70's Soul, Funk & Disco with Ady Crampton

American singer and film/TV actor Dean Parrish, born Phil Anastasi in Brooklyn NY, is probably best known for his northern soul anthem I’m On My Way which became famous for being the last record that was played after each soul all-nighter at Wigan Casino. Here Dean recounts his life in music and his love of the UK soul scene and announces his brand new 45 release through UK label Static Wax record...

Group member Myron Edwins recounts his journey through the 70s as a child performer and discusses the impending release of their previously unissued material

Spyder Turner is well loved on the northern soul scene. He caught the eye of MGM records in 1967 and released several 45s and an LP including his big hit Stand By Me plus the popular crossover track I Can’t Make It Anymore. Through the 70s and 80s Spyder partnered with Norman Whitfield and released 2 LPs and wrote and performed music for film soundtracks. Having now returned to Detroit, Spyder con...

A member of the famous Patrick Adams collective, Venus wrote the smash hit Girls for The Moments, recorded as a solo artist releasing the disco anthem Nightrider and also recorded as part of studio project Phreek. Venus chats with Ady about her musical past and future.

US Singer/songwriter from New Jersey, Billy was a member of The Broadways, The Moments and latterly Ray Goodman & Brown. A former staff writer at Sylvia Robinson's All Platinum label, billy is currently recording again, assisted by the legendary George Kerr

Nolan Porter is an American singer / songwriter who recorded 2 albums in the early 1970s. His best know songs Keep On Keepin’ On and If I Could Only Be Sure continue to pack dancefloors across the UK. Nolan looks back on his career and talks about his exciting new single release.

American soul/disco singer from Memphis Tennessee, Randy talks about his career that started with the Newcomers and saw him release 5 solo LPs and of his upcoming performance at Blackpool International Soul Festival #4 in June 2019

With the launch of her 7th LP after an absence of 11 years, Gabrielle chats with Ady about her new offering, a CD entitled Under My Skin

The Pointer Sisters achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Their career spanned four decades and their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, disco, jazz, blues, soul, funk, country and dance. The Pointer Sisters have won three Grammy awards and received a star on the Hollywood Hall Of Fame in 1994. The group had 13 US top 20 hits between 1973 and 1985. The group had...

Ruby Andrews (born Ruby Stackhouse) is best known for songs including "Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)" (1967), "You Made A Believer (Out Of Me)" (1969), and "Everybody Saw You" (1970) Ruby released 3 albums in the 1970s and now owns the iconic Chicago label Zodiac, that launched her career. Ruby headlined this year’s Northern Soul Survivors weekender at Skegness

Howard started out in Miami, holding fort in local bars and clubs until the appearance of a life-changing business contact. That was Sandy Torano, a guitarist and producer associated with performers such as the Commodores and Phyllis Hyman. Johnson was his choice for a new vocal group and thus began the singer's recording career. It was 1977, the group was called Niteflyte, and the label was Ariol...

With one of Soul Music’s all-time great group names, the Chairmen of the Board has pleased music lovers for over 30 years. The group came out of the box strong in 1970 with the wonderful “Give Me Just A Little More Time,” a classic early 70’s radio smash highlighted by lead singer General Johnson’s emotive, plaintive vocals. “Give Me” was the foundation of the group’s excellent debut album, which...