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Julie Cullen celebrates the Northern Soul phenomenon profiling two of its most significant venues.

Julie Cullen celebrates the Northern Soul phenomenon, focusing on Manchester’s Twisted Wheel, with contributions from club attendees and doctors CP Lee and John Cooper Clarke.

The programme also takes a close look at Stoke-on-Trent’s Golden Torch and Blackpool's Mecca nightclub in the peak years of the Northern Soul era before concluding with the story of the Wigan Casino.

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Wed 24 Jun 202601:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Willie Mitchell

    The Champion. Pt 1

    • SPECIAL PROJECTS.

  • The Spindles

    Ten Shades Of Blue

    • Kent Soul.

  • Danny White

    Cracked Up Over You

    • Kent.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    I Can't Believe (What You Say)

    • Sue Records.

  • Melba Moore

    The Magic Touch

    • Kent Soul.

  • Maxine Brown

    I Want A Gurantee

    • Kent Soul.

  • The Artistics

    Hope We Have

    • Kent.

  • Otis Rush

    Homework

    • Kent.

  • The Young Holt Trio

    Wack Wack

    • Kent.

  • Mary Love-Comer

    Lay This Burden Down

    • Kent.

  • Eddie Holman

    I Surrender

    • Kent Soul.

  • Sons of Moses

    Soul Symphony

    • Kent Soul.

Credit

ProducerFrank Wilson

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