Summary: <p>It's difficult to imagine now but back in the early sixties, soul was 'underground' music in the UK - rarely played on the radio, and only appreciated by a small number of aficionados. </p> <p>Within a few years, records by artists on the Tamla Motown label would sell in their millions but in the very early 60s, very few people had heard of it.</p> <p>Among a small cult of fans was a Liverpool teenager Frank Collins who went on to form a blue-eyed soul band <strong>The Excels</strong> who later played at the Cavern Club, not singing rock n roll or Merseybeat, but soul music with intricate harmonies.</p> <p>Frank's 60-year career would take him onto the singles chart with the band Arrival then the British soul/funk pioneers Kokomo</strong> and later working with Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, Tom Robinson and many more.</p> <p>He's still writing and performing regularly today.</p> <p>We're delighted to have Frank as our special guest on this month's Misadventures in Music with Ian Prowse and Mick Ord</p> <p><br></p> <p>'Bill Harry's Sixties Snapshots - on Arrival/Kokomo' - <a href="https://sixtiescity.net/Mbeat/mbfilms191.htm" target="_blank">https://sixtiescity.net/Mbeat/mbfilms191.htm</a></p> <p>BBC Four soul documentary- 'When Motown Came to Britain'.</p> <p><a href="https://urbanistamagazine.uk/category/podcasts/" target="_blank">Urbanista Music Podcasts</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><u><strong>Playlist :</strong></u></p> <p>Money - Barrett Strong</p> <p>Be My Baby - The Ronettes</p> <p>Friends - Arrival</p> <p>I Will Survive - Arrival</p> <p>A Little Bit Further Away - Kokomo</p> <p>Romance in Durango -Bob Dylan</p> <p>Swansong - Kokomo</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>
