited chances even for Motown artists to cross over into mainstream charts and playlists. Yet, as an ex-Evening Standard journalist and “devil’s advocate” phone-in veteran, his consummate broadcast interviews with American soul giants (James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone, Bobby Womack, Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass, Herbie Hancock, Roy Ayers) not only educated a generation of teen clubbers but reinforced the credibility of the music at the very moment when a hitherto cathartic disco scene turned to dross. Originally we were driven by the funk mafia, DJs like Robbie Vincent and Chris Hill, who were doing all-dayers and soul weekenders. . Naughty or Nice or Naughty and Nice. At the Royalty, they’d book Greg Edwards every month, Robbie Vincent and gradually a team formed to do Caister. . This lineage does get overlooked these days: a substantial generation of 70s music lovers acquired taste, style and feet that knew how to move. Later we will pick another Smooth Soul Survivor from the archives and take a look at some new music.But first it is a real Secret Garden privilege to profile a genuine heavy weight of soul and smooth jazz in the UK. Where 12,500 city-centre sensors pick up the level of rubbish in bins, number of people on streets, and amount of air pollution. Only with the so-called Second Summer of Love in 1988 and the ecstasy-fuelled hurricane of aceed house that swept in from Ibiza did UK youth almost overnight abandon a long history of dancing with its feet. This was precisely the audience-in-waiting who demanded and created vibrant world-beating pop and fashion as Swinging London was reinvented in the 80s. Blog / Music. Contributors. The people who danced and were enthusiastic about the music made me very proud to be part of it. Welcome to the April 2000 edition of The Secret Garden, the page which offers a British perspective on all that’s good, and not so good, in the world of smooth jazz. As a champion of jazz, funk and soul music in the UK during the late 1970s his contribution both live in clubs and on radio cannot be overestimated. Of Berry Gordy’s Motown label during the 60s he wrote: “The Sound of Young America became a way of life, especially for Britain’s Mods: if it wasn’t Motown, it wasn’t hip.”, Philly’s Kenny Gamble interviewed by Robbie Vincent today and next Sunday, These days, following a spell of ill-health, Vincent is ensconced at JazzFM airing his jazz-funk credentials every Sunday from 10am in a three-hour masterclass. Presented radio shows from 1989-2002 playing mainly quality House music. When Robbie met Bobby… Robbie Vincent’s Essential Rhythms interview with the legendary Bobby Womack on Jazz FM in January 2013, in three parts – James Brown, hiding from the tax man, pretending to be blind, Sam Cooke, Wilson Picket, great music, this thing has got the lot. If anywhere in the mid-70s, this was where novelty dressing up began, influenced by several MGM compilation musicals in the cinema (That’s Entertainment!, 1974) and blockbusters such as The Great Gatsby (1974) rekindling nostalgia for vintage Hollywood fashion. Vincent was one of three deejays who soon headed what became known as the Soul Mafia working in London and the south-east and bringing real pressure to bear on record companies to release quality US acts in the UK. Does everyone remember their first job? 2001 ➤ Blitz Kids nail the rites for a Tuesday night out, ➤ Fond farewells to Joe Allen who revolutionised London’s restaurant scene, 1980 ➤ When Duran Duran put Brummie Romantics on the map, 2021 ➢ Famous last words from Frau Blücher and Nurse Diesel, ➤ It’s A Sin reviewed: “Supporting the sadness there is an abundance of humour”, 2021 ➤ Olly Alexander fronts new C4 drama series exploring Aids in the Eighties, 2020 ➤ Premiering tonight: Spandau’s Parade tour from the Swinging 80s. Thanks for stopping by - Musiq 4 The Soul has been inspired from the scripture 1 Chronicles 16:9 NKJV - Please visit our website: www.musiq4thesoul.co.uk Because people were so passionate… Remember, the young black musicians were inspired by their brothers in America. at Shapers of the 80s, ✱ “I’m not a rock star” Bowie often said – No, David, you were a messiah – Obituaries and key videos on the godlike one, ✱ Prince Rogers Nelson RIP: ‘A funny cat’ and ‘sole authentic genius’ of the 1980s, ✱ 2015 – Original Blitz Kids say farewell to Steve Strange – read exclusive tributes to the King of the Posers. It reminded me of the pre-disco cocktail bars in Covent Garden which became our favourite haunts at the time. This is "LSE Exam Booster Course Speaking- Day 2 of 8" by Robbie Vincent on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The Ultimate In Luxury Rail Travel. Hypnotic and repetitive, that’s the best dance music. He was in fine form too. The Way We Wore is a passionate account of London fashion from the 50s to the 90s touching on the music and subcultures that made the city so vibrant. Vincent Tool Hire is Alton's leading independent tool and Plant Hire Company. 