Northern Soul - Wigan Casino Memories With Carrie Grant

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11 жыл бұрын

At the height of the disco craze in 1978, Billboard magazine bestowed the accolade of "best disco in the world" not on any swish nightclub in New York, Paris or London, but on a little-known dance venue in a small town in Northern England - the Wigan Casino. Why? Because since 1973 the Casino had concentrated on the raw soul music of unfamiliar record labels, imported straight from America, and had thus become the epicentre of a musical phenomenon called Northern Soul.
Carrie Grant looks back at those heady days with Russ Winstanley, the DJ who started the sessions, and Sandy Holt, twice Northern Soul champion dancer.

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@brushdustshake3557 3 жыл бұрын

It’ll never be over for me KTF 😁

@NorthernsoulBoy63 3 жыл бұрын

Nor me covid19 has been a impact on my life since all events are cancelled. But im 3 short on my bucket list for attending most northernsoul clubs over Britain KTF keepsafe David from Scotland KTF seeyou all in November Blackpool tower weekend

@paulselkirk2345 Жыл бұрын

That was the best thing in Wigan. Ktf 🤩😊😎🤗

@suebradford5758 11 ай бұрын

😁🎶❤🎶✊...Thank you 👍

@yogihaughton7646 11 жыл бұрын

Yeah Sandy but I was on Glen Walker Fosters radio show the month after you and I was with a bunch of Dutch guys last night and later today making a documentary about northern soul. Can't be on everything lol! My point is, the media has always hammed up northern soul and come on, the Paul O' Grady show was dire? I believe it was a last minute thing they did to fill for a cancelled item? Any way,I must make myself ready for my close up this afternoon, 5 years in Mr M's has taken its toll. :0)

@jonjojames3798 5 жыл бұрын

its funny that no one ever mentions Neil, sandy was supposed to be his mate, but he never gets a mention, half the dance floor moves on the Northern soul scene were worked out in Neil's mums front room, I remember talking to him a few years back at a club, we talked about the shoe repairs he did for his mate sandy and himself and how he used to make and repair trousers after they were split when dancing and doing splits, he is/was a quiet and unassuming guy and still a great dancer I understand, Sometime around 1978 he got hammered by the older crowd at wigan for being in the newspapers for northern soul dancing, what no one knew is that Mike Walker (casino manager) told him to do it if he ever wanted to come to the casino again, Its funny isnt it, now Northern soul loves publicity, Someone should have a chat with this guy,

@SandyHoltTV 11 жыл бұрын

yo YOGI didnt see you on Either ? hey yes its a Bit Cheasy but a Great Era and Music with real SOUL and Passion and ALL About Lifes UPS and Downs / relationships etc: it was anAmazing ERA ! So Glad i experienced it !

@robevison7527 2 жыл бұрын

14 k for a club that held 1200 max isn't bad going one day a week. Always thought they played 'do I love you' as an Eddie Foster bootleg. I love Edwin Starr but as both sides were U.K. pop chart hits in '66/67 hardly niche N.S. Anyone would think no-one listened and danced to soul music before 70's. 😕🤔😎R.