Junior Walker and The All Stars

CLEO'S MOOD (Instrumental)
Do The Boomerang
These Eyes
SHOTGUN
Shake and Fingerpop
Shoot Your Shot
ROAD RUNNER
Tune Up
Come See About Me
Gotta Hold On To This Feeling
Money (That's What I Want)
Pucker Up Buttercup
Brainwasher
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
Hip City Pt2
Home Cooking
Nothing But Soul
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)

Almost all their tracks got played at Manchester's premier soul venues. A perennial Twisted Wheel and Blue Note favourite was the atmospheric Cleo's Mood - just hearing it today can transport me back to those dark distant cellar places.

They performed live at The Whitworth Street Twisted Wheel All nighter in November 1967.
Between each number they played Behave Yourself the B side of Green Onions.

They were by far the best soul act that I ever saw at that time. Tune Up was another track that was often played at the Blue Note. it was only released in the UK on an LP. It was, however, one of Junior's first recordings in the USA on the Harvey label (Harvey Fuqua's label later bought out by Motown).

He was a tenor sax player and lead singer.





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