1983 ➤ Who’d be a spy while the 80s were swinging? 2019 ➤ Sounds of the 70s still cool in the heart of Soho, 2013 ➤ Bobby Womack’s last interview with Old School Robbie, ➤ Vincent the master of hot cuts denied a farewell by Jazz FM, ➤ Robbie Vincent: 35 years as master of hot cuts and getting our “rhythm buds” going, 2021 ➤ Spandau’s Gary Kemp goes solo with a love song for the Radio 2 audience, ➤ Duran reveal secrets behind their songs, 2011 ➤ Relive Duran’s 30th-anniversary comeback with All You Need Is Now. In 1995 he was voted Independent Radio personality of the year at the annual Variety Club awards. Here in MFSB’s The Sound of Philadelphia we hear the driving bass, hi-hat rhythms and lush orchestration that defined what came to be called disco in the eternal battle between rock guitars and dancing feet. squire starts disco Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool will treat on an average day 150 casualties in the accident and emergency department. The perfect tune as a reminder of that summer holiday romance. Station Manager, Nick Pitts, said today: “When I first started working at Jazz FM Robbie was one of the people I was looking forward to working with most. Robbie Vincent says: ‘After my trial runs last year on Jazz FM, I’m really pleased to be back at home and more specifically back in the music garden on a Sunday. ”, Tagged Across 110th Street, Bobby Womack, Interview, Jazz FM, obituary, Radio, Robbie Vincent, Rolling Stone, soul music, trust, Video, 40 years a deejay: Robbie Vincent, father and son, ❚ SHOCK NEWS TODAY: Robbie Vincent, the pioneering jazz-funk radio deejay of the 70s and 80s, is to leave Jazz FM after five years. The Invisible Hand of Shapersofthe80s draws a selective timeline for The unprecedented rise and rise of Spandau Ballet –– Turn to our inside page, ✱ If you thought there was no more to know about the birth of Blitz culture in 1980 then get your hands on a sensational book by an obsessive music fan called David Barrat. Robbie: Tell me about it; don’t forget I grew up in an era where Tamla Motown didn’t put their artist photographs on the cover sleeves because they were black and they worried they might alienate a white audience. . 303 likes. ➢ Soul legend Bobby Womack dead at 70 – Rolling Stone obituary: “ Womack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. I was sent the vinyl import album Rufusized before its UK release. Robbie: My phone-in show helped here as I suffered a lot of abuse and would not tolerate racism or bigots. In the late 60s Atlantic offered G&H one massive act after another — Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Dusty Springfield, Archie Bell & the Drells. The competition entailed fitting four missing "bleeped" words to records by the group Dawn. Wherever you are in the world, your internet connection will deliver one of Britain’s great musical tastemakers who 35 years ago had teenagers expressing their musical allegiances in fanatical yet playful rival groups known as soul tribes who adopted saucy names such as the Dartford Tunnel Moles, Medway Maggots, Sherwood Softshoe Shufflers, Welwyn Wobblers and scores more. Three hours ago Vincent posted a link to a news story at the industry website Radio Today which reports: “ Robbie Vincent has been told he can’t record a final show on Jazz FM after he told station bosses he has decided to leave the station. David Bunce is on Facebook. Dressing up for the dancefloor: toga parties were popular on the soul circuit, here in 1979 at Papillon club, Brighton. 