Soulbot - Music Information Database
Welcome to Soulbot, probably the largest Soul Music Information Database on the web. This site
is a labour of love - of Soul and the Blues and formative bands of the sixties.
There are recollections of seeing wonderful stars such as
Sonny Boy Williamson II,
Jimmy Reed,
Alexis Korner and
Edwin Starr who regularly
appeared in backstreet clubs and cellars in cities such as Manchester and London and gave us
an experience that has never been forgotten.
Many of these stars were seen in the legendary Manchester Soul and Blues club
The Twisted Wheel run by the
Abadi brothers, Ivor and pipe smoking Jack. Rare American imports
were played both at the Wheel and the now virtually forgotten
Blue Note Club, Manchester
which was run by possibly the coolest club manager ever, John Fogel.
Both these clubs became the birthplace of what later became known as Northern
Soul. One of the recurring themes of Soulbot is the debt that is owed to the
DJ
Roger Eagle who worked at both the
Twisted Wheel and The Blue Note Club in Manchester. His influence on the
popularity of black music in the UK is often unsung but should never be
underestimated. Years before it became known, Roger was importing American
blues, R and B and Soul singles and albums and playing them in Manchester
for the first time. Many of these tracks were subsequently rediscovered and
claimed by later soul movements as their own.
Some of the stars of this soul and blues database have now passed away, some tragically and others peacefully.
Some still survive and perform, often recapturing the magic that drew us to them
in the first place -
William Bell for instance and
even
Little Richard (`I'm 72 years old and I'm
still beauuuuutiful!').
Soulbot is idiosyncratic, partial and sometimes downright annoying - but there
we are. We hope it gives you a taste of the blues and a love of soul. If it only
gives you the desire to discover more before these memories fade away then it will
be a job well done...
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