You know how they say everything happens for a reason? In 1974 Sandi Everett met Ron Foster of Ecstasy Passion & Pain and encouraged him to see her group, Whirlwind, perform. He did, he was impressed, introduced them to Roulette Records and the rest, as they say, is history. Whirlwind released two 45s on Roulette, one of which has been re-worked by Ron Foster and released on UK label Izipho Soul Here Ady chats with Sandi, now a successful business consultant, about those heady days in 1970s New York City, and her joy at re-releasing one of Whirlwind’s favourite songs.   https://www.sh ..read more

Home Is Where The Hatred Is’ is the new single from Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth, available as a high quality download from Bandcamp. Having premiered on New Years Day, it has already been A-listed by JazzFM. It follows previous single ‘We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue’, which marked the introduction to this project: the first new music on Flying Dutchman since the ’70s, in a joint-release with Acid Jazz Records. A collaboration between Billy Valentine and producer Bob Thiele Jr., it was recorded at the historic EastWest Studios (formally United Western Recorders in LA), mix ..read more

Sometimes the best things begin with a dare, like Millie Jackson’s singing career for example.. Out with the girls at an open-mic night in NYC, Millie was challenged by her workmates to get up on stage and when she did, she impressed a member of the audience so much that he hired her to perform regularly at his club.  The rest as they say is history and here Millie takes us through that journey in her own inimitable style https://www.shinyl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/millie-jackson-shinyl-192.mp3 You can keep up-to-date with Millie’s news here   The post Millie Jackson appeared ..read more

Carol Williams is probably best known for her Salsoul period which gave the world disco classics like Love Is You and More, but her life as a recording artist began much earlier as lead singer with The Pennies, The Geminis and Back East. Continuing to evolve with the music industry Carol is an acclaimed singer and songwriter and also gets heavily involved in all other aspects of her business and demonstrates her artistic and business prowess while her son Deverne follows in her footsteps with his band Vintagesoul. Here Carol recounts her life in music here and tells us about her imminent relea ..read more

If you managed to catch Gloria’s 2019 performances at either the 100 Club or Margate i won’t need to tell you why you need to make a date in your diary to see this soul legend in concert. A former Ikette, Gloria made the seminal LP, under the watchful eye of Barry White, What Am I Gonna Do an album crammed full of great rare groove soul music which included the floorfiller (A Case Of) Too Much Lovemaking. This Autumn Gloria finally managed to release her much anticipated follow-up LP Called So Wonderful, and it was…containing both new material and original unreleased recordings from those 1974 ..read more

Martha was much more than a singer with the James Brown Revue, she was his friend, constant companion and also his hairstylist, for 32 years! Hear how Martha broke into the music business with a little help from Bo Diddley, setting her on a path that has continued for, well, a long time, and Martha shows no sign of stopping, having released her latest album just this month.  It’s a collection of Christmas songs and is available to stream at all major outlets as well as at her website I’ll let Martha fill you in on the rest, you can listen below: https://www.shinyl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads ..read more

Connie Laverne Harvey is a singer songwriter and vocal coach, perhaps best known in the UK for her very desirable 1974 modern soul record Can’t Live Without You although she’s done so much more. Once described as one of the hottest backing singers in New York, in addition to her solo career Connie can be heard singing with Poussez, Aquarian Dream, Teddy Pendergrass’ Teddy Bears and many more Here Connie guides us through her life in music and a return to her gospel roots while also performing with 70s sensations First Choice You can hear our conversation here: https://www.shinyl.co.uk/wp-conte ..read more

Probably best known for her self-penned smash hit Somebody Else’s Guy in 1984, Jocelyn chats about her life in music and her many collaborations as a featured artist Jocelyn is performing live at the Jazz Cafe on 20th & 21st January 2023 (you can buy your tickets here) and did i mention she’s about to go back into the studio?  Find out below https://www.shinyl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/jocelyn-brown-shinyl.mp3 The post Jocelyn Brown appeared first on Shinyl ..read more

Gloria Scott’s seminal 1974 LP ‘What Am I Gonna Do’ produced by Barry White is known and loved by many and now Gloria has put out her long-awaited follow-up album called So Wonderful. It contains previously unreleased songs along with new material and is available on the Acid Jazz label.  It’s available for streaming at all major sites and also available on vinyl and CD here I spoke with Gloria on receiving my copy and you can hear our conversation below: https://www.shinyl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gloria-Scott-chats-about-So-Wonderful.mp3 The post So Wonderful. Uncanny how the ti ..read more

James McLelland aka Jesse James cut his first 45 aged just 17, the first in a long and illustrious career in music that brought us great soul music like ‘Believe In Me Baby, ‘Are You Gonna Leave Me’ and the modern soul anthem that is ‘If You Want A Love Affair’ Jesse is still in the studio making great music and is about to release his tenth studio album I asked Jesse how he got his stage name and so much more and you can listen to our chat here: https://www.shinyl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/jesse-james-shinyl-192.mp3   Keep up-to-date with Jesse’s news here The post Jesse James app ..read more