1978: Chris Hill entertains dancers from across the south-east during the first all-day soul event at Tiffany’s in Purley, the London suburb. Soul legend Bobby Womack dead at 70 – Rolling Stone obituary: “ Womack was inducted into the Rock and Roll … The Way We Wore. Thanks to Mike Vitti for his help in making it possible for you to share words and music from our Soul Brother. and he quickly synthesised a playlist from the dozen best The JazzFM interview continues on New Year’s Day. Essex’s Gold Mine in 1975: GI uniforms and swing (courtesy Brian Longman, CanveyIsland.org.uk). There was me, Huff and Karl Chambers. New moves at JazzFM: Tony Minvielle and Robbie Vincent. (aka The Worlds Most Expensive Rail Journey) Maybe we could do with the Indian rail system to run some of our routes. It is real credit to UK dancefloors that the track was adopted almost as an anthem. The ICONIC show of the 1980's.....the Sound of Sunday Night. Just The Two Of Us – Grover Washington Junior... A personal seven for  THE SUMMER. From the 1978 launch of the then Labour-leaning tabloid, the Daily Star, he wrote an influential weekly column recognising the inventive camaraderie of Britain’s soul tribes, long before other media woke up to the phenomenon. ‘This is just about as exciting to me as being able to see Barack Obama become the first black President of the United States of America. . From 1976 the BBC Radio London deejay Robbie Vincent commanded a high-profile lunchtime show on Saturdays which featured imported albums and the novel vinyl format of 12-inch singles to introduce dance fans to a galaxy of consummate musicians pushing the frontiers of hard soul, up-front jazz and raw funk … Ronnie Laws, Eddie Henderson, Weather Report, The Crusaders, Lonnie Liston Smith, Johnny Guitar Watson, Bootsy Collins, George Benson, Wilton Felder, Maze, Roy Ayres, Al Jarreau, Hi Tension, The Fatback Band, Brass Construction, Funkadelic. Former Heart North West Breakfast host Joel Ross is moving to Rock FM to present the breakfast show with Janine Marsh. But we wanted our own sound [view vid]”. ◼ REFLECTING THIS WEEK on the heady rise of the soul movement in Britain, Robbie Vincent identified some of the reasons: “The whole thing grew because as the years went by we had more and more access to a core group of really important American black artists. 16 Feb, 2021. ✱ Deejay legend Robbie Vincent returns to JazzFM Sundays 1-3pm from Easter 2021… Catch up on Robbie’s JazzFM August Bank Holiday session thanks to AhhhhhSoul with four hours of “nothing but essential rhythms of soul, jazz and funk”. Hope you enjoyed the show. Former journalist Robbie Vincent's broadcasting career began as one of the pioneers on BBC Radio London in 1973 hosting a phone-in show playing "devils advocate" with the listener. There were mutations within the family, but most danced to music with soul and many new young bands had funky beats and jazz pretensions. I offered to record a final show but management have declined my offer.” A spokesperson for Jazz FM confirmed Robbie wasn’t given a ‘final’ show saying “this is generally accepted practice” … ” / Continued at Radio Today, Since then Vincent has added a further comment at Facebook: “Perhaps when you read that it is ‘normal practice’ not to allow final programmes you will understand what high standards of staff care operate at Jazz FM. Circa 1984. Then came marathon all-day soul festivals — the first Purley all-dayer in 1978 springs to mind, with music amplified through the UK’s first serious sound system designed by soul disc jockey Froggy, and a mixing console to provide seamless cross-fades. 2.8K likes. One consequence for the UK was that the emergent soul scene dived back underground and partially reemerged only in 1980 with the New Romantics, disguised in a sharp new wardrobe. Mainstream jazz itself came back into favour with young clubbers in the early 80s when the black Brits Courtney Pine and Sade Adu were among the first to make good. The Brasserie’s funky dozen kicked off with Rufus feat. The soul tribes of Britain saw white and black kids gathering together in underground clubs discovered only through the grapevine, and often unlicensed for alcohol. ◼ AMONG VINCENT’S FANS TODAY is the young black British mixer-producer Fitzroy Facey, who describes himself as a religious listener to Robbie Vincent’s radio shows through the late 1970s and early 80s. Not to worry, it’s James Torment time on Jazz FM now. Parts 1 and 2 of my “Music for a candlelit dinner” playlist for Valentine’s Sunday 2021 (originally published through my twitter account). ” / Discover the whole playlist at Apolarisview>, Posted in 1970s, Clubbing, dance music, funk, jazz, London, soul music, Tagged Andy Polaris, Chaka Khan, Croc’s, Gold Mine, Greg Edwards, Lacy Lady, Maxwell’s, Old Compton Brasserie, Racquel’s, Robbie Vincent, Jan 2013: soul legend Bobby Womack meets UK deejay Robbie Vincent at Jazz FM, ➢ At Facebook, the legendary UK soul deejay Robbie Vincent writes: “ We have lost a real Soul Brother in Bobby Womack, one of the greatest. If you own images published here and wish them to be removed, simply ask. The Motown sound was so powerful, everybody wanted it. Fitzroy: I was one of those coming from an Afro-Caribbean background who remember the racist door policies in the 70s and early 80s. Browse DJ Robbie Vincent tour dates and order tickets for upcoming events near you. Respect to an amazing and talented musician and a real gentleman. 