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The northern soul scene has notably influenced DJ culture and certain musicians and has been portrayed in literature, theatre and cinema. Hewitt, Paolo (21 August 2010). "SoulBoy might be set in 1974 but Northern soul fans are still out on the floor". The Guardian. London. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Wigan Casino began its weekly soul all-nighters in September 1973. [25] Wigan Casino had a much larger capacity than many competing venues and ran its events from 2 am until 8 am. There was a regular roster of DJs, including Russ Winstanley, Kev Roberts and Richard Searling. By 1976, the club had a membership of 100,000 people, and in 1978, it was voted the world's number-one discotheque by Billboard. [26] This was during the heyday of the Studio 54 nightclub in New York City. By the late 1970s, the club had its own spin-off record label, Casino Classics. [27] Andy Wilson (2007). Northern Soul: Music, Drugs and Subcultural Identity. Willan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84392-208-7. Former Casino DJ Richard Searling presents a weekly radio show on BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Stoke and SOLAR Radio (Sunday at 10 am UK time) dedicated to northern soul, [81] whilst John Kane's Northern Soul is broadcast across various BBC local radio stations in the North of England. [82]Northern Soul fans in a spin over sale of rare record". BBC News. 15 December 2014 . Retrieved 15 December 2014.

Above & Beyond's 2017 release "Northern Soul" contains lyrics describing Detroit and the northern soul scene and also alludes to the decline of Detroit in the late 20th century. [97] Despite the name, most Northern Soul music actually came from the States, where DJs dug up obscure singles and limited releases from pretty much unknown artists. In fact, the term Northern Soul was coined by a London record shop owner to describe the obscure requests of Northern football fans. Step In And Write… Or Just Do What You Do Best! A Blog for Souls of the Underground: the lesser known talents, writers… and artists". Woodtalcandmrj.com. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015 . Retrieved 3 June 2015.

Saving the hapless male". The Daily Telegraph. 20 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 29 May 2014.

Norcliffe, Josh (28 February 2014). "The Current Northern Soul scene: Is it just nostalgia?". Louder Than War . Retrieved 17 October 2016.

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a b "Soul Survivors". Musicsaves.org. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009 . Retrieved 5 October 2011. Australian DJ and PBS FM radio presenter Vince Peach [84] absorbed the northern soul culture at the Twisted Wheel, where he also DJed, [85] and took it to Australia in 1982. He started a dedicated Northern soul radio programme called Soul Time in 1984, [86] which continues and is believed to be the longest-running Soul program in the World. [87] Northern soul with Tony Deller" is broadcast each week on Cambridge community radio station Cambridge 105. [83] Paolo Hewitt (2000). The Soul Stylists: Forty Years of Modernism. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 1-84018-228-8. The Marvelettes were one of the most popular girl groups in Northern Soul, with Please Mr Postman their biggest hit. Although they're still very much a soul group, The Marvelettes poppier sound makes them a good gateway to the more obscure stuff.

By the early 70s, northern soul had the power to turn little-known oldies into hit singles. The Fascinations were a girl group whose original lineup included a pre-Motown Martha Reeves; Girls Are Out to Get You featured Donny Hathaway on piano, and was written by Curtis Mayfield, who released it on his own Mayfield label in 1971. Despite that impressive pedigree, it made little impact at the time. However, its euphoric woo-oos and concise gone-in-120-seconds punch made it a floor-filler on the scene. It was opportunistically re-released by Polydor subsidiary Mojo in 1971, propelling it into the UK Top 40 and prompting the Fascinations, who had disbanded two years earlier, to briefly reform for live performances.

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Following their performance at Lollapalooza in 1994, [4] The Verve returned to their Wigan-based practice room to begin writing and recording songs for their second studio album. [5] Commenting on the effect that working in the "dark rehearsal room" had on the band's songwriting process, frontman Richard Ashcroft stated: [5] Keith Rylatt and Phil Scott. Central 1179: The Story of Manchester's Twisted Wheel Club. BeeCool Publishing. 2001 Keith Rylatt and Phil Scott, Central 1179: The Story of Manchester's Twisted Wheel Club, BeeCool Publishing. 2001 Red Bull Music Academy Daily The Dancers: In Their Own Words An oral history of the forgotten dancers that set London on fire in the late 1970s