Articles, Reviews and Ramblings

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Here is a list of old (some updated, some not) and new articles written by Sir Shambling and his friends:

Blue eyed soul

Passnotes

Roll of Honour

Greg Burgess

These is the first article written by my great friend Greg Burgess:-

The Jackie Opel Story

Tom de Jong & Harry van Vliet

This is the first article written by Dutch soul experts Tom & Harry:-

The Surinam Soul Scene

with a personal postscript from Ben "the Balladeer" Feurich. My thanks to all three authors.

Karl Tsigdinos

This is a seasonal look at black music - but perfect for any time of the year!

Soulful Christmas

Karl Tsigdinos & John Glassburner

This is a series of articles written by my expert friends Karl and John. It covers the huge interrealtionship between Gospel and Soul music, and illustrates this by means of superb soundclips, fascinating text and rare illustrations. I'm very grateful to both authors.

The Soul Of Gospel Music

The Soul Of Gospel Music Vol 2

Kevin Kiley

My great friend Kevin Kiley compiled and annotated his own concept CD for commercial release in 2001 but sadly it never happened. So here is his original 20 track selection of wonderfully soulful gospel tracks, informative notes and great illustrations.

Soul For Sinners