80s Music – Musically we had an enormous variety From the start of the eighties we had the New Romantics and at the end we finished up with Old Skool House the 80’s had a lot to offer in terms of music and it is still very relevant on todays dancefloor. Obviously they all formed the backbone of the funk and soul soundtrack to my teen years in the 1970s when I would hear them on the dancefloors of the Lacy Lady, Croc’s, Racquel’s, Gold Mine, and on Radio London’s Robbie Vincent show and on Capital Radio’s Greg Edwards session. ➢ When Robbie met Bobby… Robbie Vincent’s Essential Rhythms interview with the legendary Bobby Womack on Jazz FM in January 2013, in three parts – James Brown, hiding from the tax man, pretending to be blind, Sam Cooke, Wilson Picket, great music, this thing has got the lot. The number one on my chart for Blues and Soul in April 1977 underlined just how important the dance floor could be in making a hit record. If Spain's mañana culture frustrates, you'll be pleasantly surprised by Santander. “Popular black music writing royalty like Kenny Gamble, co-founder of the mighty Philadelphia International Records label, says his favourite cover version of one of his tracks is Now That We Found Love by Third World. Robbie Vincent What's new? “Jazz FM has been such a difficult place to work at recently with it being so cash strapped. Robbie Vincent (born 9 June 1947) is an English radio broadcaster and DJ whose catch phrase for many years was "If it moves, Funk it". ◼ TUNE IN ONLINE AT 10AM TODAY and “If it moves, funk it”. "If It Moves, Funk It!" I’ve been a Drell, I’ve been a Stylistic, I’ve been a Blue Note and a few other things.”. The new show will have some smashing mature tunes and super fresh rhythms…” / Continued at planetradio.co.uk, Posted in dance music, funk, jazz, Media, Radio, soul music, Swinging 80s, Tagged JazzFM, Robbie Vincent, Tony Minvielle. Just a thought.”, The veteran presenter with Radio 1, Radio London, Kiss and LBC has hosted more than 200 of his Essential Rhythms shows since the re-launch of Jazz FM in October 2008. ➢ At Facebook, the legendary UK soul deejay Robbie Vincent writes: ➢ When Robbie met Bobby… Robbie Vincent’s Essential Rhythms interview with the legendary Bobby Womack on Jazz FM in January 2013, in three parts. I was already doing Caister before the soul ones started. These excellent broadcasters left with grace and good natured final programmes. ”, ➢ 35 years as master of hot cuts – Shapersofthe80s tells how Robbie Vincent influenced the shape of British musical taste, At Jazz FM earlier this year: Robbie Vincent with his guest, legendary jazz composer and vibes player Roy Ayers, Tagged deejay, Jazz FM, jazz-funk, music, Radio, Radio London, Robbie Vincent, UK, Robbie Vincent at BBC Radio London in the mid-70s: from sparring phone-in host to soul master. Valentines Candlelit Dinner. FOR HIRE-THE REAL THING 400, 600 or 800 WATTS OF BEAUTIFUL SOUND TRANSPORTATION AND ROADIE IN-CLUSIVE £35 MILEAGE IF OVER 50 MILES FROM LONDON. On dancefloors across the land, the acrobatic tribes competed to improvise the wildest dance moves and to build the highest human pyramids. In this Blues and Soul chart from August 1977 I included top tracks from both the BBC Radio London and Radio 1 programmes. There was no outlet for populist black dance music," says Robbie Vincent. Maggie Philbin Debbie Thrower and Robbie Vincent. Sho-Pro’s Caister team could be in need of new recruits to supplement “good boys” Chris Hill, Froggy and Robbie Vincent . ➢ Read the full Vincent interview at Soul Survivors (registration required), ➢ Relive Robbie’s vintage radio broadcasts at his own website At the risk of Australian howls of protest, the iconic Twelve Apostles and the Great Ocean Road look... Britain brought railways to India and after defence, the system is the country’s biggest employer. In a recent interview for his magazine The Soul Survivors (edited extract at JazzFM), Fitzroy acknowledged that Vincent has been as important as some of the artists he has interviewed because he touched so many people’s lives, to create the “one nation under a groove” [view vid]. – here’s a taste from his website Apolarisview. A year later he was a DJ at the first Caister soul weekender in Great Yarmouth, alongside a group of DJs – including Robbie Vincent, Chris Hill, Greg Edwards and Jeff Young – which comprised the Soul Mafia. This is "Superlatives INGLÉS EXPRÉS.mp4" by Robbie Vincent on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Resident DJ in Playa Den Bossa, Ibiza 1994-1995. It was 1979 when Robbie helped instigate the National Soul Weekenders at Caister holiday camp, which are still going strong (see video below). You didn’t have to become a boxer — you learned an instrument. . “There will be news next week of further downgrading at the station,” he said. He died on March 6, 1968 in Blackpool, England. Robbie was “pleased to confirm” the news via Twitter at 8:10am today. (Photograph by Paul Clark). Sample this initial, “I’m not a rock star” Bowie often said – No, David, you were a messiah, Prince Rogers Nelson RIP: ‘A funny cat’ and ‘sole authentic genius’ of the 1980s, 1980, Steve Strange’s call to join the party, 1980, Who was who in Spandau’s break-out year, 69 Dean Street and the making of UK club culture, 1978, When French semioticians come stalking Le Palace, you know it’s serious, 1981, Six golden rules for keeping Studio 54 ahead of the pack, 1981: Quest for the most unbelievably unpalatable cocktail, 1983, Posing with a purpose at the Camden Palace, 1983, Who’s who in the New London Weekend, 1980, Bowie recruits Blitz Kids for his Ashes video, 1981, The Romantics – a mainstream deejay’s guide, 1982, Strange takes fashion to the French, 2010, Blitz Kids review the play about Boy George, 2018, More unseen Blitz pix offered for sale, 130+ acts who set the style for the new music of the 1980s, 1980 ➤ Starting gun for British clubland bands, 1981, Blue Rondo create a new buzz with Latin sounds and an extreme suited dude look, 1982, Sade’s first foray to New York City, 2009, On tour with the reformed Spandau Ballet, 2010, Spandau overseas: so British, so gracious, 2010, Paradise Point: live leaders of a new Brit pop blitz, 1980, Blitz Kids’ outfits start making headlines, 1980, First steps by Hatter Stephen Jones, 1983, Crucial tipping point for the UK’s Fashion First Team, 1983, Showdown for Worlds End, Vivienne and Malcolm, 1980, ‘Your i-D counts more than fashion’, 1982, Ten years of dance and stance led by the Gold Mine, 1983, Hacienda navigates the coalition of all the cults, 1983, Deciphering the code of the Padded Cell, 1983, Shock report on art-schools in crisis, 1983, When Alternative wasn’t trendy and Trendy was naff, 1983, Jay Strongman on the year of Go For It, 1962, One TV show changes the way the British laugh, 1966, More popular than Jesus: the Lennon interview, 1970 – Dusty at 30: coming out to Ray Connolly, 1983: Showdown for Worlds End, Vivienne and Malcolm, 1984, Shenanigans behind the Band Aid hit single. Parts 1 and 2 of my “Music for a candlelit dinner” playlist for Valentine’s Sunday 2021 (originally published through my twitter account). Lots of news in the next couple of days to share with you. Radio legend Robbie Vincent will make a return to weekly broadcasting on Jazz FM following a series of specials in May last year. Join Facebook to connect with David Bunce and others you may know. 2021 ➤ Robbie Vincent wins Sunday radio slot! Robbie: That’s what made the scene so exciting — it was pioneering. DJ experience. A SUPPORT GROUP FOR #SICKLECELL AND #THALASSAEMIA The Invisible Hand of Shapersofthe80s draws a selective timeline for, ✱ If you thought there was no more to know about the birth of Blitz culture in 1980 then get your hands on a sensational book by an obsessive music fan called David Barrat. This is "INTRODUCTION INGLÉS EXPRÉS.mp4" by Robbie Vincent on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. When G&H formed Philly Int in 1971, they set up MFSB as the in-house band, a pool of 30 musicians exactly as the Funk Brothers were for Berry Gordy. His prerecorded weekly show this Sunday lunchtime will be his last and his flagship three-hour slot will be taken over by Jeff Young. There were so many great tracks it was impossible to do just one... 103 years ago, my Grandfather was hit by shrapnel in a fierce battle to capture Trônes Wood south of Longueval in Northern France. I had hoped to do a final special show to thank you all for your loyal support but the station has decided that is not possible.”. Janine currently hosts the show with her husband Steve Marsh, but this show will come to an end on Friday 6th December 2019 as Steve leaves the … He won his own cult following with his Saturday evening Soul Spectrum and its romantic “Bathroom call”. For most of the 80s Vincent’s career saw him curating soul in regular strands at Radio 1, the BBC’s nationwide flagship, then at key music stations ever since. There were no Drells. But it needed that pool of musicians like The O’Jays and jazz crossover men like Donald Byrd and Grover Washington to influence and excite those new young kids on the block.”, Robbie Vincent himself deserves credit as an enthusiast with missionary zeal. Book with Ents24.com, the UK's biggest entertainment guide. For a while, and encouraged by Hill, the Gold Mine had the monopoly on GI uniforms and scarlet-lipped jive-dolls during its Glenn Miller and swing revival. “The Robbie Vincent Edition” 1994: his Classic Jazz-Funk selection for Mastercuts ranges from Grover Washington, Roy Ayers and Gabor Szabo to Blue Feather and OPA. Those include the cool soulboys and girls of the early 80s who favoured the funky post-Blitz London clubs such as Le Beat Route, the Wag and Dirtbox. Titled both New Romantics Who Never Were and The Untold Story of Spandau Ballet! Today it’s 24/7 and you couldn’t possibly imagine 30-plus years later that Kiss, Jazz, Choice FM would grow out of that. Chaka Khan Once You Get Started (1974) – The track that brought Chaka Khan to my attention in the UK. We respect copyright, and are happy to give credit to a photographer’s work and try to seek permission first. The destructive effect of the dire film Saturday Night Fever and its musically inane Bee Gee soundtrack cannot be overstated as its infection swept the globe in 1978. Little Sunflower  – Freddie Hubbard/Al Jarreau Summer Breeze – Isley Brothers Burnin Up The Carnival – Joe Sample Summer Song – Grover Washington... As the UK holiday season gets into top gear how about making a difference to the country you visit. It’s something we moved away from as developing pop songwriters. At about the same time that Vincent had a residency at the spanking new Flick’s disco in Dartford, Kent (south of the Thames), Chris Hill was already a legend as resident deejay at the Gold Mine on Canvey Island (north of the Thames). As a man of taste he declares The Temptations [view vid] the best group ever and Motown the greatest record company ever. And Christmas Day’s coup is an extensive interview with Kenny Gamble, who founded the Philly label as one half of the independent producing and writing team Gamble and Huff with 170 gold and platinum records to their credit. His counterpart at the commercial Capital Radio station was black deejay Greg Edwards, Grenada-born and New York-raised. The trance-inducing techno beats of rave music proved so alien to the soul heritage that kids chose instead to wave their hands in the air as if to commune mystically with the lazer light. ➢ Follow deejay Chris Hill at Facebook, Posted in Clubbing, Fashion, History, London, Pop music, Social trends, Technology, Youth culture, Tagged audio excerpts, BBC Radio London, Caister, Chris Hill, dancing, DJ, Fitzroy Facey, Flicks club, Froggy, funk, Gold Mine club, Greg Edwards, Interview, jazz, JazzFM, Kenny Gamble, Loose Ends, Mastercuts, MFSB, Robbie Vincent, soul, Soul II Soul, Soul Survivors, Teddy Pendergrass, Video, webcasts, “See David Johnson’s fabulously detailed website Shapersofthe80s to which I am hugely indebted” – Political historian Dominic Sandbrook, in his book Who Dares Wins, 2019, “The (velvet) goldmine that is Shapers of the 80s” – Verdict of Chris O’Leary, respected author and blogger who analyses Bowie song by song at Pushing Ahead of the Dame. It is gripping, original and epic – a spooky tale of coincidence and parallel lives as mind-tingling as a Sherlock Holmes yarn. ❚ GREAT NEWS FOR FANS of deejay legend Robbie Vincent who helped establish a UK audience for soul and jazz in the 1980s. “ Jazz FM is to introduce a new look to Sundays that sees an exciting new daytime slot for broadcaster Tony Minvielle and the return of Robbie Vincent to a regular show. I was doing the 18-30s, great laugh, general music, I did about eight of those. It was so infectious, it was inevitable that the music back then would be integral to popular music today. You wonder how many ears present during this evening knew that every tune was a gem from the golden age of club music. Robbie has told Radio Today he’s leaving because he fears a ‘radio armageddon’ is on its way. On air Gamble talks of its stars such as The O’Jays [view vid], Billy Paul, Michael Jackson and Teddy Pendergrass. Moving to Santander: banking on a switch to the north of Spain. 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